The project "A New Kind of Art" invites a variety of artists as guests and develops a wide range of items.TabioARTS." This is the first time in a long time that the company has launched a new line of socks in collaboration with IvanaHelsinki, Keiko May, Yu Nagaba, Chiyonofuji, and Daido Moriyama.
The concept is that by wearing art designed on a canvas called a "sock," you will be exposed to art in a familiar way. For example, the Chiyonofuji socks feature a sumo wrestler or a black-and-white photo of Daido Moriyama printed on the socks, making the lineup enjoyable to wear.
The release date is Sunday, November 11, which is (apparently) Sock Day .Official Online. and are available in limited stores in Japan and abroad. It would be a witty gift idea!
Text_Rei Kawahara
TabioARTS
Launch: Sunday, November 11, 2018
Country of release: Japan, U.K., France (overseas, only some artists)
Domestic sales outlets:Official Online Store Tabio Japan GINZA SIX , Tabio Omotesando Hills
tabio.com/jp/brand/tabio-arts.cgi
IvanaHelsinki
Four patterns from a wide variety of works: "Titmouse," "Matryoshka," "Lark," and "Harvest.
Price: ¥2800+TAX (tax not included)
Size: 22-24 cm each
A leading Finnish fashion brand, known as the "modern Marimekko", was founded in 1998 by designer Paola Ivana Suhonen and her sister Pirijo Suhonen. The brand has collaborated internationally with leading companies from around the world.
Keiko Mayome/KEIKO SOOTOME
Two "Sock Love" embroidered and printed designs featuring well-known LINE Stamp characters wearing socks of happiness .
Price: Embroidery ¥1400+TAX , Print ¥2100+TAX
Size: 22-24 cm each
Born in Yamaguchi , raised in Yokohama. Self-taught in drawing, she is active in various media such as TV, advertisements, magazines, and LINE stamps with her surrealistic illustrations using many primary colors. She has written many books, including the bestseller "New Unit" and the child-rearing essay "Oyabaka Hon", etc. In 2018, she held an exhibition in Taiwan.
Yu Nagaba
. 2 designs, embroidered and printed, including "Boy & Girl," originally drawn for TabioARTS and designed to complete the illustration of a boy and a girl talking to each other when their legs are together.
Price: Embroidery ¥1800+TAX , Print ¥2800+TAX
Size: 22-24 cm each, 25-27 cm each
Illustrator , artist. Her specialty is simple line drawings that capture the characteristics of human figures. In addition to creating one piece of artwork every day as his private work, he is active in a wide range of fields, including advertising, books, and collaborations with apparel brands.
CHIYONOFUJI
The silhouette of Wolf, his nickname, is hidden "Tokidoki" in the total pattern of Chiyonofuji. Design: Pattern artist monanas
Price: ¥2800+tax
Size: 22-24 cm each, 25-27 cm each
. 58th yokozuna. . Born in Fukushima-cho, Matsumae-gun, Hokkaido in 1955. He was one of the most successful yokozuna in history and the last yokozuna of the Showa period, winning a total of 1,045 victories, including 31 Makuuchi championships and 53 consecutive victories from the 7th day of the May 1988 tournament to the 14th day of the November 1988 tournament. 1989: Awarded the National Medal of Honor, the first time in his career.
Daido Moriyama
These printed socks are designed as a collage of his best-known works "Lips" and "Tights".
Price: ¥2800+tax
Size: 22-24 cm each, 25-27 cm each
. is one of Japan's leading photographers, born in Osaka in 1938. . He has had major exhibitions in Japan and abroad, including joint exhibitions with William Klein at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, the National Museum of Art, and the Tate Modern, and has received international acclaim, including the Infinity Award of Merit from the International Center of Photography.
