SLOW SERIES : Sashiko Workshop with JunAle
- All Day | Saturday July 18, 2026 - Monday July 20, 2026
- | Ace Hotel Kyoto
- Free
As part of Ace Hotel Kyoto’s SLOW SERIES, we are hosting a Sashiko workshop with artist JunAle.
Sashiko is a traditional Japanese hand-stitching technique used to repair and reinforce fabric, passed down through generations as a way to extend the life of clothing and textiles.
In this workshop, participants will bring clothing, bags, or small textile items and learn basic Sashiko techniques for mending and reinforcement. Materials made from repurposed Ace Hotel Kyoto roomwear will also be available to use.
Items with holes or damage are welcome, as well as pieces you simply want to repair, strengthen, or give a new look. Participants may also join without bringing anything.
A hands-on session focused on simple stitching and working with what you already have.
*No items required.
Ace Hotel KyotoのSLOW SERIESとして、刺し子作家 JunAleによる刺し子ワークショップを開催します。
刺し子は、布を修繕し補強しながら長く使い続けるために受け継がれてきた、日本の伝統的な手縫い技法です。
本ワークショップでは、お気に入りの衣服やバッグ、小物などをお持ちいただき、刺し子による補修や補強の技法を学びます。会場ではAce Hotel Kyotoのルームウェアを再利用した素材もご用意し、それぞれのアイテムに合わせたアレンジや補修を体験していただけます。
穴や破れのあるものはもちろん、「少し表情を変えたい」「より長く愛用したい」といったアイテムでもご参加いただけます。持ち込みなしでの参加も歓迎です。
手を動かしながら、ものとの新しい付き合い方を考えるひとときをお楽しみください。
*持ち込みなしでのご参加も可能です
Jun Sugimae
Born in Osaka, Japan in 1983.
After studying tailoring at a fashion school, he moved to London, where he gained experience in a variety of creative fields, including work as a brand assistant and costume production for stage performances. Upon returning to Japan in 2006, he began his career as a sportswear designer. While working with cutting-edge materials and functional design, he also developed a deep interest in traditional craftsmanship passed down through generations.
Since 2014, he has focused on the centuries-old Japanese stitching technique known as sashiko, establishing a unique practice that combines repair and embellishment using only needle and thread on contemporary products such as sneakers and mountain parkas.
He became the first artist in the world to apply sashiko stitching to sneaker soles, expanding the possibilities of the technique into new territory. His work, which bridges traditional craft and modern products, has inspired many contemporary creators.
In addition to stitching, he also works with natural dyes such as indigo and persimmon tannin, hand-dyeing both sashiko thread and the sneakers themselves. From material preparation to final finishing, his process is rooted entirely in handcraftsmanship.
By reinterpreting tradition through a contemporary lens, he continues to explore and expand the future potential of sashiko.
1983年、大阪府生まれ。
服飾学校でテーラリングを学んだのちロンドンへ渡り、ブランドアシスタントや舞台衣装制作など、多様な現場で経験を積む。2006年に帰国し、スポーツウェアのデザイナーとしてキャリアをスタート。最先端の素材や機能性を扱う一方で、長く受け継がれてきた伝統技術にも関心を抱くようになる。
2014年より、数百年続く「刺し子」の技法に取り組み始め、スニーカーやマウンテンパーカーといった現代のプロダクトへ、針と糸だけで補修と装飾を施す独自の表現を確立。
世界で初めてスニーカーのソールへ刺し子を施し、刺し子表現の領域を拡張。その実践は、クラフトと現代プロダクトを横断する新たな視点として、多くのクリエイターへ影響を与えている。
藍や柿渋など天然染料による染色も行い、刺し子糸やスニーカーそのものを自ら染め上げることで、素材づくりから仕上げまで一貫して手仕事による制作を行っている。
伝統に根ざしながらも現代的視点で再構築することで、刺し子の可能性を未来へとつなぐ実践を続けている。
Concept of JunAle
JunAle is a creative artisanal studio led by sashiko artist Jun Sugimae, dedicated to redefining the boundary between craft and product design.
Since beginning his sashiko practice in 2014, Sugimae has focused on reinterpreting traditional techniques through a contemporary lens, creating new value by connecting disciplines that would not traditionally intersect.
SASHIKOSNEAKER™ is an art piece that embodies this philosophy.
The concept of BORO / SASHIKO / TECH represents three core elements of the practice: continuity, craftsmanship, and creativity. BORO reflects the accumulation and circulation of time, SASHIKO represents handcraft through repair and reinforcement, and TECH expresses a perspective toward contemporary materials, functionality, and structure.
Rather than treating tradition as something fixed in the past, JunAle proposes the idea of “FOLKLORISM” — an ongoing practice of reconstructing, expanding, and passing tradition into the future through a modern perspective.
JunAle は、刺し子アーティスト杉前潤が主宰する、クラフトとプロダクトの境界を更新するクリエイティブ・アーティザナル・スタジオです。
2014年に刺し子の制作を始めて以来、伝統技法を現代的に再構築し、異なる領域同士をつなぐことで新しい価値を生み出すことを核としています。
SASHIKOSNEAKER™ は、そのコンセプトを体現するアートピースです。
BORO / SASHIKO / TECH は、継続・手仕事・創造性という3つの軸を意味しています。
BORO は時間の蓄積や循環、SASHIKO は補修と補強を通じた手仕事、TECH は現代の素材・機能・構造に対する視点を表しています。
JunAle は、伝統を固定化された過去として扱うのではなく、現代的視点で再構築しながら拡張し、未来へ継承していくための実践として “FOLKLORISM” を提唱しています。
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