Kaji Kakuo is revolutionizing the 400-year-old tradition of Japanese indigo dyeing, breathing new life into the deep hue known as Japan blue. He shares his thoughts on innovating indigo.

On the fabric patterns and shapes are created ... method the Japanese used in the countryside of Japan. My indigo color is kind of gray blue that’s a pretty smoky blue that’s very different ...

Learn about this traditional fabric dyeing technique that is perfect for creating custom clothing and soft furnishings ...

dark blue. It is synonymous with the indigo dyeing that originated in the Indus Valley around 5,000 years ago, before travelling the Silk Road and reaching Japan in the Nara period, between AD710 ...

Japan Blue Co., which runs ... centered around sewing heavy fabrics, including military clothes and obi sashes for kimonos, as well as the cotton and indigo-dyeing native to the area.