Rebecca Cairns
Features Writer at CNN International
📍 HK-based digital writer 🇭🇰 🖋 Current: Features Writer at CNN 💻 Previous: Compare Retreats, HK Tatler, Travel+Leisure, Insider, Fodor’s + more
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1 week ago |
cnn.co.jp | Rebecca Cairns
着物は日本の文化的アイデンティティーに深く織り込まれている。しかし今では、この象徴的な衣服が着用される機会はほとんどない。 着物は主にフォーマルな場で着られ、何世代にもわたって保管されることも多く、アナリストらは数十億ドル相当の着物がクローゼットに眠っているとみる。 小売りスタートアップ、ＰＯＴＡＴＯの河村晶太郎最高経営責任者（ＣＥＯ）は、この状況を変えたいと考え、日本の伝統工芸の職人と協力し、不要になった着物をスニーカーなどの新しい製品にアップサイクルしている。 河村氏は、着物の生地を日常生活で使えるように形を変えることで、この文化をさまざまな形で守れると語る。 「ＴＯＫＹＯ ＫＩＭＯＮＯ ＳＨＯＥＳ」を立ち上げた当時の河村晶太郎ＣＥＯ＝２０２２年/CNN 同社の主力ブランドである「ＴＯＫＹＯ ＫＩＭＯＮＯ ＳＨＯＥＳ」は、１９５０年代から履物を手作りしている東京・浅草の靴職人工場と提携している。河村氏によると、着物１着から作れるスニーカーは２０足で、世界中の顧客に１足およそ３２５ドル（約４万６０００円）で販売されている。...
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2 weeks ago |
cnn.com | Rebecca Cairns
CNN — Kimonos are deeply woven into the fabric of Japan’s cultural identity. Yet, the iconic garment is rarely worn now. Mostly relegated to formal occasions, kimonos are often kept for generations — and analysts suspect there are billions of dollars’ worth gathering dust in the nation’s closets. But entrepreneur Shotaro Kawamura, CEO of retail holding company Potato Ltd., wants to change that.
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3 weeks ago |
waaytv.com | Rebecca Cairns
(CNN) — Born in the Italian town of Brescia, Roberto Beltrami grew up just a few hours’ drive from Venice and the island of Murano, world-famous for producing beautiful glassware. But it was nearly 4,000 miles away in Boston, Massachusetts, that he first came across the art of glassblowing. “I was just so struck by this material, the colors, the transparency, the shapes,” recalled Beltrami.
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3 weeks ago |
cnn.com | Rebecca Cairns
CNN — Born in the Italian town of Brescia, Roberto Beltrami grew up just a few hours’ drive from Venice and the island of Murano, world-famous for producing beautiful glassware. But it was nearly 4,000 miles away in Boston, Massachusetts, that he first came across the art of glassblowing. “I was just so struck by this material, the colors, the transparency, the shapes,” recalled Beltrami.
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1 month ago |
yahoo.com | Rebecca Cairns
Editor’s Note: Call to Earth is a CNN editorial series committed to reporting on the environmental challenges facing our planet, together with the solutions. Rolex’s Perpetual Planet Initiative has partnered with CNN to drive awareness and education around key sustainability issues and to inspire positive action. Pangolins have two claims to fame: first, that they are the world’s only scaly mammal, and second, they are one of the most trafficked animals globally.
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