CONFERENCE: “Maekake, the iconic apron of sake brewers” (Saturday – 15:15)

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Saturday, September 28th, 2024 from 3:15 pm to 4:00 pm

To mark the publication in France of the book MAEKAKE by ANYTHING, the Japanese apron taking over the world, written by Sophie Gallé-Soas, Éditions Akinomé (bilingual French-English).

Sophie Gallé-Soas will retrace the history of Maekake back to the 14th century, the peak of its production in the 1960s in Toyohashi (Aichi Préfecture), and its gradual decline. Until Kazuhiro Nishimura, CEO of ANYTHING, decided, 20 years ago, to restart the weaving of Maekake on century-old looms originally designed by Toyota.

Lecturer:

Talk by Sophie GALLÉ-SOAS ,former editor-in-chief of France Sushi magazine, and now journalist for PARI PARI, the new online medium for Japanese products and restaurants in France.

This conference will be held in French.