el:ment×Yufuko Yamamoto A bouquet of flowers floats down An umbrella made by a skilled umbrella craftsman for rain and shine <Stone Navy>

If you hold the handle of the tree and slide it, you can make it longer to hold and shorter to carry.

A color such as the antique linen is attractive.

Eight cherry bones with durability in a flower-like shape.

Even when closed, it seems to carry a gorgeous bouquet.

100% cotton fabric with UV and water repellent treatment.

Atelier of Yuko Yamamoto.

The original design drawn for the umbrella.

Matsuo Nassen, a 97-year-old Higashi-Osaka company, has beautifully expressed the appeal of Yamamoto's drawings using silkscreen printing. "Printing onto fabric creates a three-dimensional effect that is different from illustrations, and it gives off a more atmospheric feel, which is appealing. It blends in with the texture of the fabric, giving it a nostalgic feel like antique linen or one-piece," says Yamamoto.

The printed fabric is made into an umbrella by a skilled craftsman in Osaka. Press the wooden pattern against the fabric and cut it with a small knife.

Sewing with a special sewing machine, darning the hole on the side of the stone, attaching the tip of the sauce, and sewing the bones and fabric together, most of the processes until completion are the work of Japanese craftsmen.

The shooting location this time is Mitosaya Yakusoen Distillery, which is run by Yuko Yamamoto and Hiroshi Eguchi, a couple in Boso Peninsula, Chiba. Using fruit trees, medicinal plants and herbs that are cultivated in-house, as well as reliable bounty from all over the country, we use fermentation and distillation techniques to create our products. “Now that my role here has grown, I have come to cherish the time I spend painting more and more,” says Yamamoto. “I am sure that I am influenced by the seasonal plants that I come into contact with while working in the garden, the sights and colors that I see casually.” I was very impressed by the side profile of him talking while gently stroking his dog.