We are pleased to announce the envelope purse of “THAT OLD MAGIC” S|S|A|W 2024 new collection on Saturday, December 9 at Center for COSMIC WONDER.
This unique envelope-shaped purse is a lovely thing to wear as a charm or to use as a daily inspiration. Two sizes are available in white gold, silver, black, and light gray.
This winter, we will introduce pain d’epices by Daisuke Nakayama of Makibino who grinds wheat grains on a millstone, kneads the dough by hand, and bakes the bread in a wood-fired oven and rinn to hitsuji’s Rie Suzuki creates graceful rays of light that spring forth from the wicks of her beautiful candles from the same day.
Please spend a warm winter in the silent light. Light a candle, thinly sliced pain d’epices, and talk with family and friends.
We sincerely look forward to your visit.
LOOK BOOK
Direction: COSMIC WONDER
Photography: Takashi Homma
Model: Kaho, Kotaro, Tenko, Raiki
Makeup and hair: Akiko Gamou
Hair: HYO
Drawing: Stephen Sprotto
We are pleased to announce the exhibition “NONO OMIZUE” by COSMIC WONDER with Kogei Punks Sha. The “NONO a native spirit of Kami and Cloth” exhibition was held at the Shimane Iwami Art Museum in March 2021. In preparation for the exhibit, Kogei Punks Sha spent 7 years traveling around Japan researching native fabrics, handmade papers, and sites where ancient spirits dwell. The exhibition was shaped by their unique interpretations of spirituality. The “NONO OMIZUE” was held to capture what emerged from these experiences.
For this exhibition, we will display Kamikoromo (paper garments), Kamimino (paper raincoats), and tools made by COSMIC WONDER with Kogei Punks Sha for “NONO OMIZUE,” alongside a selection of native fabrics and bast fibers. In addition, a video recorded by Nobuhiro Shimura will also be shown. The exhibition catalogue, published this year by Akaakasha (offset printed with additional stencil printing. The cover is letterpress printed on washi (paper) by Isao Nakamura of the Haigyu Area, Tokushima Prefecture. Also included is a special insert of washi made of fibers from beaten taima-fu (hemp cloth) by Takaharu Maeda of Karatsu City, Saga Prefecture) will also be presented. Also available are Nakamura Isao’s special envelope for monetary gifts and letterheads, as well as wisteria cloth by Hiroko Sakane of wisteria weaving, Tango, Kyoto. We look forward to welcoming you all.
COSMIC WONDER with Kogei Punks Sha “NONO a native spirit of Kami and Cloth”
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Exhibition period:
November 18 – December 3, 2023
*Closed: November 22 and 29
Venue:
Center for COSMIC WONDER
5-18-10 Minami-aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo
T. +81 (0)3 5774 6866
Open noon – 6pm
Photograph: Yurie Nagashima
Film stills: Nobuhiro Shimura
Classic cloak coat for walks in the woods and fields, made of precious Japanese Suffolk wool with a primitive texture of straw and grass remaining in the fabric.
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When I step into nature and look at the present moment, I see the beauty of harmony.
When I touch the beauty of the world around me, my heart moves beyond the boundaries of my thoughts.
In the midst of peaceful harmony, let your heart be filled with a steady breeze!
Chinatsu Doi
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We are pleased to present Wind for Mind’s exhibition “Harmonized Kitchen” at the Center for COSMIC WONDER.
Continuing from last year, “Wind for Mind” by Chinatsu Doi, is the blessing of the plants that connect us with nature. This exhibition’s theme is the kitchen and the things that make the kitchen enjoyable. Awaji Island, where they are based, has the climate of the Seto Inland Sea, with a modest amount of rain and long days – ideal for growing herbs. The “Wind for Mind” field is located in a small mountainous area, surrounded by terraced rice paddies that have not been plowed for over ten years. There are no houses above the fields. The fields are ringed by trees that are the first to receive water from the mountains. The plants are carefully nurtured through natural farming. “Wind for Mind” will explore the resonance between the voice of our own hearts and the tenderness of plants.
We look forward to welcoming you all.
Exhibition period:
October 28 – 29, 2023
*Artist will be present on October 28 and 29.
Venue:
Center for COSMIC WONDER
5-18-10 Minami-aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo
T. +81 (0)3 5774 6866
Open noon – 6pm
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Fragrance Workshop by Wind for Mind
Plants are distilled in a small copper distiller to extract their fragrance. Using calendula flower-soaked oil as a base, essential oils will be blended to make room fragrance or lotion. Let your senses feel the the pure presence of these plants from the fragrance of a single drop.
Saturday, October 28
12:30pm – 2pm
Sunday, October 29
12:30pm – 2pm
Reservation required
13,000 JPY
If you wish to join, please register thorough the Center for COSMIC WONDER Online Store.
Beautiful linen wool sharkskin unique jacket that looks like a tailored jacket turned inside out.With deerskin conductor’s bag and koshin pumps.
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Classic silhouette belted coat in beautiful linen wool sharkskin.
You can find our clothes at beautiful stores around the world.
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October 7 − November 26, 2023
Tango Ancient Village Museum
108 Miya Tango-cho, Kyotango
Open 9:30 am − 5 pm
Closed Tuesday
ECHO TOMORROW FIELD
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We are pleased to announce that Cashmere and Japanese wool garments from the “North Village Light” collection will arrive at Center for COSMIC WONDER on on Saturday, September 2.
Unique sweaters and cardigans made of silky, soft, and warm cashmere. This cashmere is sourced from the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, a high-quality production area. Spinning and dyeing by Japan.
Japanese wool sleeveless coat made by hand. This wool from Japanese wool is sheared, washed by hand to remove dirt and oil, hand-spun to make yarn, and hand-knitted. The beauty that resides in handwork is the echo of life itself, by nature and man.
We look forward to seeing you.
It has been a long time since I have fired a Yakishime ware.
I am referring to the earthenware (Haji) vessels that I used to bake in my early days. The clay is from Lake Biwa, whose shores have been slowly receding since ancient times. The soil, from the mountain where the ancient lake bed was raised, once kneaded, is left to rest. I plan to take about six days for the firing process.
Upon discovering the charm of tea, I started making tea utensils, earthenware bottles, furnaces, Chagurama (Tea wheels), Ochamochi (Tea boxes), and other tea items. While working with tea only gets more and more interesting, I have also made a variety of tableware.
So this time I will try to make vessels and utensils that show both my current point of view and my past experiences. In other words, I am thinking about the future, looking upward, while perhaps also circling back to my origin. For this exhibition, I would like to display objects that retain the quiet memory of clay, with all its primordial power, while keeping the flow of fantastical folklore intact.
Takashi Ichikawa
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We are pleased to present Takashi Ichikawa’s exhibition, “Tools for an imaginary people Back to the starting point for the future”, at the Center for COSMIC WONDER. This exhibition, the seventh in a series, will present new tea ceremony utensils and earthenware made from clay from the mountains where the Lake Biwa bed was raised in Shiga, which is where Ichikawa lives. We are pleased to welcome Gendo Sawamura and Hina Sawamura, who are active in communicating the infinite power of wildflowers, for a workshop and tea ceremony featuring wildflowers.
We look forward to your visit.
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Exhibition period:
September 16 – September 24, 2023 / Open throughout the exhibition period
16th and 17th are by appointment only.
*Reservations for visits on Saturday 16 and Sunday 17 have been closed. From the 18th on, visitors may enter freely. Entry will be restricted during busy times.
Venue:
Center for COSMIC WONDER
5-18-10 Minami-aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo
T. +81 (0)3 5774 6866
Open noon – 6pm
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Opening Event:
1. Workshop “Sora tea”
The purpose of this event is to transform the wildflowers at our feet through light, water, and fire.
Enjoy the stories of wild grasses told with the tea tools of Takashi Ichikawa and sweets of yoin, including a demonstration of the process of picking grasses for making Sora tea (a wild herbal tea concoction).
Saturday, September 16
noon – 2:30 pm
Sunday, September 17
noon – 2:30 pm
Reservation required
Fee: 15,000 JPY
2. Tea ceremony “Sora”
To free up the mind and body. To let the fragrance of the grass, the power of the earth, and the life of the field permeate the cells and spirit. Enjoy the stories of wild grasses, Sora tea (a wild herbal tea concoction), confectionery by yoin, and tea tools made by Takashi Ichikawa.
Saturday, September 16
4pm – 5:30 pm
Sunday, September 17
4pm – 5:30 pm
Reservation required
Fee: 13,000 JPY
*All the seats are booked.
yasousora / Gendou Sawamura and Hina Sawamura
Learning from grasses about how people and grasses can thrive together.
Based in Fukuoka, Japan, they are active in communicating the life energy of wild grasses through wild teas.
Light linen wool geometric sleeve bow tie dress with circle sequins.
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