Maison Margiela’s Ebisu store has spent two decades giving a former factory another life. Its latest installation takes a similar approach to the materials inside.
Part of the house’s Line 2 creative dialogues, ‘Unravelled Memory, Rewoven Future’ brings together Tokyo-based artist Mio Suzuki and Les Manufactures Nationales – Sèvres & Mobilier National. Existing tapestries have been unravelled and rewoven, allowing their previous forms and histories to become part of something new.
The installation accompanies the latest chapter of ‘MaisonMargiela/folders’, which documents the Tokyo store and its relationship with Ebisu. A limited-edition zine includes staff recollections, local Tabi collectors, photography by Takashi Homma and an original manga.
The neighbourhood newsstands operated on November 5 only. Visitors can still ask about the zine at the store, where copies are available while stocks last; the installation remains open until November 15.