Silk marbling: a Japanese technique rediscovered | Hermès Footsteps Across The World

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Droplets, waves and mountains… the etchings held prisoner in blocks of stone were the inspiration for the Japanese master bookbinders’ marbled paper.
Inkjet printing has transposed these effects to fabric, without ever equalling the delicacy and radiance of the patterns found by Hermès in an old album in the archives of its Lyon textile sector.
After years of research, this technique of silk marbling using a compressed, through-colored starch paste was rediscovered in Kyoto. The Nose family is its custodian.
Directed by Frédéric Laffont.
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In 1837, Thierry Hermès opened his workshop making the finest quality harnesses and saddles in the heart of Paris.
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@randolf5111 5 лет назад

The translation in this video is incorrect. Her father did not import this technique from Germany. 'Her father exported this technique to Germany ' is the right translation.

@meg2231 5 лет назад

This guy is like, the best artist ever...such a unique skill and he's an absolute master of it

@netmatrix75 5 лет назад

I think the process is folding layers and layers of different ink colors/ And when it gets printed, the inks will change color layer after layer upon depletion. Interesting technique. Hence there are no 2 pieces alike.

@beelian413 4 года назад

Too much of respect for them!

@tuffiltajudin 5 лет назад

You guys should try going to Malaysia and there’s this one technique called ‘keringkam’. Very rare and expensive. And also do look for ‘songket’ too.

@marlonroxas7107 5 лет назад

Great content!

@jadelee6555 5 лет назад

That is absolutely incredible. Please PLEASE keep this family well funded so they can continue this trade. This artform must not be lost

@doodletime1512 5 лет назад

I am glad the son is also invested in learning the trade instead of leaving home to become an office worker. In fact, the whole family sticks together despite the years of hardship. It's very heartening.

@fionnafaye 5 лет назад

Sooo did they hire them? It would be so disappointing to have Hermes steal their technique then profit millions off of it without any compensation

@georginar763 5 лет назад

I was a textile designer for many many years and no one acknowledged me as a designer, even though I was behind many designs that made the companies lots of money. I always kept my mind on the fact that through my designs many people were being employed, their families and also the community. It made me feel good about that. I was'nt paid a lot but it always disappointed me that my name was not printed on the selvedge of the cloth. So, its generous of Hermes to post this. The main reason that my name and countless other designers were not mentioned...ever. was because of competitors. If they liked the look they could approach us and try to get us to design fabrics similar to the one I had designed - which was always successful. I applaud Hermes for supporting these people and showing their work on youtube and acknowledging their amazing work. They are a national treasure indeed. :)

@_getfree 5 лет назад

They better be paying that family some good money cause they sell these silks for ridiculous prices

@junesunshine417 5 лет назад

I am from Kyoto and own two Hermès scarves but never knew that a family in my hometown is now producing some of Hermès silks! Kyoto is known for its traditional silk textile industry. The industry declined from its peak in the 1950s but sees a slow come back.

@bellasadar7443 5 лет назад

Japan is one of the most computerized country but also one which values artisans the most.

@tagged5life 5 лет назад

bellasadar it is actually surprisingly not computerized

@chinigirlX3 5 лет назад

Hermes better hire them and not steal their technique ☝🏻 😒

@RaginYak 5 лет назад

Didn't expect to see such wonderful story of a Japanese family. Praying they are filthy rich by now.

@mchan9611 5 лет назад

this is what I want from fashion houses. Not just to get an idea from a culture and run with it. But taking the time to understand the technical process and history, and showcasing the place it came from👍👍👍

@luna39900 5 лет назад

I like how the son takes pride in his family's heritage

@polodubhthaigh9827 5 лет назад

Stunning! Their pure joy when they saw the prints from the 30's touched me, and when she runs to pull out an equivalent print that they had made! Their passion shines through. I hope that they do well out of this. The Japanese are masters of tradition!

@jeanneluddeni5159 6 лет назад

Oh my goodness such beauty to die for gorgeous silks and designs

@karenyu9260 5 лет назад

That’s just WOW!!! The technique is magical and a lot of love. Hermes did great in honoring the authenticiticity of the process. Indeed, any ink-jet printing can never duplicate the soulfulness of Japanese craftsmanship!

@-...................- 5 лет назад

Hermès should be paying them well enough Just look at the workshop!

@MTMF.london 5 лет назад

I would love to know more about the materials used and the technique involved - or are they a trade secret? Also I hope Japan declares the family and its workshop a national treasure.

@sion-dafyddlocke9913 5 лет назад

MT Yankin Just an educated guess, but it looks to based off the rice pastes that are also used in kimono technique. That with massive concentration of dried dyes (as you can tell by the almost black colors of the pastes) with just a little liquid acid and maybe binding the design in beeswax?

@Sfb396 5 лет назад

I’m glad there are people keeping traditional artforms and techniques alive to this day.

@amzanz9145 5 лет назад

That’s why Japanese are the best in a lot of ways especially when it comes to craftsmanship because they do not compete with others but with themselves.

@brandonmunden1541 5 лет назад

French, too

@KaySan666 5 лет назад

@@brandonmunden1541 and apparently the germans if you consider that he went to germany to import that technique to japan

@ohnonichole 5 лет назад

This was originally a German technique, brought over to Japan, but found little local interest in the latter years, as noted in the video, and kept alive by French fashion. This isn't a specific cultural skill, but rather a world heritage one.

@DiAn-xg7tm 5 лет назад

I can't believe I watched this video crying. This is so pretty and the story behind is incomparable.

@Keys2703 5 лет назад

me too i am crying watching this

@marcobenneti9664 5 лет назад

I almost cried too

@PeterSIpeli 5 лет назад

this is stunning, what an amazing family to retain the technique

@men_del12 5 лет назад

"I hope to reach the challange and reach for the infinite". Best quote ever.

@ngairepham 5 лет назад

Yeah I listened to it many times. It's the Japanese spirit

@franzgrabe1 5 лет назад

I am speechless! What a craftsman!

@shizukagozen777 5 лет назад

The patterns and colors are WONDERFUL, I have tears in my eyes thinking that it will maybe totally disappear.

@mariameliana9574 5 лет назад

I will rather go to Japan and buy this first hand from them.. atleast I know i will support them straight from my hand.. bite me Hermès 😆

@nurashikinghani1732 5 лет назад

The Japanese family needs to know how much their skills are worth in this modern day and not get cheated with these billion-dollar worth French owned company. Their profit margins are off the roofs as their clienteles are people whom are beyond rich. So HERMES, do them a favour and pay them honestly.

@arniecalang4583 5 лет назад

Japanese workers are so pure I am in awe.

@dominiquelopez8237 5 лет назад

How can I find out more of this artist? I can't even find him by Google! And hermes doesn't give us his full name or shop

@MrMuddy22 5 лет назад

Now I understand - it’s an absolute work of art! Thank you for this video - gives me a greater appreciation 💙

@vondahe 5 лет назад

I think it’s fairly safe to say that you probably couldn’t find such love of quality details anywhere else than Japan. It’s a unique country in many ways. Hat tip to Hermès for finding this artist and partnering with him. I expect he’s remunerated appropriately for his work.

@TsetsiStoyanova 5 лет назад

They find something, they order it, they pay good money, then they sell it ridiculously high anyway, so they cannot lose!

@imnctzen701 5 лет назад

this is so great hermes will be able to help that silk printing be alive for more years to come...

@Acquavallo 6 лет назад

C'est magnifique! C'est trop beau, c'est dingue

@warlock1840 6 лет назад

Someone know where is it in Kyoto ? Because i can read: Ishikawa somewhere

@bobbyvalentine5715 5 лет назад

Anything japanese do is art... from food to art

@myluckytofu 5 лет назад

WE MUST PROTECT THIS AT ALL COST!!!

@Kml123-n4d 5 лет назад

Hermes should be paying this family with a huge money...

@EddVCR 5 лет назад

It’s awesome to see the contagious excitement erupt among the artisans who instantly know exactly what the samples are. And the joy it brought them to realize that their skills are still prized was such a wonderful thing to see. Hermès better pay these living treasures very well and not just steal their craft!

@picroger4510 5 лет назад

Amazing skills. Are you guys actually using these partnership?

@SheerStitchery 5 лет назад

This is absolutely stunning! I love how Hermes is supporting this age old craft and not resorting to printing the design. It makes me so happy to see this! 🌸

@nikkireign4498 5 лет назад

Absolutely magical. I hope the artists and techniques are never lost to new age technology.

@YamiKisara 5 лет назад

Wait, if this technique was imported from Germany, then 1)this one guy for sure isn't the last artisan in the world and 2)there's definitely some kind of written manual in Germany.

@LoiLaing 5 лет назад

I am in complete awe. For the family to have kept the technique alive for 40 years, Hermés finding them after searching for 10 years, and then working together for another 3 years to produce the scarves...amazing.😍

@2degucitas 5 лет назад

Colored starch paste, cut, shaped, stacked, put together like a mosaic 3\4 of an inch thick. Then fixed to a printing drum it prints onto a roll of fine white silk cloth. What mastery. The technique reminds me of how fimo clay is put together to make beads and other items.

@afarhan21 5 лет назад

Masters of their craft. These people show us how to live.

@angusdraffan6656 5 лет назад

Thankyou Hermes for commissioning and publicising this amazing family's work! I imagine one of the greatest joys for artisans is having their work recognised and purchased.

@00popstar 5 лет назад

This was amazing. Those designs are so intricate and heartbreakingly beautiful.

@asamtoy 6 лет назад

Just...wow. Awe inspiring.

@sophievanderbilt1325 5 лет назад

I'm sure the way these are made is a trade secret, but a basic overview of what's happening would have been nice. I can kinda guess from the video, but I'm sure that just saying basically what's going on wouldn't compromise their formulas or anything. Other than that, I loved this!

@Gun5hip 5 лет назад

She said in 1963 her father went to Germany to import this silk printing technique. So it's not Japanese? I'm feeling like the translation might be wrong.

@Dev1nci 5 лет назад

Much pre-colonial African history is unknown because it was recorded verbally rather than in writing. Point is, if preserving this technique is important to you write a book and publish it when you’re comfortable with other people having access to your trade secrets, maybe only generations later. Or it will eventually be lost.

@brandonmunden1541 5 лет назад

Wax? Gum? Rubber? I can't tell how adhesive it is, but it looks like a thin layer of the gum body comes off each time. The preparation technique reminds me of Nerikomi/Agateware, but applied to printing using a pressure stamp

@2degucitas 5 лет назад

It's colored starch. Most likely impregnated with dyes fixed with gum arabic. What do you think?

@atrinka1 5 лет назад

I was thinking about rubber, but also the texture and stickiness look like hand-pulled candy. Amazing anyway!

@heathergustafson4237 5 лет назад

Hopefully he passes on tradition so it’s not lost like so many other crafts and talents in the world of all cultures

@uuoah 5 лет назад

Absolutely stunning. The Japanese are truly some of the best artist. They have a passion like no other

@nerueru5756 5 лет назад

I want to honor this family with more than a video 😭🙏

@scarlettp1106 5 лет назад

I hope they will make a web page/instagram page and show the world their traditional art.

@GaiAlubinur 4 года назад

4:01 these people have spent years perfecting their colour recognition, and that´s only a part of it. INCREDIBLE.

@HIK063 5 лет назад

The patterns are beautiful. And the story behind the process and the family's story just makes the scarfs have more value!

@daniellepreyar 5 лет назад

What a beautiful family and wonderful art. What a treasure they are, I'd love to have one of their pieces and pass it down when I get older.

@RubeyS12 5 лет назад

So beautiful to see this craft come to life in our world of fast fashion and gross consumerism… And hoping the artisans are recognised and rewarded for their wonderful skills.

@maan1450 5 лет назад

So they got pennies for all the knowledge and skills imparted and hermes earned buckets of golds for this by just scouting them and comercialising. At least should have pay them an approriate and decent earnings. This family should be rich by now.

@AliceRiobueno 5 лет назад

Truly a piece of art, so beautiful and with this japanese vibe, love it!

@EL-pc8fb 5 лет назад

It should be a requirement for customers to watch such a video before purchase. It is unfortunate that people with money but no taste, no natural elegance and no sense of beauty and appreciation carry these works of art and taint them with their inherent vulgarity.

@TheRickie41 5 лет назад

Espérons alors que vous soyez reconnaissants et que vous payez ce travail à l'hauteur de sa valeur.

@ekk4art 5 лет назад

I'm sorry to tell you, that I'm also familary with this kind of printing. A friend of mine bought in 1984 the written files from the last technician of the "Schusterinsel" /Mönchengladbach/Germany. Together with him, we reactived this technic in the House of "Jacob Schlaepfer / St.Gallen". 4+ years I've been the leader the "Marvel-Dept." and designed 40+ fabric-designs, After leaving J.Schlaepfer, I've developed this technic again, in my own studio, and gave it back the old name "Orbis-Print". This ended with a file of hundreds of recipts of mixed colours and 2 dessins... because of financiell probs. In the new century I've designed (on paper) a new "Orbis-Print-Machine". Working-area = 45 x 140 cm (for scarfs). All technics we need für this unique printings are in one machine... and it needs one person only, for producing this beautiful prints... May be I will build this machine once ;-) -ekk-

@TanukiOfficial 5 лет назад

I want to know more about this artisan and to see his work incorporated into clothing! Please show us more!

@leeohmoon231 5 лет назад

made me cry, for what we`ve lost, the age of the machine not skills and people, I hope Hermes pays them well for this hard yet beautiful work...

@robertsyrett1992 5 лет назад

Well that was pretty insane! Thanks for sharing, and I would love to watch a livestream of that guy cutting the dye/clay/whatever that is and making patterns with it. Absolutely magical.

@InkMink 5 лет назад

That’s beautiful :o I hope they earn enough to keep expanding their knowledge to keep this skill alive!

@debbiandrews1981 5 лет назад

This is incredible, at first, I was like "Is that clay??" . What an intricate and amazing technique!

@Diana-fw1lq 5 лет назад

It’s beautiful to see lost traditions come back to life... 🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂

@janiliebenberg4407 5 лет назад

I've watched a few videos about Parisien fashion and accessories and the Hermés scarf was mentioned several times. Now I know what all the fuss is about. It's beautiful. And such an art!

@halfmoond2562 5 лет назад

Wow these are more beautiful than paintings or tapestries I've seen in The Louvre. I think he could make these into art and display them in a museum if he wanted, this whole process is an art and and I hope he is able to afford more workers or apprentices to learn his craft, this is skill that must never die. I do hope Hermes hires them to make and design their next scarves and pays them handsomely.

@bhanani5480 5 лет назад

Pure Art and magnificent craftsmanship, talented and dedicated family ❤

@casseyanzio2568 5 лет назад

Thank you Hermes. It is good to see you acknowledge the artisans and creating good content for RU-vid.

@LOVIEW 5 лет назад

Thanks for sharing this information, it is really nice to know more about Hermès. :)

@markwroe7 5 лет назад

I am always impressed and moved by the depth of experience and quality with this beautiful work. Thank You.

@mercedeslb237 5 лет назад

Vraiment magnifique!!!! Merci beaucoup pour partager 😙

@HunniRoze 5 лет назад

This job seems to involve a lot running. I hope to one day buy from them!

@kseniam8747 6 лет назад

Anybody knows who wrote the music?

@HLZ462 5 лет назад

The whole family members of the craft man look genuinely love what they do, I can feel their passion through this video!

@amalnubia4838 4 года назад

Did anyone else think they clicked on the wrong video because of the way it started...I was like wait, are they making candy?..Then I looked at the title again 😩

@NormYip 5 лет назад

Such beautiful craftsmanship. The prints look gorgeous.

@avoice3390 5 лет назад

What a wonderful video. Thank you Hermes for helping to keep this tradition alive! Does anyone know what the name of this specific process is?

@mellostation 5 лет назад

Oh my goodness how beautiful

@101Vanille 5 лет назад

calls it a Japanese technique but tells us it was from Germany

@lalewilan 5 лет назад

My brain just cannot figure out how it is possible to make sone of the prints, mindblowing.

@CuteeCupee 5 лет назад

Fantastic technique, beautiful results.

@pussycat3982 5 лет назад

I want one

@jennygifford914 5 лет назад

WOW incredible work .. mindblowing...priceless... this family should be super wealthy for their art..

@LS-wh9rn 5 лет назад

I would like a dress, many in fact!

@ColourfulSoulsArt 5 лет назад

That's so cool, the technique they use to get the color blends and patterns is like the caning and blends I do with polymer clay but then using those to dye silk and the caning at such a large scale is amazing!

@MsJocelynC 5 лет назад

The mastery and the beauty when the final silk comes out of the machine has me in tears 😍🙏🏻

@marcobenneti9664 5 лет назад

As many of people who wrote comments in here, the first thing i hope is that Hermes take care of them and have respect for them, needless to say they should pay them acording to the value of what they produce, wich is almost invaluable.