COLORS

The raw materials are collected from a variety of regions and environments, making each block a unique piece with its own distinctive look. The recycled raw materials are dried and fractured, then mixed with a binding material (polypropylene) to create the blocks.

Earth Block is a collection of blocks made from biomasses that can be stacked together to create various structures. The blocks are made from natural materials, such as coffee beans, tree bark or natural sawdust.

Wood Shoes, made of textile-like wood material, is available on our website.

Wood Shoes | COLORS Specification Material: Wood(Yaku-Cedar), Silk, Leather SKU: MS-WS03LYCBE UPC Code : 816400016868 EAN/JAN : 4571380490393

Thinning Wood in Japan

In 2007, the Japanese Government launched a 6-years project aiming at deforesting 3.3 million hectares of forest in order to protect it.
In Japan, forest accounts for 70% of the country. “Man-made forests” that people planted to obtain higher quality wood, used for instance in house constructions, account for about 40%.

Trees from man-made forest grow at faster rate and have tendencies to block the sun for other plants and trees which, in turn, could weaken the soil structure and cause erosion, endangering the villages and people nearby. This phenomenon would also decrease the overall quality of the wood produced.

It is therefore important to cut and sell the wood frequently, to replant new ones after in order to preserve the forest. People have implemented a cycle that could be summarized as “plant → grow → harvest” allowing to preserve the overall well-being of the forest and produce the right amount of wood needed.

The Wood Shoes
Using a wood fabric/textile that is flexible, bendable and environmentally-friendly, woven using the same techniques used to make traditional Japanese Kimono.

Find more information on TRUNK on our COLORS website.

TRUNK | COLORS “COLORS” is a brand, viewing different “Cultures” as multiple “Colors.” Products from the COLORS collection all possess a rich cultural background, related to a specific know-how. We collaborate with traditional craftsman/designers, and apply natural/unique materials with their distinctive technique...

The creation of “Hasami-Yaki” porcelains is divided into different phases such as the preparation of the raw materials, the molding, the baking... each of these operations is operated by experienced craftmen, using extremely precise and delicate techniques. The
intrinsic qualities of the raw materials enhanced the productivity and the reproduction of the original design.

We are exhibiting at the Interior Lifestyle Living in Tokyo. Come visit COLORS in the Japan Style Hall, booth 0607.

HASAMI-Yaki porcelains, used for over 400 years
“HASAMI-Yaki” are famous for their painting technique using “Gosu”(indigo color) to give them their exquisite crystal clear white taint. Porcelain stone, the raw material for the porcelain, could be found in the local area. “HASAMIYaki” porcelains became excellent dishes due to their quality & quantities, and are available throughout the country, even today.

Hasami (波佐見町), the town where TRUNK is created, is famous for its creation of porcelain, using the Hasami-yaki technique.

Friends from Tokyo, please come see the Cartesia Desk at the design exhibition "ANY TOKYO" before November 4th.

The design exhibition "ANY TOKYO" was started. It hold untill 4th November.
あいにくのお天気ではありますが、展示会が無事に始まりました。11/4まで開催されますので、ぜひ青山へお立ち寄りくださいませ。

TRUNK
If the essence of flower arrangement is to observe the form flowers take upon growth, then perhaps the most natural vessel for them is a tree.