[Tokyo Knit Fashion Industry Association] “TOKYO KNIT” will announce 5 works from the “Next Generation Creator Development Project” in 2024. Tokyo Knit Fashion Industry Association Press release: March 14, 2025 “TOKYO KNIT” will announce 5 works from the “Next Generation Creator Development Project” in 2024. Some products are also available for general sale.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/113335/17/113335-17-1d9c48efd845e4a1556ab55dbbb3f967-602×402.png The Tokyo Knit Fashion Industry Association (Sumida-ku, Tokyo, Chairman: Takao Fukasawa, hereinafter referred to as TKF)*1 has been working on “Artists with Disabilities x TOKYO KNIT” since 2023. In 2024, we announced a triple collaboration between “disabled artists x student designers x TOKYO KNIT” under the title “Next Generation Creator Development Project” and announced 5 new works. This project is based on the original drawings of works created by autistic youth artists supported by AOAart *2, a general incorporated association, and a young designer who will lead the future of the fashion industry (a second-year student in the knit design department at Bunka Fashion College) will design clothes, and the top factories of TKF certified companies *3 will commercialize the designs using their craftsmanship. The five works announced this time utilize the strengths and creativity of the artists, designers, and TKF certified companies that created them. The key point was that during the production process, the three parties held workshops and worked together from the design idea generation and brain streaming stages to increase the resolution and feasibility of the work. The works created in this way were announced at the “Next Generation Creator Development Project” work presentation held at “Shibuya Font Lab” on the 7th floor of Tokyu Plaza Harajuku Harakado on Sunday, February 16, 2025. On the day of the event, there were interviews with Soen, one of Japan’s leading fashion magazines, Senken Shimbun, a fashion business newspaper, as well as YouTubers and influencers, all of which showed the high expectations for the project. Artists with disabilities x student designers x TOKYO KNIT – Next generation creator development project has started! https://soen.tokyo/fashion/uncategorized/tokyo-knit20250305/ TKF Designing art by people with disabilities into knitted products Collaborating to realize an inclusive society
https://senken.co.jp/articles/8f5250d1-154e-4a08-bd00-3c895a7f8ca6 Another point of this project is that it does not end with the presentation of this work, but rather that it is actually
commercialized and made available for purchase by the general public. Sales of the products will begin in February 2025 at the “TOKYO KNIT ONLINE STORE”. Please look forward to the continued activities of “Artists with Disabilities x TOKYO KNIT”. Work title: “Kiken Seibutsu”
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/113335/17/113335-17-68581bf8c36cec85d575b895795ccfa1-602×402.png Artist YUUSEI Student designer Nana Takeuchi TKF certified company in charge of production Needle Co., Ltd. On sale at the online store (https://shop.tokyoknit.jp/products/tkn0001) Work title: “Fruit”
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/113335/17/113335-17-25d7cab949aa097bff07983adb5c941e-602×402.png Artist HIMAWARI Student designer Ayumi Sasame TKF certified company in charge of production: Kawashima Meriyasu Co., Ltd. Sales at online store currently under adjustment Work title: “Untitled”
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/113335/17/113335-17-ef51ea6d6e37ec9748a8a4fedc3d9939-602×402.png Artist YAMATO Student designer Nozomi Sato TKF certified company in charge of production Momose Seni Co., Ltd. Sales at online store currently under adjustment Work title: “Snowy Daruma”
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/113335/17/113335-17-682dd2e97d8bc88f13984b42ee427f27-602×402.png Artist HIMAWARI Student designer Hanshokusei TKF certified company in charge of production: Ito Meriyasu Kogyo Co., Ltd. Sales at online store currently under adjustment Work title: “Sloth hanging from the bow”
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/113335/17/113335-17-72450ea6ddda7959a37a62b610301550-602×402.png Artist KAN Student designer Kohei Miyamoto TKF certified company in charge of production: Ito Meriyasu Kogyo Co., Ltd. Sales at online store currently under adjustment TOKYO KNIT ONLINE STORE A platform where you can learn about the stories of knitwear that can only be created in Tokyo and purchase certified products. ”
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/113335/17/113335-17-c8d210e3aeb677b8b345874de3a05d09-601×324.png https://shop.tokyoknit.jp/ Other related press releases can be found below. ＜Workshop Press Release＞ Bringing together the talents of young creators. A collaborative workshop between “Artists with Disabilities x Student Designers x TOKYO KNIT” will be held in preparation for the presentation on Sunday, February 16, 2025. TOKYO KNIT held a presentation of the “Next Generation Creator Development Project”. A triple collaboration between “disabled artists x student designers x TOKYO KNIT” has been realized. [Participants in the “Next Generation Creator Development Project”] *Ages are as of the time of the presentation ◆AOAart creator ・HIMAWARI (16 years old) ・YAMATO (12 years old) ・KAN (11 years old) ・YUUSEI (14 years old) ◆Student designer ・School Corporation Bunka Fashion College Knit Design Department Ayumi Sasame (24 years old) ・School Corporation Bunka Fashion College Knit Design Department Nozomi Sato (20 years old) ・School Corporation Bunka Fashion College Knit Design Department Hanshokusei (26 years old) ・Bunka Fashion College Knit Design Department Kohei Miyamoto (22 years old) ・Bunka Fashion College Knit Design Department Nana Takeuchi (20 years old) ◆TKF certified company ・Kawashima Knitting Co., Ltd. (flat knitting) ・Momose Textile Co., Ltd. (cut and sew) ・Ito Meriyasu Kogyo Co., Ltd. (cut and sew) ・Needle Co., Ltd. (flat knitting) ■Overview of “Art Collaboration Project for People with Disabilities” We will further move into full swing with the collaboration project “Artists with Disabilities x TOKYO KNIT” that started in 2023. In recent years, the activities of artists with disabilities have attracted attention, and they have come to be recognized as a genre of art. When you meet a rich and pure talent, you are moved and want to know more about the artist. Through dialogue with them, you learn about their disabilities, learn about their humanity, and even become their fans. Disabilities are not something special, they are a part of everyday life, and we want to enjoy and consider them as a society as a whole, aiming for an “inclusive society” where everyone can be themselves. With this in mind, this collaboration started. The products, which are created through the collaboration of certified companies with high technical capabilities and artists full of imagination, are unique in their quality and materials. This year, we will launch the “Next Generation Creator Development Project,” in which young designers learning fashion and children with disabilities will create works together through workshops. *This project is a consortium of TKF and JR East Kikaku Co., Ltd. working on this project as part of the Special Support Project for Strengthening Sales Power Utilizing Digital Technology (TOKYO KNIT Project to Strengthen Sales Power Utilizing Digital Technology), which will be implemented by the Tokyo Federation of Small and Medium Enterprise Associations in 2024 as part of the new strategic support project for small business associations, etc. ■About TOKYO KNIT Our mission is to share with the world the future of knitwear that can only be created in Tokyo. TOKYO KNIT is a new manufacturing platform for knitted fashion manufacturers operating mainly in the Honjo area of Sumida Ward in eastern Tokyo, aiming for the next generation of fashion industry. The history of Tokyo’s knitting industry dates back to the Edo period. Japan, which was in a state of isolation, had to rely on domestic production for many of its necessary supplies, and during the period of peace that came with the end of the Sengoku period, samurai were forced to throw away their swords and take up new jobs. The samurai who lived in the eastern part of Edo began to make stockinette products such as socks and underwear by hand, and this gradually evolved, and with the Meiji era’s industrial promotion policy, this area became the birthplace of the knitting industry. After the war, Tokyo became the center of fashion culture, with many designers setting up ateliers and the number of distributors and retailers rapidly increasing. Furthermore, from the 1970s onwards, designs originating in Tokyo began to be highly acclaimed around the world, and Tokyo’s knitwear makers became involved in a wide range of creations, from casual to high fashion. Tokyo’s knitting industry is rooted in reliable technical capabilities based on history and experience, as well as a flexible philosophy that supports the unique creativity of Tokyo fashion, which continues to inspire the world. ■Tokyo Knit Fashion Industry Association (*1) It was established in 1944 as an organization with formal corporate status under the Small and Medium Enterprise Cooperative Association Act, with the aim of improving, developing, stabilizing, and rationalizing the management of small and medium-sized enterprises engaged in the manufacturing of knitted fabrics and products. In 1986, the organization was renamed the Tokyo Knit Fashion Industry Association (TKF), and currently has approximately 170 member companies. (https://www.tkf.or.jp/) ■General Incorporated Association AOAart (*2) An organization whose representative director is Japanese painter Daisen Fujishima, which supports art activities for autistic children through workshops and other activities. While receiving support from the Marubeni Foundation, the Kinoshita Foundation, and the Nippon Foundation, he is promoting the sale of his works and the use of product packaging. Our aim is to encourage autistic people to gain the personality, dignity, and healthy lives they deserve through art, and to participate in society, as well as to carry out activities to convey the dignity and creativity of autistic people to society at large, and to contribute to building a society in which autistic people can live together. Official website: https://aoaart.or.jp/ ■TOKYO KNIT brand certified company (*3) Under the theme of “branding technology,” the Tokyo Knit Fashion Industry Association (TKF) certifies member companies that meet certain certification standards as “TOKYO KNIT” brand certified companies through a review by an expert certification review committee (chaired by Seiichi Mizuno). Currently, 35 companies are certified. Furthermore, from last year, we started a product system that certifies products produced and sold by certified companies that meet certain standards. For details, please refer to the brand site (https://www.tokyoknit.jp/).
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