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Genbei Yamaguchi
Obi & Silk Weaving
, JapanThe story
He revived a near-extinct Koishimaru silk and drags his 18th-century obi house forward, insisting tradition only survives if it refuses to sit still. Tenth-generation head of Kyoto's 285-year-old Kondaya Genbei, reviving rare silk and obi-weaving techniques for the modern kimono.
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