A 76-year-old Kyoto dye workshop turns temple-banner technique into everyday goods for a department-store stage
kiten.kyoto, a 76-year-old Kyoto workshop known for hand-dyeing shop curtains and temple banners, takes an event stage at Takashimaya Kyoto for a week, selling everyday goods made with the same technique it usually reserves for shopfronts and shrines.
kiten.kyoto, the brand of the 76-year-old Kyoto workshop Katou Ken Hata-ten, takes the Pop Up Stage 21 space on the second floor of Takashimaya Kyoto from 7 to 13 October, open 10:30am to 8pm with free admission, as part of what Takashimaya calls its "Tsunagu Action" programme, according to the company.