ryoten / Japanese Umbrella

INFORMATION ー
Traditional Japanese umbrellas, known as “wagasa”, were first introduced during the 6th century. At the peak of their popularity, there used to be more than a dozen wagasa manufacturers producing over 20 million umbrellas per year nationwide.

Hiyoshiya, the only surviving umbrella maker in Kyoto with over 100 years of history teamed up with  silent to create “ryoten”, a modern wagasa to match today’s lifestyle. Eco-friendly and high-tech materials have been selected to make “ryoten” a smart and sustainable product with improved durability and new practical features.
The name “ryoten” has been chosen as it means “both” and “weather” in Japanese, since the umbrella can be used for both sunny and rainy weather.

As customers should enjoy a long relationship with “ryoten”, it is designed to outlive conventional umbrellas but can be maintained and repaired should it get damaged, or should a component wear out.

CREDITS ー
Client: Hiyoshiya Co., Ltd.
Project: Japanese Umbrella “ryoten”
Year: 2010

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