We are pleased to announce a “NUIE (Patch Work) Exhibition”.

Different pieces of old cloth that have been carefully used are cut and pieced together,
then finely embroidered. No two pieces are ever the same.
Some are large enough to be used as sofa or floor coverings.

In addition, there will be a range of handicrafts form India
including cloth work bracelets and necklaces, embroidered bags,
jackets, coats and more.

This exhibition will be held from the 15th to the 19th of December.

We look forward to seeing you at Babaghuri.

Place:
Babaghuri
1F 3-1-7 Kiyosumi,
Koto-ku,
Tokyo (map)

Tel: 03-3820-8825
open from 11:00AM to 7:00PM
closed Tuesday and Wednesday.

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Part of our exhibition are rare traditional and ceremonial hair accessories from Indonesia.
The Combs and Hairpins coming from places like Sumba, Tanibar, Borneo and Timor
are carved out of horn, wood, bone or whale ribs

Nov 23rd 2011(Wed) to 28th(Mon)
Place:
Babaghuri shop
1F 3-1-7 Kiyosumi,
Koto-ku,
Tokyo (map)
Tel: 03-3820-8825

open from 11:00AM to 7:00PM
closed Tuesday at this period.

Babaghuri Matsuya Ginza Dec 7th to 13rd
Jurgen Lehl Sapporo Dec 8th to 12nd
Jurgen Lehl Kobe Dec 2nd to 11th
Jurgen Lehl Hakata Dec 3rd to 11th
Jurgen Lehl Shizuoka Dec 9th to 13rd
Jurgen Lehl Obihiro Dec 3rd to 11th
Jurgen Lehl Sendai Dec 1st to 7th

Photo by Hideya Amemiya

At the end of November, we are showing various hair accessories
made of:
horn, boxwood, rosewood, bamboo, and agate stone.

Apart from antique as well as various new combs and hairpins
we are selling hand mirrors, hair bands, oils and shampoo.

Come and choose your favourite accessory.
We are looking forward to seeing you at our Babaghuri shop.

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Nov 23rd 2011(Wed) to 28th(Mon)
Place:
Babaghuri shop
1F 3-1-7 Kiyosumi,
Koto-ku,
Tokyo (map)
Tel: 03-3820-8825

open from 11:00AM to 7:00PM
closed Tuesday at this period.

Babaghuri Matsuya Ginza Dec 7th to 13rd
Jurgen Lehl Sapporo Dec 8th to 12nd
Jurgen Lehl Kobe Dec 2nd to 11th
Jurgen Lehl Hakata Dec 3rd to 11th
Jurgen Lehl Shizuoka Dec 9th to 13rd
Jurgen Lehl Obihiro Dec 3rd to 11th
Jurgen Lehl Sendai Dec 1st to 7th

photo by Noriko Matsumoto

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This unusual way of playing the guitar took me quite by surprise.
Erik Mongrain recorded two nice CD’s called: Equilibrium and Fates.

This is a very mysterious video by Russian artist and musician
Vladiswar Nadishana whose music & website is quite inventive.

The Norwegian group Supersilent is headed by one of my favourite musicians,
Arve Henriksen (we are the selling two of his records at the Babaghuri shop and Onlineshop.
At first I thought the film was made in Russia after the second world war but in fact it shows the aftermath of the San Francisco earth quake in 1906.

Photo by Shizuka Suzuki

Bamboo Charcoal Exhibiton by Kazuho Shimomoto

Date:
Oct 6th 2011(Thu) – 10th(Mon)
open from 11:00AM to 7:00PM
closed Tuesday and Wednesday.

Place:
Babaghuri shop
1F 3-1-7 Kiyosumi,
Koto-ku,
Tokyo (map)
Tel: 03-3820-8825

Photo by Jurgen Lehl

From the 15th to 19th we are showing textiles and clothing
that are using indigo dyes.
In recent months Manami Okazaki has been travelling to China, Laos,
Indonesia, Vietnam and Myanmar looking for these very good examples
of fabrics using weaving and dying techniques which are quickly disappearing.
To get an idea of what Minami Okazaki has been collecting
please look at this slide show.

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We are also selling a lot of items specially made for this exhibition
– scarves, slippers, bathmats, cushion covers, jackets, skirts, trousers, bags, aprons
– all dyed with indigo.

Place:
Babaghuri shop
1F 3-1-7 Kiyosumi,
Koto-ku,
Tokyo (map)
Tel: 03-3820-8825

open from 11:00AM to 7:00PM
closed Tuesday and Wednesday.

In our newest exhibition “100 dresses”, there is a dress for everyone.

100 individual designs are dyed, indigo dyed, stamp printed and hand-drawn.
They include appliqué, patchwork, crochet and embroidery, quilting and shibori,
and a variety of hand stitched beadwork, making each piece unique.
You can find soft cotton and linen, lustrous silk and silk-cotton,
all of which are ideal for the summer season.

We also offer a wealth of different designs from tunics to long dresses,
with sleeves of all lengths and shapes.

Leggings to go with the dresses are also available.

Come and find your dress.
We look forward to seeing you at Jurgen Lehl Marunouchi.

Information:
“100 dresses” exhibition at Jurgen Lehl Marunouchi shop
July 16 2011(Sat) – July 24(Sun)

11:00-20:00
address:
Shin Kokusai Bldg. 1F
3 – 4 – 1 Marunouchi,
Chiyoda – ku,
Tokyo (map)
tel: 03-6212-0082

Photo by Isao Hashinoki

We are pleased to announce our latest exhibition,
“Handiwork of India II” featuring work by Padmaja Krishnan and the Mura Collective.

Designer Padmaja Krishnan’s work is characterized by her colourful kantha stitching
and her slightly mischievous sense of humour.
Her traditional kantha uses simple stitches
that form a series of patterns through layers of cloth,
achieving a three-dimensional feeling of light and shade.

From the Mura Collective of New Delhi,
we have collected a range of stoles, hand-woven and dyed
in a variety of indigo shibori patterns by the women of the collective.

We hope you will take this opportunity to come and see these contemporary Indian designs
that combine a deep respect for tradition with individual creativity.
This exhibition will be held from the 16th to the 20th of June.

Place:
Babaghuri shop
1F 3-1-7 Kiyosumi,
Koto-ku,
Tokyo (map)
Tel: 03-3820-8825

open from 11:00AM to 7:00PM
closed Tuesday and Wednesday.

Photo by Isao Hashinoki

We are pleased to announce an exhibition, “Handiwork of India I, by Neeru Kumar”.

India, the birthplace of cotton, has the richest textile culture in the world.
Its original, vivid dyeing and embroidery techniques
have been brought up to date by designer Neeru Kumar.

Her clothes are works of art that combine
minutely-detailed Indian handiwork and handwoven cloth
with a simple, modern silhouette.

150 items of clothing and shawls, specially chosen by Jurgen Lehl,
will be exhibited and sold at the Kiyosumi Babaghuri shop
from the 19th to the 23rd of May.

We hope you will take this unique opportunity to come and see Kumar’s brilliant work.

Place:
Babaghuri shop
1F 3-1-7 Kiyosumi,
Koto-ku,
Tokyo (map)
Tel: 03-3820-8825

open from 11:00AM to 7:00PM
closed Tuesday and Wednesday.