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Poetry Textile by Naomi Ito for Kokka

Poetry Textile is a book published in commemoration of the 15th anniversary of the textile brand “nani IRO” from Osaka which was released not only in Japan, but also in over 15 countries. It is published by “ITSURA BOOKS” and launched by KOKKA Corporation in Japan. This poetry book is a publication by watercolor painter / textile writer, Naomi Ito from Iga City, Mie Prefecture, and designer of “nani IRO Textile”.

This book chronicles Naomi Ito’s journey poetically written in a diary format about things related to her creations and lifestyle.

There are a total of 127 patterns drawn over 15 years, consisting of 699 colours. The secret of the charm of “nani IRO Textile” highlights our everyday life. It is an introduction of Naomi Ito’s creativity process such as the source of her inspiration, production into textile designs etc, which converts familiar things like seasonal change and life around us into abstract shapes, patterns and motifs. It is a statement of her art productions from things close to our hearts to tell people that living is a depiction of true art.

There are author interviews in the book and a compilation of “nani IRO Textile” to summarize Naomi Ito’s designs over the past 15 years.

Title: Poetry Textile
Publisher: ITSURA BOOKS
Author: Naomi Ito
ISBN: 978-4-9908693-6-6
Publication: March 9, 2016
Language: Japanese (with some English translations)
Format type: A5 size (148 × 210 mm)
No of pages: 256 pages

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