Design Niwaki
Made in China
Dimensions Ø26cm x L41cm
Colour & Materiality 16oz water-resistant cotton canvas, tan
Hard-wearing, weatherproof canvas, lined bottom for your gardening kit and other sharp stuff, one nice big pocket inside, and not a lot else. Pretty much the perfect bag in fact, following the golden rule: keep it simple. Single strap to wear over the shoulder. Standard Niwaki Tan 16oz coated canvas.
Niwaki means garden tree, but implies far more—Japanese gardens are landscapes, microcosms of nature, and the trees are all shaped to fit into those landscapes. Niwaki was founded by Jake Hobson, who through a thoughtful collection of shears, secateurs, and sickles, has created a strong community of gardeners who appreciate the superb quality of Japanese craftsmanship. Originally trained as a sculptor at The Slade School of Art, Hobson looks to his hedges like a sculptor looks to a block of stone, anticipating the form waiting to reveal itself from under the deep mass of foliage. Beyond his natural skill with shears, it is his unique eye that has given Jake Hobson international acclaim. Shaping shrubs into rolling waves and pines into billows of clouds—these Japanese forms, in harmony amidst the English countryside, are a sight to behold. Read our interview with Jake Hobson in Volume II of MINKA.
