Recycling Japan - Il passato che respira nel presente | Saturday 16 May

Recycling Japan — The Past That Breathes in the Present

The wabi-sabi aesthetic—the beauty of imperfection—guides this rebirth. The colors are dusty, natural, as if time had caressed them: sand, faded indigo, rust, rice paper. The materials, regenerated or sourced from textile scraps, blend with technological

Amid the silence of Kyoto’s historic neighborhoods and the neon lights of Tokyo, a new aesthetic emerges through my personal vision: recycling inspired by one of the world’s most evocative countries, Japan, in a poetic dialogue between memory and rebirth. The traditional outfits of the past, once symbols of ritual and discipline, are brought back to life with a sustainable yet contemporary and innovative vision. In some pieces, it takes on a “Japan-pop” feel with the inclusion of details inspired by the famous manga “Demon Slayer.”

Ancient kimono fabrics, indigo cottons, and embroidered textiles worn by time are deconstructed, cut, and reassembled into asymmetrical shapes, overlays, and fluid volumes. Every seam becomes a precious scar, a fragment of history that regenerates itself like the ancient art of “kintsugi,” which breathes new life into an object, transforming a flaw or break into a source of strength and rediscovered beauty.

The “wabi-sabi” aesthetic—the beauty of imperfection—guides this rebirth.

The colors are dusty and natural, as if time had caressed them: sand, faded indigo, rust, rice paper. The materials—regenerated or sourced from textile scraps—blend with technological elements, creating an ultra-modern contrast.