North China puts out the best handknotted carpet value in the world. Thick, plush, excellently hand made, beautiful design, and still priced to compete with USA machine made. Japan makes these too...
Since 1935, this carpet mill has manufactured and supplied premium quality carpets (in addition to their notable clients mentioned above), to government offices, public facilities, major corporations, hotels, restaurants and places of worship in Japan and around the world. While the client list grows impressive the further you go down, the company has stayed true to its roots, still producing out of its original location in the small town of Yamanobe, Yamagata Prefecture, in the Northeastern region of Japan.
That the designs look Chinese is not surprising since the story relates how the Japanese company was informed by Chinese artisans.
That handmade carpets are still being made in Japan is no surprise, small business pursuing specialty work can not only survive through economic downturns, note how this one started in the depression. Falling prices makes new business even more likely.
I've traded in Chinese carpets, so I know a thing or two. From the pictures of the article, I can see the Japanese are doing a few more steps, although I am not sure what they are doing. It's on my list of places to visit.
And the finished product does not look superior to the Chinese carpets. None the less their client list is impressive.
Feel free to forward this by email to three of your friends.
Since 1935, this carpet mill has manufactured and supplied premium quality carpets (in addition to their notable clients mentioned above), to government offices, public facilities, major corporations, hotels, restaurants and places of worship in Japan and around the world. While the client list grows impressive the further you go down, the company has stayed true to its roots, still producing out of its original location in the small town of Yamanobe, Yamagata Prefecture, in the Northeastern region of Japan.
That the designs look Chinese is not surprising since the story relates how the Japanese company was informed by Chinese artisans.
That handmade carpets are still being made in Japan is no surprise, small business pursuing specialty work can not only survive through economic downturns, note how this one started in the depression. Falling prices makes new business even more likely.
I've traded in Chinese carpets, so I know a thing or two. From the pictures of the article, I can see the Japanese are doing a few more steps, although I am not sure what they are doing. It's on my list of places to visit.
And the finished product does not look superior to the Chinese carpets. None the less their client list is impressive.
Feel free to forward this by email to three of your friends.
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