SALOU INC. IS A TEXTILE DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT STUDIO BASED IN GIFU, JAPAN.

WORKING EXCLUSIVELY WITH NATURAL MATERIALS, WE CREATE TEXTILES INTENDED TO GAIN CHARACTER OVER TIME. GUIDED BY AN ONGOING INTEREST IN FIBERS AND THEIR POSSIBILITIES, WE SOURCE MATERIALS FROM SPINNERS AND MAKERS WHOSE WORK WE ADMIRE AND EXPLORE THEM THROUGH EXTENSIVE SAMPLING ON HAND LOOMS.

THROUGH THIS PROCESS, WE STUDY THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MATERIAL, COLOR, STRUCTURE, DENSITY, AND DYEING BEFORE BRINGING A TEXTILE INTO PRODUCTION.

WE WORK WITH SPINNERS, WEAVERS, DYERS, AND ARTISANS ACROSS JAPAN, DEVELOPING TEXTILES THROUGH A PROCESS SHAPED BY COLLABORATION, ACCUMULATED KNOWLEDGE, AND CRAFT.