LiNk Collective

Link Collective

Link Collective is a brand that connects traditional Japanese techniques with contemporary art to deliver textiles that are comfortable to use in everyday life.

Small workshops and local techniques that tend to be overlooked by mass production.

By reconnecting those sincere crafts with modern living, we deliver products worldwide that enrich the daily lives of those who own them, even if only a little.

■ The meaning behind “Link” — a craft of connecting

The brand name “Link” carries a strong desire to connect people with people, techniques with cultures, and the past with the future.

Japanese craftsmanship and artists active around the world. Makers and users. Tradition and contemporary sensibility. We carefully link each of these and shape them into a single cloth.

■ How Link Collective was born

Link Collective started in Tokyo in 2011.

Founder Kyoko Bouskill launched the brand from the wish to “share authentic Japanese handcrafts with the world,” drawing on her experience in design education and retail.

By combining traditional furoshiki and textiles with the perspective of overseas designers, design items that transcend cultures and generations are created.

■ Collaboration with artisans

Link Collective's products are created through collaboration with domestic and international artisans, creators, and workshops.

- Textile factories with long histories
- Leather workshops that continue careful work in small batches
- Studios developing materials that utilize regional resources, and more

Among these, the representative product of Link Collective, the furoshiki, is hand-printed and sewn by skilled craftsmen at a dyeing factory with over 50 years of history. Each piece is carefully finished using the traditional Japanese technique of “tenassen” (hand block printing).

This technique, which does not allow even a 1mm misalignment, enables intricate patterns with depth and complexity.

Unlike machine mass production, each color is carefully overprinted by aligning the blocks, resulting in subtle hues and rich pattern expressions.

The slight overlaps and fades of color that machines can't reproduce become the unique character of that fabric, making it a warm, individual piece. A one-of-a-kind design achievable only through handcraft.

While preserving traditional techniques, we also pursue designs that fit into modern life.

Originally a cloth for wrapping and carrying items in Japan, furoshiki are reimagined as versatile items that can also be used as scarves, bags, and interior pieces.

We take the time to carefully consider how to express designs within the limited space of a single sheet, shaping our vision with care.