DESCENDANT

It’s been exactly four years since the start of THINC PROJECT.

Through our once-vague reflections on the environment and our approach to creation, we are gradually coming to see more clearly what role we can play in this project with each passing step.

THINC PROJECT is not about selling unwanted things. It’s a project about revisiting items we once wanted to release but were unable to, giving them a fresh new perspective, value, and meaning, and sharing them with all.

In the past, we’ve developed an upcycled collection by taking pieces like old hoodies patched with sailcloth from retired sails, as well as sofas and rugs made from dismantled denim samples stitched together to create the fabric, and patchwork cushions made of cut-and-sewn pieces that keep their graphics alive.

This time around, we selected cut-and-sewn pieces from past samples that suit the season, and pigment-dyed them all in black and olive. The lineup focuses on the core sizes medium and large, with a few in small. We will also have regular THINC PROJECT items available.

At Descendant Tokyo, this will be presented as a pop-up in the backroom “Den.”

Back in the day, at an interior shop I used to frequent, even the fixtures and old objects had price tags. I rarely bought anything, but I remember that just looking at them was fun. With that in mind, we are also making available for purchase the hangers and hanger racks we’ve used in the store for many years. That said, since the hanger racks are large, they will only be sold at Descendant Tokyo. Apologies for that.

We will also be offering aged jacket hangers, shirt hangers and pant hangers.

“I used to love Tokyu Hands. After school, I’d stop by there as part of my usual round, along with vintage clothing stores and record shops. The DIY floor was my favorite. There were all kinds of materials, and I’d end up buying all sorts of little things. One of the dyeing materials I discovered there ultimately inspired projects like this one. I vividly remember dyeing a white RAT FINK T-shirt with it. I was so eager to see the results that I couldn’t even wait the full soaking time. In the end, the shirt came out with a look similar to what we now call pigment dye.”

We’ve included the above comment on the tags attached to the THIC PROJECT’s pigment-dyed items.

Tetsu Nishiyama

This summer’s THINC PROJECT will be available at Descendant Tokyo “Den,” DESCENDANT KYOTO, and DESCENDANT HIROSHIMA from Saturday, August 23rd. This will be the second pop-up at Den. Please note that items will only be available while supplies last.