For 25 years, Chiaki Maki has been to India and opened workshops, leading local craftsmen to create gorgeous works of natural temperament with their hands. She takes the lead to bring selected works to Lost & Found in Beijing, which will be on display from 24 December through to 29 December.
Maki Textile Studio create hand-woven textiles. First, they travel towards the unknown world to look for the hand made materials and yarns. The yarns are set in the hand looms in their studio to wave various samples. Maki Tetile Studio is now deeply connected to India. It started with a wild silk called tassar. A couple of decades ago, Chiaki met this silk in India and was fascinated by it. Since that time, Maki have been visiting India three-four times a year to create hand woven textiles with their partner Ms. Neeru Kumar. And also for nearly twenty years, Chiaki has been working with Ms Akiko Ishigak in Iriomote island, Okinawa, for the new development of the weaving and garments.
About Chiaki Maki
Graduate of Rhode Island School of Design, USA. She has traveled around the world in search of the roots of textiles. Maki Textile Studio was set up in 1990. She is such a textile designer but not interested in self-expression. She loves to live the natural life and would be happy if a beautiful fabric is born out of it.
