Suzusan is a Japanese company using Shibori, “the twist” in Japanese, to ennoble its fabrics. For five generations, the Murase family has used this ancestral technique of hand-dyeing pieces of cashmere, alpaca or silk fabrics, patiently knotted. Suzusan now produces sweaters in rich colors and patterns, inspired by the past and present, thick scarves and stoles so thin they become almost transparent. The label has made fabrics for  Yohji Yamamoto, Dior, to Loewe.

Hiroyuki Murase, called Hiro, breathes new life into the Japanese craft of shibori. The company is based in a backyard studio Düsseldorf, opposite the Weltkunstzimmer, and sells its collection far beyond.