I want to tell you about our dream of making bags out of tatami mat borders, but first…..
Let me introduce you to our family business . This is the 工場 (koba).
Enter the unassuming entrance and you’ll be surprised at how big the studio workshop is.
Taka, my husband, the current CEO of our family business, production manager, inventory and quality controller -
along with a half a dozen dedicated employees -
runs our family studio workshop.
Our family has been weaving tatami mat borders for three generations.
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