[Ishikawa / Komatsu City] Original goods are produced at a factory in a woven label production area that boasts the second largest market share in the country

The world of original designs that started with woven labels Some people may not be able to understand woven labels, but woven labels are manufacturer names and brand names in all the cloth products that we wear and use. "That" is attached to display. Komatsu City's woven label production ranks second in Japan after Maruoka City in Fukui Prefecture. Today, 100% of woven labels made in Japan are made in these two cities. Nakagawa Sangyo started with woven labels woven with a jacquard loom in such a production area Komatsu, and now produces various goods such as prints and silk screens. In this program, you can use Nakagawa Sangyo's diversified machines to create original design goods such as T-shirts and tote bags. Why don't you experience the moment when original goods are actually born using photos and children's illustrations in your smartphone's camera roll? *For foreign nationals: Information on the day will be in Japanese only.

Nakagawa Sangyo originally made woven labels using jacquard weaving, but as we have diversified in line with the times, we have expanded not only to woven labels, but also to printing on various products such as mugs and T-shirts, as well as the production of final products. is possible. One of our greatest strengths is the flexibility of our design team to create anything using our in-house resources. In this program, using such a new machine, you can make original T-shirts and tote bags using the illustrations designed by the participants on the day and the photos in the camera roll.

The current situation is that Japan's manufacturing is steadily shrinking due to being pushed by large-scale overseas production bases. Woven labels are no exception. Komatsu City in Ishikawa Prefecture and Maruoka City in Fukui Prefecture produced 100% Japanese woven labels. At its peak, there were 200 woven labels in Komatsu and 800 in Maruoka. There are now about 20 companies in the city. In the textile industry, where division of labor is thriving, Nakagawa Sangyo has promoted in-house production in order to be able to "manufacture in-house without relying on outside sources". Now you can finish it cheaply. During the tour of this program, we will sneak into the inside of Nakagawa Sangyo, which deals with weaving labels from 1 to 10. You can see how the woven labels attached to the towels that you use every day are made.

If you take a tour of Nakagawa Sangyo, you will notice that there are many young employees. It seems that they naturally gathered together as they promoted in-house production and diversification along with the history of the company. I want to test my creativity because Nakagawa Sangyo allows me to challenge various manufacturing while responding to customer requests! It may be that young designers who are filled with a sense of challenge gather together. There may be people who want to make their own original T-shirt, but are worried about whether it will look good or not, but there is no need to worry about that. A design team full of various ideas will support you.