TEMBEA

CONCEPT

入れるものや用途が決まったバッグ作りからはじまる。
今の空気感や気分であたらしい素材と色、形を模索し、無機質さや素朴さ、デザイン性を意識した物作りを目指す。 TEMBEAとは「放浪」という意味。日常に馴染む道具としてのプロダクトを作りを続けている。

It all started with the creation of a bag with a specific purpose and contents.
We explore new materials, colors, and shapes that match our current atmosphere and mood. On creating the products, we are conscious of the inorganic nature, simplicity, and design of the finished product. TEMBEA means "wandering". We continue to create products that can be used as tools for everyday life.

Staff Credit
Styling:Mitsuru Kurosawa

CANVAS

素材はコットンキャンバス地を使用。コットンキャンバスにパラフィン加工(特殊ワックス)を施しているため、通常の物より防水性に優れています。コットンキャンバスに使っているコーマ糸(Combed yarn)は、紡績工程のなかで綿花に含まれる短い繊維や夾雑物を取り除いた糸。繊維が長く均一なので糸ムラが少なく、独特の光沢と耐久性を素材にもたらしてくれます。
また、60〜70年前の古い織機で織られた生地の耳(selvedge)もこだわりのひとつ。TEMBEAの商品では切りっぱなしのようにも見える、耳の美しさを生かしたデザインを数多く取り入れています。

Many of our bags are made of special cotton canvas that has been treated with paraffin, a type of wax that repels water. The yarn in our canvas is made of combed cotton fibers. This yarn is very strong and firm because of the combing process, which selects the longest cotton fibers and makes them straight and clean before they are spun into yarn. This also gives the yarn a distinctive, lustrous appearance. Because it is woven with an old-fashioned shuttle loom, our canvas has a solid selvedge edge. The looms that makes our canvas have been working for 40 or 50 years. The beautiful selvedge is one unique point of our canvas, and we often use it as part of our designs.