Fukuyama Leather

[Story]

Located in the eastern part of Hiroshima Prefecture
Fukuyama City, a city with a population of 460,000
Industry has been thriving for a long time,
It is known as a city of textiles and dyeing.

Bingo Kasuri, a traditional industry in Fukuyama City
A unique indigo color made using beautiful natural indigo.
The color of denim is indispensable in today's world

At its peak, it produced 3 million tan (tan) per year.
It supported the development of Fukuyama city as a major industry, weaving as much as 1 tan (11 m) of cloth.

However,
The rise of overseas indigo-dyed products. Aging population.
With various problems such as a lack of successors,
The number of affiliated companies, which used to be hundreds, has now been reduced to just a few...

"Such a wonderful history,
And I want to combine it with great colors.”

Leather dyed with natural indigo [Fukuyama Leather]

"Completely natural indigo"
And we insisted on "completely hand-dyed" by artisans.

By deliberately creating uneven color,
Pursuing something unique in the world.

Mass production may not be possible.
However, in this age of material abundance, don't we all need something "special" just for ourselves?


"You are the only one in the world,
One in the world suits you well."

[Setouchi sky]



Beautiful and fantastic leather
The hand-dyed marble pattern is truly a work of art.

No two pieces have the same pattern , giving it a color that is unique to the owner.

The changes that occur over time are another face of the Seto Inland Sea sky.

The white part turns yellowish amber and the indigo part turns a little greenish.
It changes to a rich color.

The changes that occur over time in your hands create an indescribable attachment to the piece,
It's turning into my number one favorite.

[Setouchi Inland Sea]

This leather develops into various expressions, just like the deep cobalt blue ocean.

The Seto Inland Sea, dyed twice,
As you use it , the gloss will gradually increase.
The indigo changes to a slightly greenish, deeper color.

Deep indigo is
The color brown (kachi-ro) evolved into "victory color," and was favored by military commanders as an auspicious color from the Kamakura period onwards.

It is known around the world as " Japan blue " and has become a symbol of Japan.



Indigo-dyed leather, made with leather dyed with this historic indigo, is a leather that captivates all who see it.