Hiroshima, Japan · Katazome noren

Noboriya

Noboriya is the work of Yumi Ishikita, a Hiroshima artisan who makes traditional noren, the split fabric curtains hung in Japanese doorways. Each is dyed by hand in katazome, using hand-cut stencils and rice paste, on natural hemp.

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KatazomeStencil dyed

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Hand-dyed hemp noren.

Katazome Hemp Noren CurtainHand dyed by Yumi Ishikita

The artisan

Yumi Ishikita

Yumi Ishikita is a master of katazome. She cuts each stencil by hand, applies rice paste to resist the dye, then dyes and rinses the hemp in stages.

She chooses hemp for its durability and texture, so each noren softens the light and frames a doorway for years.

What a noren does

In Japan, noren divide rooms, shade doorways and mark entrances. They separate a space while letting people and air pass through.

Why buy Noboriya from LoftModern

Handmade in Japan

Each noren is cut, dyed and finished by hand.

Natural materials

Hemp fabric with rich texture and drape.

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