{"product_id":"artist-designed-tenugui-hand-towel-crepuscule","title":"Artist-Designed Tenugui Hand Towel","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFeatures\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eSize :  39″ x 15″ (99 x 38  cm)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eCotton 100%\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan\u003eMade in Japan\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTenugui Towels by Paris-based Designer Pauline Androlus\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe “Echappées Bleues” collection is a collaboration between Paris-based designer Pauline Androlus and Marukyu Shoten.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe blue gradation and white straight lines invite the viewer to meditate.\u003cbr\u003eThe four designs are\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCrépuscule\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(Twilight),\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSonge\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(Dream),\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eQuiétude\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(Silence),  and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaintenant\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(Present).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eEchappées bleues collection\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEchappées bleues is a collection born from the meeting between designers Pauline Androlus \u0026amp; Marukyu Shoten during the Edo Tokyo Kirari program connecting Parisian designers with Japanese companies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMarukyu Shouten is a traditional and artisanal Japanese textile dyeing company called Chusen used to make yukata (summer kimono) and Tenugui (rectangular piece of fabric).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePauline Androlus is a French object and space designer focused on people and their territory, passionate about know-how and materials.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis time, Echappées Bleues was asked to design a series of hand towels with emotional colors and patterns for decorative purposes.\u003cbr\u003eThe collection consists of four designs: Crépuscule (Twilight), Songe (Dream), Quiétude (Silence), and Maintenant (Present).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0984\/3130\/3966\/files\/original4.jpg?v=1778138041\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach Tenugui looks like an abstract painting, transcending the conventional concept of a hand towel by the gradation of blue and the weaving of the white cloth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0984\/3130\/3966\/files\/original5_e452ddd3-ff28-4ad6-818a-9094af4b5b63.jpg?v=1778138043\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eInspired by the windows and shoji screens of Japanese architecture, these Tenugui are composed mainly of blue, a serene and iconic Japanese color, inviting the viewer to contemplate and dream.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0984\/3130\/3966\/files\/tasogare4.jpg?v=1778138042\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe transparency of the Koubai fabric, preferred for yukata (light cotton kimono) fabric, is also evident in the weave and elegant delicacy of the fabric.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt also shows the incredible know-how of the dyeing technique at the Chusen.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEach textile is thus unique and bears the hand of the artisan who shaped it.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhite is left in the background and on the lines. 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