“The more one uses bamboo, the more shiny and beautiful it becomes. I want my works to be always close at hand, to be cherished by their owners.”
Besides his work as a graphic designer, Samura Kenichi creates things out of bamboo which he loves. He mainly uses a precious and rare form of bamboo called “soot bamboo,” which is bamboo from straw-thatched roofs that has been blackened through the ages by smoke.

Taking small, abandoned pieces of bamboo, he carves and polishes them,
breathing new life into them. They vary in colour. There is the colour of soot bamboo. The color of black lacquered bamboo. The natural colour of bamboo.
At the exhibit, about 200 pieces will be on display and for sale, including necklaces, rings, earrings, bangles, hair ornaments, obi ties, chopsticks and flower vases.

Photo by YOSHIHARU KOIZUMI

Aug. 28th to Sep.1st , 2008
11:00 to 19:00
closed on Tuesday&Wednesday
Babaghuri
3-1-7 Kiyosumi, Koto-ku, Tokyo,
tel. 03-3820-8825
shop information

For the second time we are going to have our three day
summer market with dishes cloth small objects and clothes
in it special prices. If weather permits we shall have items
from Ishigaki island such as papaya, shima rakkyo(Okinawan shalots),
lemon grass, red rice and yamakunibu(Okinawan herb).
Please note that all items are in limited number.

July 11th(fri) to 13th(sun) , 2008 11:00-19:00
Closing time 17:00 on 10 th（thu）and 13th（sun）
Babaghuri　 shop information

July 11th(fri) to 13th(sun) , 2008 11:00-20:00
Jurgen lehl Obihiro　 shop information

July 18th(fri) to 20th(sun) , 2008 10:30-19:30
Jurgen lehl Sapporo　 shop information

Vegatable dyed T shirts with hand-embroidery, Various hand woven sisal baskets, mosquito coil holder and many other items are now available at our online shop.

Necklace and bracelet made from hand-formed glass beads containing pure gold leaf.

Silk scarf with a crinkled surface.

Stainless-steel bowl

Soft cotton T-shirts in mineral-dye pastel colours.

CDs specially selected by Jurgen Lehl

For more information please check our homepage.
online shop

We have collected a variety of brooms – some from Japan, others from Vietnam, Madagascar, Thailand, the Philippines and a few made by artists.
Please come and have a look.

June 5th to 9th , 2008
11:00 to 19:00 (to 17:00 on June 9)
closed on Tuesday&Wednesday
Babaghuri
3-1-7 Kiyosumi, Koto-ku, Tokyo,
tel. 03-3820-8825
shop information

Jurgen Lehl Sapporo　June 7th to 15th ,2008 　shop information
Jurgen Lehl Obihiro　June 8th to 15th ,2008 　shop information
Jurgen Lehl Shizuoka　June 21st to 30th ,2008 　shop information
Jurgen Lehl Kobe　June 13th to 19th ,2008 　shop information
Jurgen Lehl Hakata　June 7th to 15th ,2008 　shop information

A Babaghuri exhibition will be held at Hankyu Department Store Umeda in Osaka.
Furniture, clothes, homeware and jewelry will be displayed along with a selection of babaghuri stones from which the brand name derives.
Visitors will have an opportunity to taste herb teas grown in Okinawa in the café.
An autograph session for the first 50 purchasers of Jurgen Lehl’s books
“Babaghuri”, “ZOMO”, or “KOROMO” is planned from 13:00 on May 21 (Wed).

May 21 (Wed) – 27 (Tue)
Wednesday – Saturday 10:00 – 21:00
Sunday – Tuesday 10:00 – 20:00
Closing time 18:00 on the final day

7th floor exhibition space Hankyu Department Store Umeda Osaka
8-7 Kakudacho Kita-ku Osaka
Tel: 06-6361-1381
http://www.hankyu-dept.co.jp/honten/index.html

Flower vases made from natural stones are now available at the Babaghuri shop in Kiyosumi. Each is unique and one of a kind. There are also stone candle holders.

Top left: 52,500 yen Top right:26,250 yen
Bottom left:36,750 yen Bottom right:42,000 yen, 36,750 yen

Contact: Babaghuri tel.03・3820・8825

Because of the Golden Week holidays, there will be no baked items at the Babaghuri shop in Kiyosumi from April 26 to May 8.

contact:
Babaghuri tel:03-3820-8825

From April 19 to May 6, a special selection of Babaghuri men’s wear will be sold at the Jurgen Lehl Marounouchi store. During this time, we will show handwoven cotton jackets with cloth buttons, T-shirts with hand stitching and many other items of vegetable-dyed clothing normally available at Babaghuri shops only. Please come and have a look.

Photograph by Kentaro Kakizaki
T shirt:¥15,750
Jacket: ¥56,700

Jurgen Lehl Marunouchi Shop information

Timor, one of the 556 islands that comprise the Indonesian province of East Nusa Tenggara, is noted for its distinctive textiles such as warp-faced ikat and other fabrics made of home-grown, handspun cotton with naturalistic motifs and geometric patterns. These textiles are still being made on the island by women using back strap loom and other age-old tools and techniques. Manami Okazaki first became intrigued with the beauty of this traditional craft 10 years ago and has traveled regularly to Timor ever since. To mark Babaghuri’s second anniversary, we will hold an exhibition of Timorese textiles consisting of 100 textile works and 50 woven bags collected by Okazaki over the years, as well as 30 photographs taken by Okazaki. All items will be available for purchase.We invite you to come and take a look.

April 17th to 21st , 2008
11:00 to 19:00 (to 17:00 on April 21)
closed on Tuesday&Wednesday
Babaghuri
3-1-7 Kiyosumi, Koto-ku, Tokyo,
tel. 03-3820-8825

A new selection of baked sweets will be sold at Babaghuri in Kiyosumi from April 10.
Four new flavours of muffins: yomogi (Japanese mugwort) muffin topped with salty-sweet red beans; spicy chai muffin flavored with cinnamon, cardamon and cloves; lemon poppy seed muffin; and chocolate-nut muffin made with organic cacao and roasted pecans.

Three kinds of shortbreads make their debut at Babaghuri:plain shortbread with honey and almond powder; cinnamon-ginger shortbread featuring cinnamon and honey-cooked ginger; and slightly sweetened shortbread with cooked azuki beans and pumpkin seeds.

Muffins will be sold on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, and shortbreads on Saturday, Sunday and Monday.

Contact: Babaghuri　03・3820・8825