Sunday, September 19, 2004
Kimono-Makers Employ Computer Graphics
For centuries, Japan’s kimono-makers have relied on stencils, paintbrushes and hours of labor to turn out their elaborate and graceful creations.
Kimono designer Yuko Iwakuma uses some more up-to-date tools: a computer and an ink-jet printer.
Iwakuma is one of a new breed remaking the ancient Japanese art of kimono, relying on computers to make kimonos with brash new designs and then sell them on the Internet.