Is there really only a single black? By using traditional Japanese weaving methods combined with the most modern research techniques, the Japanese company Kawashima Selkon Textiles has created aa black that contains 100 shades of black.

Black is an important colour in Japanese culture. In formal wear, it is considered the more beautiful the deeper it is, which is why there is not just one black, but each shade is given a specific name (kurosumi, shikkoku, nuregarasu). Kawashima Selkon Textiles, a company with its roots in the art of kimono weaving in Nishijin, Kyoto, since 1843, brings to Milan a reinterpretation of the Nishijin-ori fabric traditionally characterized by the use of materials of various colours and thicknesses as well as coloured threads, including gold and silver and materials such as shells to achieve a shimmering effect. Visitors will discover that in the installation, again curated by lighting designer Izumi Okayas, the element was intentionally limited to ‘solo nero’. A colour that through the weaving methods and fabric structures used covers 100 shades and becomes Black 100. 

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