Since the opening of A&S Daikanyama in 2018, we have been focusing on the axis of “home” and “basic” to present our classic items - pajamas, inner wears, daily goods including towels and items for bedrooms and bathrooms – which are made to be enjoyed regardless of season or age.

In this issue, we introduce you to “Ankle 5 Pocket Denim Pants”, our denim pants which can be worn throughout the year.

Since the opening of A&S Daikanyama in 2018, we have been focusing on the axis of “home” and “basic” to present our classic items - pajamas, inner wears, daily goods including towels and items for bedrooms and bathrooms – which are made to be enjoyed regardless of season or age.

In this issue, we introduce you to “Ankle 5 Pocket Denim Pants”, our denim pants which can be worn throughout the year.

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2019SS collection will be available at A&S stores starting from Friday, February 1st.

Along with an ethnic allure, the new collection features items with detailed stitch work, embroidery and Indian nuances created by madras check and Bengala dye to bring you a collection elevated by the colors of spices and herbs such as cumin, turmeric, parsley and mint.

Our unique and voluminous silhouettes created by widening the sides and shoulders and items featuring flat patterns will be there together with items made from light fabrics which will be perfect for the hot and humid Japanese summer. Please come and experience them at our stores.

A&S staffs will be looking forward to seeing you soon.

→ 2019 SS COLLECTION

• ※ Please contact our stores or send us a message via “contact form” for any inquiries.
• ※ Please note that some pieces may not be available due to its limited production.

“At first glance, it is basic and modest but it has an elegance. Such was my ideal shoe which I wanted to craft.” Mr. Shoji Kawaguchi said.
Mr. Kawaguchi is the founder of “MARQUESS”, the bespoke shoe brand in Ginza. After working at prestigious English shoe brands such as “Foster & Son” and “Edward Green”, he has earned a reputation as a highly skilled artisan both in Japan and abroad. What Mr. Kawaguchi created for “ARTS&SCIENCE” was a collection of ready-to-wear women’s shoes. Working mainly with men’s bespoke shoes, what triggered Mr. Kawaguchi to craft women’s shoes? We bring you a feature issue titled “Behind the Scenes” to find out why.

“At first glance, it is basic and modest but it has an elegance. Such was my ideal shoe which I wanted to craft.” Mr. Shoji Kawaguchi said.
Mr. Kawaguchi is the founder of “MARQUESS”, the bespoke shoe brand in Ginza. After working at prestigious English shoe brands such as “Foster & Son” and “Edward Green”, he has earned a reputation as a highly skilled artisan both in Japan and abroad. What Mr. Kawaguchi created for “ARTS&SCIENCE” was a collection of ready-to-wear women’s shoes. Working mainly with men’s bespoke shoes, what triggered Mr. Kawaguchi to craft women’s shoes? We bring you a feature issue titled “Behind the Scenes” to find out why.

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From Friday February 1st to Thursday 28th, “SHOES and THINGS” will host a semi-order event of women’s ready-to-wear shoes featuring the bespoke shoe brand “MARQUESS”. The event marks our new engagement between “MARQUESS” and “ARTS&SCIENCE” which began last year at “CORNER” in Kyoto.

During the 2 days of Saturday February 9th and Sunday 10th, the designer Mr. Kawaguchi will be present at the store. Exclusive leathers not available in the standard lineup will also be there for you to choose from. Please do not miss this rare occasion where you can discuss with the designer to create your very own pair.

* Saturday February 9th and Sunday 10th will be limited to customers with appointments. To make your reservation, please call “SHOES and THINGS”.
(All are welcome to take a look at the collection but please kindly note that in peak hours, the service will be limited to customers with reservations)

Please take a look at our article featuring the collection.
→ Behind the Scenes — MARQUESS

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Faye Toogood’s installation “THE FORAGER”, which took place at A&S in 2017, was highly acclaimed. From Friday February 8th to Sunday February 24th, AT THE CORNER will present an exhibition / order event featuring “Roly-Poly” chairs.

In advance to the opening, let us take a glance at Faye Toogood’s creative works and see where it all began.

Faye Toogood’s installation “THE FORAGER”, which took place at A&S in 2017, was highly acclaimed. From Friday February 8th to Sunday February 24th, AT THE CORNER will present an exhibition/order event featuring “Roly-Poly” chairs.

In advance to the opening, let us take a glance at Faye Toogood’s creative works and see where it all began.

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From Sunday January 13th 2019, art books selected by “POST”, the bookshop in Ebisu, Tokyo will come together at &SHOP KYOTO.

The event will feature works from “Edition Maeght” which was established in 1973 as the publishing division of the historic Galerie Maeght in France. For the event, we bring you the art magazine “Derrière le miroir” and works by the artist Warja Lavater, who is famous for creating books bound in accordion-style.

All works featured in the exhibition are highly artistic pieces in lithography. Please come and experience them at our store. We look forward to your visit.

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Antonello Tedde, the creator behind bags using traditional hand woven fabrics from the Italian island of Sardinia, will be launching a new collection of home accessories titled “ANTOTE”.

OVER THE COUNTER brings you a preview of the new collection together with an order event where you can select your own pattern and yarn (available in 30 colors) for seat cushions, mats and rugs. Please come and select your favorite piece to enliven your everyday life. We look forward to seeing you at the store.

• ※ Please contact our stores or send us a message via “contact form” for any inquiries.
• ※ Please note that some pieces may not be available due to its limited production.

For the second time, ARTS&SCIENCE will be presenting an order event of furniture in collaboration with the woodworking artist, Masashi Ifuji at our two stores in Tokyo and Kyoto.

From mizuya tansu* to ornamental drawers, the event will feature drawers that can be customized depending on where and how you would like to use them. The event will also feature new collection of vegetable-dyed oval boxes and a series of mirrors including cheval mirrors. Please come and order your very own furniture to match your needs. We look forward to your visit.

*mizuya tansu: Japanese traditional cupboards and furniture used in kitchens

• ※ Please contact our stores or send us a message via “contact form” for any inquiries.
• ※ Please note that some pieces may not be available due to its limited production.

Allow us to announce that between January 4th and 27th, 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.

• ※ Please contact our stores or send us a message via “contact form” for any inquiries.
• ※ Please note that some pieces may not be available due to its limited production.

In this feature, we introduce you to ARTS&SCIENCE Daikanyama which opened its door on Saturday, November 3rd 2018. We bring you with some images and introduction about the store concept and its lineup.

In this feature, we introduce you to ARTS&SCIENCE Daikanyama which opened its door on Saturday, November 3rd 2018. We bring you with some images and introduction about the store concept and its lineup.

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Thank you for your continued support and interest towards ARTS&SCIENCE. From December 1st 2018, AT THE CORNER will be closed every Monday during the exhibition period. Please find the closure dates for December.

Closure dates: Monday December 3rd, 10th, 17th
* We will be open on the national holiday of 24th.

Thank you for your understanding.

This year, we welcome William Welstead for the 12th trunkshow at A&S.

Starting with A&S Aoyama, the trunkshow will travel to A&S Kyoto and A&S Marunouchi to present the latest collection at three venues. Gemstone rings featuring colored stones, necklace and bracelet from “Nizam” diamond series and eternity rings in extraordinary cuts are all part of the collection. At A&S Aoyama, the designer William Welstead will be present to welcome and to meet our customers. We look forward to seeing you there.

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Handmade stoles by “Yaser Shaw” are coming to A&S Aoyama and &SHOP KYOTO from Friday, November 16th. Yaser Shaw’s pure handmade pashmina stoles are all handspun, handwoven and handstitched using the traditional techniques of Kashmir, India. The rich collection featuring embroidered pieces will also include exclusive pieces with A&S tastes. We look forward to your visit.

Please come and enjoy the exquisite texture of pashmina at our stores.

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Reliure is a traditional bookbinding technique where a bookbinder puts his/her skill in rebinding a temporary bound book with the request of a booklover. Even in the era of mass printed machine-bound books, this technique continues through this day. In the exhibition “CAHIERS”, whose title is taken from the French word for “notebooks”, we will be exhibiting Higuchi’s works. Her works will also be available for sale. Each of the 14 notebooks created with respect to 14 personalities ranging from painter, architect, dancer, mathematician and travelling violinist is made from different paper and leather collected from various parts of Europe exclusively for this event which makes each piece unique.

Ranging from diary, guestbook to sketchbook, please come and enjoy the profound universe of Higuchi’s works where each notebook becomes a book with the passing of time.

SPECIAL EVENT !
From Friday December 7th to Thursday 13th, the event will also feature exclusive jewelries made by Marie-Hélène de Taillac. Please don’t miss this opportunity where colorful jewelry meets extraordinary notebooks bound in leather.

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New Year’s decoration by the florist “Mitate” is coming back to A&S. We have a wide selection ranging from modern kadomatsu* to tricolor waramochi** set in A&S exclusive lacquerware to newest decorations featuring Chinese twelve zodiacs and musubi yanagi*** in a special vase made by “Konbu Kanamono” in Kyoto. Please come and enjoy the latest collection to celebrate the arrival of the New Year.

*kadomatsu: gate decorations with pine branches
** waramochi: sweet paste made from straws
***musubi yanagi: decorations made from willow trees

Mitate’s items will be available at HIN Arts & Science in Kyoto and OVER THE COUNTER in Tokyo. We look forward to your visit.

※ Please note that period when Mitate’s items are available are different between Kyoto and Tokyo.

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Holiday ornaments from “Vintage by Crystal” are coming back to Over the Counter!

As we wait for the arrival of the holiday season, about 200 pieces will be available from Friday, November 16th in advance to the launch of our holiday collection. From Santa Claus to angels and animals, ornaments made from handspun cotton, vintage parts and nuts are all here. Each piece is filled with handcrafted warmth and charming expression. Please come and see them at our store.

* Other items from our holiday collection will be available at A&S stores from Friday, November 23rd.

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This season, we bring you a wide selection of shoes and boots including new shapes such as No.24 and No.52, which are both featured in our 18AW catalogue. Please explore the collection with our socks available in seasonal hues.

This season, we bring you a wide selection of shoes and boots including new shapes such as No.24 and No.52, which are both featured in our 18AW catalogue. Please explore the collection with our socks available in seasonal hues.

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We have returned to the place where ARTS&SCIENCE began: a private house in Daikanyama that we have thoroughly renovated into a new brick-and-mortar shop. Here we are declaring "Home & Basics" as our concept.

The offerings span a home collection built on a principle of discreet luxury as well as classic, standard ARTS&SCIENCE garments and everyday items that, over the past few years, have become the tried-and-true pillars of our design philosophy: seasonless, genderless.

The basic items for which our customers have developed a permanent fondness will always be on hand. We look forward to welcoming you to the new store to see your trusted favorites and to discover new indispensible tools for daily living.

For the third time since 2010 and 2014, ARTS&SCIENCE is hosting an exhibition featuring Ernst Gamperl from Friday October 26th to Sunday November 11th at two venues, Tokyo and Kyoto.

The exhibition will showcase a series of works -including large objects - created by Ernst Gamperl, the winner of the annual LOEWE Craft Prize 2017, an international award with the mission of introducing extraordinary craftsmanship which are given to modern artisans around the world. Gamperl’s expressive and original works are made from trees which were cut down due to various reasons. Gamperl ventures on using these materials which undergo changes in form together with the advancement of the drying process. We hope you will enjoy Gamperl’s profound works which bring forth the characteristic of the tree itself. We look forward to your visit.

• ※ Photography by Bernhard Spöttel
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Atsushi Sakai is a woodworking artist and the curator of “Sajiya”, the gallery-atelier in the peaceful town of Ushimado in Okayama. Sakai’s first exhibition after changing his artist name to 瀟木子 Sho Bok Si will be held at HIN Arts & Science Nijodori Kyoto from Friday November 2nd to Sunday November 11th 2018.

Various wooden spoons from the classic 25-size to one-of-a-kind pieces will be available. We look forward to seeing you there.

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Knitted items in rich hues and basic designs that are easy to mix and match are here. Please come and see them at our stores.

Knitted items in rich hues and basic designs that are easy to mix and match are here. Please come and see them at our stores.

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SUPPER CLUB NO.29 is taking place at DOWN THE STAIRS from Sunday October 21st to Tuesday October 23rd for a limited period of 3 days.

For our 29th SUPPER CLUB, we welcome the chef, Sota Atsumi from the long-established CLOWN BAR in Paris. Atsumi’s dishes which combines gastronomy and techniques were highly popular during our previous SUPPER CLUB in 2015. After thorough preparations, Atsumi will be opening his restaurant MAISON in January 2019. For the coming SUPPER CLUB, we welcome Rikako Kobayashi, who worked with Atsumi as patissier at CLOWN BAR, to present KISSA* MAISON. The event will feature French sweets made from ingredients of the season to pair them with natural wines. 5 dessert dishes - including savory desserts – will also be available as a la carte dishes. CLOWN BAR’s iconic dish will also be back. Please come and enjoy this exclusive chance to enjoy MAISON’s desserts prior to its opening.

*Kissa = coffee parlour

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Items created in collaboration with “Stephan Janson”, the Milanese brand established in 1989, are now here at A&S AOYAMA.

Items created in collaboration with “Stephan Janson”, the Milanese brand established in 1989, are now here at A&S AOYAMA.

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ARTS&SCIENCE is opening a new corner at Nijo Dori Kyoto on Saturday, October 13th 2018. The new corner will be a small space featuring shoes and leather accessories. For the opening, we will be launching a semi-order event of women’s shoes made by Shoji Kawaguchi, the bespoke shoemaker of “MARQUESS”.

More detail will follow on our website. Please stay tuned.

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Items made from our classic “Dyed Leather”, which A&S has been introducing for the past seasons, is available. Please come visit our stores to explore more.

Items made from our classic “Dyed Leather”, which A&S has been introducing for the past seasons, is available. Please come visit our stores to explore more.

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We hope this finds you well.

We would like to inform you that Sunday September 30th will be the last day of the Friday-to-Sunday weekend opening at DOWN THE STAIRS. We will go into a temporary closure from October for future preparations. We will be back again in late October with interesting events so please follow us through our website and social media.

We’ll see you soon!

ARTS&SCIENCE presents an event featuring “MERCI BAKE” at our Kyoto Bekkan from Friday October 12th to Monday October 15th 2018.

MERCI BAKE, a French confectionery shop based in Setagaya’s Shoin Jinja Dori in Tokyo, is coming to Kyoto for an exclusive cake shop limited for 4 days! Their all-time favorites such as pound cake, scone, granola and many more menus will be available to enjoy on the spot or as takeaways.

Please don’t miss this occasion to enjoy MERCI BAKE’s delights this autumn in Kyoto. We look forward to seeing you there.

*Please note that Sunday October 14th is fully booked with reservations for dine-in customers (takeaways will be available without reservations).

The menswear brand “amachi.” is available at &SHOP AOYAMA since Friday, September 14th. The store features items created in collaboration with amachi. and A&S. This photo report will bring you a closer look at the installation marking the launch of these items.
Collaboration items and items from amachi.’s collection is currently available at our store. We look forward to your visit.

The menswear brand “amachi.” is available at &SHOP AOYAMA since Friday, September 14th. The store features items created in collaboration with amachi. and A&S. This photo report will bring you a closer look at the installation marking the launch of these items.
Collaboration items and items from amachi.’s collection is currently available at our store. We look forward to your visit.

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“MAN-TLE” is a brand which holds “HEAVY WEIGHT CLOTHING” as their brand concept. MAN-TLE’s items from their latest collection is now available at &SHOP AOYAMA. From this season, women’s items have been added to further enrich their collection. Please stop by to take a look at their pieces.

“MAN-TLE” is a brand which holds “HEAVY WEIGHT CLOTHING” as their brand concept. MAN-TLE’s items from their latest collection is now available at &SHOP AOYAMA. From this season, women’s items have been added to further enrich their collection. Please stop by to take a look at their pieces.

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