Slow Fiber Studios’ 2018 program is being planned in conjunction with the 11th International Shibori Symposium (11 ISS) in Japan, June – July 2018.
11 ISS spans three regions of Japan, connecting the contemporary art and fashion hub of Tōkyō, traditional shibori and design centers in Nagoya, and rural folk traditions in Yamagata and Yonezawa. The symposium explores their shared legacies of craft and local industry: 紅花・藍・絞 – Safflower, Indigo, Shibori.