minä perhonenpiece, (weeks mix)Weeks Cover Only
*Weeks book sold separately.
minä perhonen creates timeless, all-original garment textiles that are specially dyed, embroidered, and woven to recreate hand-drawn designs.
The piece, series are patchwork covers assembled by hand using all the left-over pieces saved during the production of clothing. This design comes to life with the union of meticulously created textiles of various colors, fabrics, and styles.
The Weeks mix cover uses nine different fabrics. We hope you enjoy the varying textures of each textile.
The cover interior is a smoky, calming yellow and features an embroidered butterfly on the top left.
The pen hook is designed to hold a pen by its clip.
The zipper pull contains a loop made of natural leather, which is accented with a butterfly charm.
Each patch is cut from a different spot in the original textile and sewn into the patchwork by hand, giving every cover an entirely unique look. Due to the limited nature of this cover, it is available through lottery sale. For more information, please see the About Lottery Sales section below.
Textiles used in piece, (weeks mix)
1. robin (2019-20 Autumn/Winter)
This textile depicts robins that fly by the season, expressed by gathering square-shaped embroidery.
*The robin textile comes in two colors.
2. kaleidoscope (2011-12 Autumn/Winter)
This three-dimensional Jacquard velvet design explores the world of shapes as seen through a spinning kaleidoscope.
3. hana hane (2012-13 Autumn/Winter)
Butterflies gently flutter across the cloth, their wings contrasting against the background’s colors and smears from the original hand-painted art.
4. light stick (2014-15 Autumn/Winter)
Small grains of embroidery gather to draw lines like that of crystallization of light. It’s as if the land particles of light are shining on land.
5. metsä (2012 Spring/Summer)
This velvet jacquard textile expresses trees in a forest that has been rained in a morning dew, transformed by a shine of sunlight and is surrounded by a calm silence.
6. wavelet (2013 Spring/Summer)
This pintuck-woven textile is colored with a gradient reminiscent of the ocean, and almost makes you feel like you can hear the quiet churning of waves.
7. tambourine (2000-01 Autumn/Winter)
Freehand-drawn circles are embroidered in dots that protrude from the fabric in this minä perhonen classic.
8. foliage (2020-21 Autumn/Winter)
A textile with a rich color scheme that evokes the image of the trees changing its look as their leaves color. Carefully expresses the original drawing made by pasting pieces of paper.
9. yume (2020-21 Autumn/Winter)
This textile shows a scenery from a dream where flowers are floating around. The touch of the original drawing is dynamically expressed with embroidery.
About minä perhonen
minä perhonen is a brand created by designer Akira Minagawa.
First founded in 1995 under the name minä, and renamed “minä perhonen” in 2003. In Finnish, “minä” means “I,” and “perhonen” means “butterfly,” expressing Minagawa’s hopes to create designs as light-hearted and beautiful as a butterfly’s flapping wings.
https://www.mina-perhonen.jp/en/
Interviews with minä perhonen’s Akira Minagawa
- Continuing to create. Continuing to think. (Japanese)
- From a Single Grain of Wheat (Japanese)
- The Fish Market and the Sewing Machine (Japanese)
Staff List
- Photographer
- Styled Images:Shinnosuke Yoshimori/ Product Detail: Hiroyuki Oe
- Stylist
- Reiko Ogino
- Makeup & Hair
- Yoko Hirakawa (mod's hair)
- Model
- Rei Kadota (Image)
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- minä perhonenpiece, (weeks mix)Weeks Cover Only
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Compatible
Techo Books
WeeksWeekly planner
Weeks MegaWeekly planner
[Weeks] Weekly Pages
- Slim, compact and portable weekly Hobonichi Techo
- The Weeks offers a weekly calendar and a blank memo page on each full-page spread. It contains lots of memo pages in the back but is still compact enough to fit into a bag or suit pocket.
- Monday-start
- Slim wallet size
- Thickness: 10 mm (0.4”)
- Weekly pages
- Yearly calendar
- Yearly index
- Monthly calendar
- Memo pages
[Weeks Mega] Weekly Pages
- A weekly techo with tons of memo pages to fill in
- The Weeks Mega offers a weekly calendar and a blank memo page on each full-page spread, with three times the number of memo pages in the back compared to the standard Weeks.
- Monday-start
- Slim wallet size
- Thickness: 13 mm (0.5”)
- Weekly pages
- Yearly calendar
- Yearly index
- Monthly calendar
- Memo pages (3x more than the Weeks)
About Lottery Sales
We have done our best to offer as many of these items as we can, but if the number of customers purchasing this cover exceeds the number we could make, we will hold a lottery to determine which customers will have an opportunity to complete their purchase.
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Specifications
- Cover
Size W: 120 x H: 215 x T: 23 mm / W: 4.7" x H: 8.5" x T: 0.9"
*Excluding zipper pull
*Specifications may vary slightlyWeight Approx. 164 g Main material Exterior: Cotton, linen, etc.
Interior: Cow leather
Zipper pull: Cow leather
Please Read Before You Buy
In order to provide you with the most satisfaction for your product, we've compiled a list of warnings, potential issues, and tips to keep in mind for this particular product. Please be sure to read this information carefully before placing your order.
- Actual specifications may vary from listing
Each item is individually assembled and sewn by hand by a factory worker. Best efforts are made to ensure consistent sizes and specifications, but there may be slight differences.
- Pattern alignment varies by product
The patterned fabric has not been aligned to a specific layout, so the placement of each design will vary by product. The product will not be an exact replica of the one in the product photographs.
- Threads may protrude from embroidered area
Please note that embroidered areas may contain threads that protrude from the design.
- Stitching may be slightly curved or bumpy
Stitching may be slightly curved or bumpy as a result of sewing together materials of various thicknesses.
- Patchwork patterns vary by cover
The textiles comprising the patchwork design differ by design and location for each cover. Please understand the random nature of the design before ordering.
- Leather may contain preexisting wrinkles and marks
In order to allow customers the enjoyment of all-natural leather, the leather is processed in a way that retains its original feel. This may leave imperfections visible on the surface of the cover, such as wrinkles, scratches, stains, or vein marks.
Depending on the conditions in which the cover is used, natural oils of the leather may emerge and appear as stains. We ask for your understanding for these naturally-occurring characteristics of genuine leather.
- Use caution around sharp objects
The material in this product snags easily on sharp objects, so please handle with care.
- This cover is meant to be fitted with one side of the Weeks book cover
This cover is designed to hold only one side of the planner book cover. Forcing both sides of the book into the cover will place stress on the book spine and may cause ripping or hinder the zipper.
- Avoid storing in hot and humid places
Please avoid storing your product in hot, humid places or placing it atop other objects for long periods of time as this may result in lower quality and color stains.
- Usable with the Weeks Mega
This item can also be used with the Weeks Mega.
- Inquiries about the minä perhonen collaboration covers
These Hobonichi Techo cover designs were directed by minä perhonen, but produced by Hobonichi. Inquiries about these covers cannot be answered at minä perhonen shop locations, so please contact the Hobonichi Store with any questions or concerns.