HIN Arts & Science, Nijodori Kyoto announces the upcoming exhibition, “An Encouragement of Bunraku”. This exhibition was made possible when Sonya Park initiated a celebration to commemorate the succession of Toyotake Sakihodayu, her friend for over 15 years and the narrator of Ningyo Joruri Bunraku (a traditional theatrical art featuring puppets) as the 6th Takemoto Oritayu. From Tayu’s personal belongings to puppeteer costumes and props, the exhibition showcases rare objects which are often closed to the public. With respect to Oritayu’s profound knowledge toward crafts and products, the exhibition also features Oritayu’s kubarimono, his novelty collection. It will be an exceptional opportunity to experience the traditional art which is so unique to Japan. Arts & Science is pleased to share the charm of Bunraku and we look forward to your visit.

A book signing event will take place to celebrate the launch of the 6th Oritayu’s published work, Bunraku no Susume -An Encouragement of Bunraku- (Jitsugyo no Nihon Sha). More detail to follow on our website and SNS.

• Exhibition support (titles without honorifics): Takemoto Oritayu / Yoshida Minoshiro
• ※ Please contact our stores or send us a message via “contact form” for any inquiries.

ARTS&SCIENCE presents “Out of Proportion”, a new proposal towards our genderless collection for the coming season.

“Out of Proportion” pieces are unique for their aerial silhouettes made possible by a bold enlargement of classical and existing shapes. While staying true to existing measurements of our necklines and sleeves, the calculated pattern exhibits a contrast between parts that are voluminous and those that embrace the body.

Shown here are excerpts from the collection which will be available at stores in February and March. Due to its design and its variation in sizes, this gender free item will suits many.

ARTS&SCIENCE presents “Out of Proportion”, a new proposal towards our genderless collection for the coming season.

“Out of Proportion” pieces are unique for their aerial silhouettes made possible by a bold enlargement of classical and existing shapes. While staying true to existing measurements of our necklines and sleeves, the calculated pattern exhibits a contrast between parts that are voluminous and those that embrace the body.

Shown here are excerpts from the collection which will be available at stores in February and March. Due to its design and its variation in sizes, this gender free item will suits many.

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From February 9th, group of Rolex and other genuine antique watches are to line &SHOP Kyoto store. Hope you can join us.

We are proud to announce that A&S Aoyama shop between February 10th and 11th will hold a special occasion for ordering 2018AW collection of Isabella Stefanelli. Varieties of shapes and the materials are selectable for you to create your own personalized item such as jackets, coats and bags. Unveiling of the collection is faster than anywhere else. Isabella herself will be there to assist you with your selection. Come and join us to see the series of well-crafted pieces by Isabella Stefanelli.

Allow us to announce that between February 2nd and 25th, the jewelry from noguchi will line the A&S Kyoto store. You will be able to find more wider variety of rings, earrings, and necklaces compared to the usual product lines. Please drop by and see them for yourselves.

Allow us to inform you that ahead of 2018SS launch on February 2nd, you will be able to browse the season image　photo taken by photographer Rinko Kawauchi by visiting the GALLERY page. Please enjoy.

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Between February 2nd and 18th, we are proud to invite MAN-TLE from Australia to AT THE CORNER to present a pop-up store, “MAN-TLE shop”.

The brand character is determined by the high dense heavyweight cotton, resembling the wild Australian landscape.The garment will come to adopt regardless of whoever is a wearer, changing
its expression.

“MAN-TLE shop” will showcase the latest collection from 18SS and collaborative item with A&S. You can also find an original metallic items and image book by the brand. Larz Harry and Aida Kim, the two designers will be present at the gallery on Friday, 2nd.

Join us for this rare occasion to experience the world interpreted by MAN-TLE.

A&S welcomes the designer, Yaser Shaw for his 4th trunkshow in Japan. The event will take place between Friday, December 15th and Sunday, December 17th at two stores, A&S Aoyama and &SHOP Kyoto. Shaw’s pashmina stoles are all made from skilled artisans by hand: from yarn spinning, weaving to embroidery. More than 200 stoles including an exclusive A&S pieces will be available during the 3 days. Please come and enjoy the exquisite touch of the supreme material.

ARTS&SCIENCE welcomes William Welstead for its 11th trunk show, ＜Pave Diamond＞. Pave is all about setting diamonds very close together so they are almost touching each other. Giving off a pale radiance, jewelries consisting small diamonds in eight cut and brilliant cut will line the store all at once. The designer William Welstead will be present as well. Hoping you can join us in both Tokyo and Kyoto.

With the trunk show as the start, AT THE CORNER will hold its third ＜A&S JEWELRY SHOP＞. The usual selection of jewelries from store will array the site. Hope you can join us.

With the ＜William Welstead 11th Trunk Show＞ as the start, AT THE CORNER will hold its third ＜A&S JEWELRY SHOP＞. Not only the usual selection from A&S store will all align, you will be able find antique jewelries and watches as well. Please look in to seek for your holiday season gifts.

We are proud to invite the Tokyo-based bookseller POST to &SHOP Kyoto to present a pop-up store. The store will feature a changing selection of seventy art and photography titles from the publishers Steidl, Lecturis, Stichting Kunstimplantaat, Phaidon, Damiani, Fw:, Gagosian, Foci Press, Éditions Xavier Barral, Kunstaus Bregenz, and Slewe Gallery. We hope you will have a chance to catch this wonderful collection from POST, available at &SHOP during this holiday season only.

From Thursday, November 23rd, stuffed doll artist Kyoko Umezu will bring her new work of ＜Plum’s＞ to both Tokyo and Kyoto. All kinds of polar bear will be showcased in &SHOP Aoyama, and “Wabisuke”, series of animals sitting on zabuton, a Japanese cushion shall line HIN / Arts & Science, Nijodori Kyoto. Ms. Umezu will be present at the store on the 23rd. Hope you will join us.

To celebrate the coming New Year, HIN / Arts & Science, Nijodori Kyoto and OVER THE COUNTER welcomes the florist, Mitate for an exclusive order event of New Year ornaments. New Year ornaments has been traditionally used to welcome the Shinto deities who are believed to come visit us at the beginning of the New Year. Ranging from modern kadomatsu to Japanese cypress ornaments made in collaboration with the wood artist Masaru Kawai, Mitate’s works are traditional yet stylish and contemporary. During the event, we will also take orders for waramochi, exclusive only at A&S during this period. Please do not miss this occasion to create your original ornaments of the season.

Currently on view at A&S is an installation of Forager Suits designed by the sisters Faye and Erica Toogood using A&S textiles. TOOGOOD is a London-based brand that combines Faye Toogood’s talents as a designer of furniture, interiors, and sculptures with Erica Toogood's craftsmanship as a tailor and pattern cutter. The installation features a photo report that provides a view into the special world created by the sisters.

Currently on view at A&S is an installation of Forager Suits designed by the sisters Faye and Erica Toogood using A&S textiles. TOOGOOD is a London-based brand that combines Faye Toogood’s talents as a designer of furniture, interiors, and sculptures with Erica Toogood's craftsmanship as a tailor and pattern cutter. The installation features a photo report that provides a view into the special world created by the sisters.

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Please allow us to introduce the ＜Crocodile Leather＞ item from A&S 2017 AW Collection. The strength of a symbolic exotic crocodile leather, and the texture achieved only by high tannery technique will line the store. Items will be available form Friday, 27th of October at SHOES and THINGS and A&S Kyoto.

Please allow us to introduce the ＜Crocodile Leather＞ item from A&S 2017 AW Collection. The strength of a symbolic exotic crocodile leather, and the texture achieved only by high tannery technique will line the store. Items will be available form Friday, 27th of October at SHOES and THINGS and A&S Kyoto.

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ARTS&SCIENCE in collaboration with TOOGOOD will hold a new installation, THE FORAGER, taking place in both Tokyo and Kyoto.
THE FORAGER is inspired by the busy traveler an avid collector of beautiful foreign objects. The Forager Suit consisting of gilet, tunic and trousers, new and exclusive TOOGOOD shapes realized in ARTS&SCIENCE fabrics.
Inspired by 16th century Edo-period screens, Faye Toogood’s wallpaper collection for CALICO WALLPAPER transforms the gallery space into an English Landscape, accompanied by Faye’s Roly-Poly furniture and a collection of British found objects.
For the opening of Tokyo, designer Erica Toogood will be available as well. Please come and enjoy the world of TOOGOOD.

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We appreciate your constant patronage to ARTS&SCIENCE.We are afraid that DOWN THE STAIRS will be closed temporarily from Sunday, October 1st due to the maintenance towards the renewal.Regarding a reopen, it is to be announced on our website.We are deeply sorry for the inconvenience, but we ask for your kind understanding.

DOWN THE STAIRS

• * Regarding the other store, will be open as usual.

Lunch menu from Tuesday, September 26th – Sunday, September 30th. We look forward to your visit.

25 (MON)　Close
26 (TUE)　Bowl of rice topped with chicken and eggs / Today’s curry
27 (WED)　Fried cod with Vietnam sauce / Today’s curry
28 (THU)　Chinese pepper steak / Today’s curry
29 (FRI)　Tuna pickled in Korean style / Today’s curry
30 (SAT)　Sandwich plate / Daily lunch

• * The menu will not be available once the ingredients are finished.
• * The menu is prior to change without advance information.

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The exhibition “Nanako” by painter, calligrapher, and potter Kenichi Takanaka is currently on view at AT THE CORNER. We hope you will stop in to see it.

The exhibition “Nanako” by painter, calligrapher, and potter Kenichi Takanaka is currently on view at AT THE CORNER. We hope you will stop in to see it.

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• * Please contact our stores or get in touch with us from our contact form for more detail.
• * Please note that the item which you are interested in may not be available due to the changing daily stock situation.

It is our pleasure to announce the exhibition “Nanako” by painter, calligrapher, and potter Kenichi Takanaka. “Nanako” is the artist’s second exhibition at ARTS&SCIENCE and it will be presented in both Tokyo and Kyoto.

“Nanako” is a method of creating a relief pattern that resembles fish roe. The craftsman is said to “beat” or “sow” the texture into a surface using a special Nanako chisel. The exhibition will showcase 100 works that Kenichi Takanaka has created around the theme of soil, accompanied by a hanging calligraphic scroll.

The wife pitied the hen that was killed by the weasel, and she made a soup out of its corpse. She was in awe after taking one bite, saying, “The weasel must have been a skillful killer.” The taste of flesh is equal to how well you kill. Kenichi Takanaka

• * Please contact our stores or get in touch with us from our contact form for more detail.
• * Please note that the item which you are interested in may not be available due to the changing daily stock situation.

• * Please contact our stores or get in touch with us from our contact form for more detail.
• * Please note that the item which you are interested in may not be available due to the changing daily stock situation.

• * Please contact our stores or get in touch with us from our contact form for more detail.
• * Please note that the item which you are interested in may not be available due to the changing daily stock situation.

• * Please contact our stores or get in touch with us from our contact form for more detail.
• * Please note that the item which you are interested in may not be available due to the changing daily stock situation.