Traditional kimono design firm breaks custom by creating pop souvenir

Creators of paper stencils for kimono dyeing made it possible more than a century ago to mass-produce the traditional Japanese garment with vivid and intricate designs only achieved in older times by hand painting.Now, many stencil producers are applying their skills to more widely used consumer products. For venerable Kyoto firm Fujiki Yuzenkata Seisakusho, for instance, pop art T-shirts have opened the door to gaining new customers, particularly foreign tourists.The company, which first opened its doors in 1925, is now recognized as a pioneer in manufacturing souvenir color T-shirts.Its d…READ FULL ARTICLE