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Win A Scarf From Hikaru Noguchi

Win A Scarf From Hikaru Noguchi

January 12, 2019
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Hikaru Noguchi moved to England from Japan in 1989 to study constructed textiles and specialize in knitwear. Finding a measure of artistic freedom and stimulation in England which she had not found in Japan, she stayed on after her studies to take up knitted textile design work, developing new and innovative textiles for furnishings, scarves, bags and garments. With influences from traditional knit patterns and techniques, such as Fair Isle, Aran, embroidery and stripe, she seeks a look that is both sophisticated and quirky. Throughout, her fundamental theme is one of joie de vivre. 

Hikaru's work has developed to mix texture, colour and hand knit qualities. Sources of inspiration are diverse, from flea markets all over the world to paintings of De Chirico. Her starting point is nearly always considering the textures and structures of a new piece before thinking about the colours of the fabric. Her studio contains two knitting machines, which she constantly uses to experiment by knitting small samples of fabric, and a lot of old knitting pattern books. She often finds inspiration in her collection of books on traditional folk costumes, which show how knitting has developed and diversified over the ages.

The quality of the materials she uses is also very important to Hikaru; 95% of her yarns come from Scotland and Italy, where you find the finest spinners in the world. Hikaru has participated in many shows and exhibitions all over the world, and her work is sold in boutiques and department stores in London, Paris, New York, and Tokyo. We have one of her beautiful scarves to give away worth £120.

www.hikarunoguchi.com

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1 comment

I ,too, am a knitter. I think it is an under appreciated art form; one that encompasses color, form, and pattern.Artists like Hikaru help lift knitting from craft to art

judith FinkelsteinJanuary 20, 2019

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