2009   Mech and Tech series :
See-through chemical lace embroidery shows what ticks.
 
Watchspring
    Pleated Weave series :
Our patented "origami pleat" emulated in woven folds.
 
Woolygami & Polygami
2008   Kibiso series :
Fabrics woven with kibiso, a rough silk by-product from the hard outer shell of the cocoon.
 
Streaks and Steps
    Swing series :
Embroidered with gaily swinging fringes.
 
Swinging Squares
2007   Phosphorescent series :
Fabrics woven with glow-in-the-dark threads that store sunlight.
 
Baby Hairs
    Floated Weft Series :
A wool double-weave with a grid pattern of protruding cords.
 
Kumihira Grid
2006   Nuno Circle series :
Fabrics woven with fully recyclable Eco Circle polyester fibres developed by Teijin Ltd.
 
Medusa
    Shirr Cut series :
Intermittently floated wefts are cut into fringes from the underside.
 
Water Chestnut
2005   Cut Fringe series :
Woven with two different kinds of warps, one of which is cut into fringes.
 
Windbreak
    Heat Cut series :
A net-like fabric made by slit-melting polyester with a heat cutter.
 
Tanabata
2004   Nuno Tsunagi series :
Here we have patched together chips of various different NUNO fabrics, all by hand. A plain, but comforting design.
 
Nuno Tsunagi
       
Nuno Kasané
2003   ReTex series :
Oshima tsumugi is a silk fabric born of the natural bounty of Amami Oshima Island. Weaving, however, yields leftover "waste" thread, which we collect, re-spin and used to make new thread.
 
ReTex Oshima
    Konnyaku series :
Woven with cotton threads stiffened with a konnyaku yam paste coating.
 
Tiggy
2002   Shutter series :
Strips of nylon tape stitched into all-over patterns.
 
Paper Roll
    Loop Velvet series :
Woven on an antique loop velvet loom that wire-cuts the pile.
 
Acorn
2001   Ecological series :
Experiments with biodegradable maize fibre and other "miracle" eco-synthetics.
 
Green Fabric
    Bamboo series :
Fabrics made from processed bamboo fibres.
 
Brush Bamboo
2000   Burner Dye series :
High-tech stainless steel meets "primitive" flame-tempered iridescence.
 
Burner Dye
    Origami Weave series :
A pleated jacquard weave.
 
Prickles
1999   Glass bead series :
Tiny glass beads are glued all over the fabric surface for gleaming effects.
 
Southern Cross
    Tsugihagi series :
Small swatches and remnants recycled into an embroidered "patchwork."
 
Tsugihagi
1998   Washi Print series :
Nuno "prints" strings of persimmons in Japanese handmade washi paper onto velvet with durable synthetic glue.
 
Hoshigaki
    Double Burn Out series :
A double-weave burnt out from both sides.
 
Käse
1997   Peek-a-boo series :
Caustic-burning to reveal hidden inner layers.
 
Moss Temple
    Origami Pleat series :
Thermoplastic polyester folded in paper, then heat-set into sharp creases.
 
Origami Pleats
1996   Embroidery series :
Fanciful all-over stitched patterns by machine.
 
Carnival
       
Crazy Stitches
1995   Salt Shrink series :
A traditional Japanese seawater-reactant treatment adapted to the modern textile mill.
 
Stratus
    Pleated series :
Fabrics pleated utilising the heat-setting properties of polyester.
 
Mica
1994   Feather series :
"Flight jacket" pockets of sheer silk organdy.
 
Feather Flurries
       
Ice Floes
1993   Velvet series :
Luxurious high-pile radically "shaved" for contemporary styles.
 
Sundial Shell
    Heat Shrink series :
Print fabrics textured by means of thermoplastic industrial textiles.
 
Jellyfish
1992   Raggedy series :
All things torn and comforting, selectively "distressed" by hand and machine, chemicals and heat.
 
Agitfab
    Multilayer series :
Double-weaves with handmade paper meshed between layers of silk organdy.
 
Slipstream
1991   Rust Dyed series :
Making strong "stamped-in" patterns indelible iron.
 
Scrapyard / Nails
    Burnout series :
Organdy affixed to a cellulose base is partially "burnt out" using chemicals to create a crackled pattern.
 
Cracked Cloth
1990   Metallic series :
Weaving with fine threads of different metals.
 
Stainless Relief
    Lamé series :
Aluminium slit yarns crisscrossed over a monofilament core add twice the twist to this resilient fabric.
 
Rusted Silver
1989   Spattering series :
Borrowing on secret spray-plating technologies from the automotive industry.
 
Spattering
    Pin Tuck series :
Fabrics with flaps made by winding warp threads around two warp beams.
 
Pin Tuck
1988   Multi-layered weaving series :
Multi-layered weaving for volumetric effects.
 
Magic Marker
    Tubular series :
Cut open the tube "pockets" and voilá, seamless bags and T-shirts.
 
Tube / Diamond・Dots・Triangle
1987   Melt Off series :
Using fibres that dissolve in chemical baths leaving a gossamer opalescence.
 
Contour Line
    Double-weave series :
Combines the different characteristics of stretch yarns and flat yarns.
 
Fukuré Block
1986   Crepe series :
Using ultra-spun yarns to create wavy surface textures.
 
Pygmee ”Sué”
    Overspun series :
Tightly spun cotton threads give extra stretch to fabrics.
 
Animal Mix
1985   Sashiko series :
Based on traditional Japanese cross-stitching.
 
Sashiko flower
    Oridashi series :
Arm holes, necks, torsos, waists and hems woven right on the loom, need only be cut to make skirts and T-shirts.
 
Oridashi skirt
1984   Basho series :
Based on Okinawan banana fibre weaving.
 
Basho Avanos
    Unbleached series :
Sturdy cotton forms knitted in tubes with bulky cords for volume.
 
Basket Weave Big Pockets
    Nuno Corporation founded. Flagship shop opened at AXIS design centre, Roppongi, Tokyo. Computers integral to designing and production from the launch.