Mood Indigo: Tokushima’s BUAISOU Collective Is Reviving Traditional Dyeing

Making natural indigo dye – sukumo in Japanese – is back-breaking work. For the five young minds behind BUAISOU, a collective of farmer-artisans in Tokushima prefecture, it’s become an obsession. Attending London Craft Week, co-founder Kakuo Kaji explains the labour of love behind the brand’s coveted range of clothing and homeware. Writer: Debika Ray Photographer: Maki Hayashida This story appears in the third edition of Culture Trip magazine: the Gender and Identity issue.