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minä perhonen piece, Lottery Sales

minä perhonen’s “piece,” cover is a perennial favorite in the Hobonichi Techo lineup. This time it returns for lottery sale with two new designs; you can apply for a chance to purchase the cover by entering the lottery beginning at February 1st, 11 AM Japan time. Entries close February 13th at 11 AM Japan time, so don’t miss out!

Every year’s collection of Hobonichi Techo covers includes a series by popular clothing and accessories brand minä perhonen, which creates original textiles that are specially dyed, embroidered and woven to recreate hand-drawn designs. These original textiles are hand-crafted with a very involved, time-consuming process; just a glance at these gorgeous textiles is enough to see that attention to detail, and one touch enough to feel all the hard work that goes into their creation. Just by wearing them — just by holding them — these fabrics will make you happy! That’s what it means to be a minä perhonen textile.

The “piece,” cover is a favorite in the Hobonichi Techo lineup every year. “piece,” patchwork covers are made with all the leftover pieces of textiles saved when creating clothing and handbags to keep them from going to waste. That concept demonstrates the love minä perhonen has for its creations.

Every year, minä perhonen dives into its textile archives and picks out designs specially for the Hobonichi Techo covers. The team carefully balances colors, patterns, and textures through trial and error before deciding on the perfect fit. The 2018 Spring lineup sees the addition of a new “spring mix” color scheme for the A6 Original / Planner and the A5 Cousin as well as the return of the “colorful mix” for the A5 Cousin.

Each cover is made meticulously by hand. Craftsmen cut each piece of fabric and sew the patches together. Each piece of fabric is different from the next, cut in unique places across the pattern, and each cover varies in the particular textiles that are included and the locations in which they’re placed. We hope you enjoy getting to meet your one-of-a-kind cover once it arrives at your door!

Due to limited availability, covers will be sold via lottery sale.

Textiles used in the “piece, (spring mix)” for A6 Original / Planner

1. land puzzle (2016-17 Autumn / Winter)

Corduroy ridges form various patterns, with shadows and 3D effects making it look like a scene you’re looking down on from the sky.

2. bobbin (2014 Spring / Summer)

A textile with bobbin-thread embroidery. The color scheme reflects that of the sea and sand.

3. skip (2009-10 Autumn / Winter)

This soft and sturdy cotton linen is embroidered with the image of small blossoms fluttering playfully through the air.

4. wavelet (2013 Spring / Summer)

This pintuck-woven textile sparkles with a silky gradient reminiscent of rippling waves.

5. centofiori（2015-16 Autumn / Winter）

This Velvet Jacquard textile shows a field filled with blooming flowers, this time in a way that will continue to bloom throughout even the coldest winter.

6. wooly ball (2009-10 Autumn / Winter)

This high-pile Jacquard textile depicts a fuzzy ball of yarn with a 3D look.

7. forest dot（2016 Spring / Summer）

This embroidered textile depicts spheres of trees and the shadows of their branches, all as viewed from overhead.

8. look (2012 Spring / Summer)

This textile was named after the way the mysterious watercolor-painted creatures peer at us from the other side.

9. winter lake（2016-17 Autumn / Winter）

A swan rests its wings while sitting in the winter lake along its migratory journey in this warm Jacquard Velvet piece.

10. rain grass (2017 Spring / Summer)

This detailed embroidery portrays the wiggling and winding jagged lines of rain as it hits the window in droplets and connects to other raindrops as it flows downward in lines.

Textiles used in “piece, (spring mix)” for A5 Cousin

1. tambourine (2000-01 Autumn / Winter)

Freehand-drawn circles are embroidered in dots that protrude from the fabric in this minä perhonen classic.

2. jungle relief (2008-09 Autumn / Winter)

This highly-detailed embroidered textile is packed with jungle animals.

3. land puzzle (2016-17 Autumn / Winter)

Corduroy ridges form various patterns, with shadows and 3D effects making it look like a scene you’re looking down on from the sky.

4. giardino (2016-17 Autumn / Winter)

giardino is Italian for “garden.” The embroidered flowers appear to be dancing as they bloom.

5. petal flame (2017-18 Autumn / Winter)

This embroidery combines the motif of fire with flowers, and features an imaginary small village where both fire and flowers were cherished as precious treasures.

6. chum (2010-11 Autumn / Winter)

This embroidered textile is all about chums, or friends. The dotted flowers sticking out from the material seem to be tilting their heads in a friendly gesture.

7. oksa (2017-18 Autumn / Winter)

Oksa means “twig” in Finnish. With the rounded buds and straight twigs, it almost looks as if there are flames glowing at the edges of the branches.

8. hana hane (2012-13 Autumn / Winter)

Butterflies gently fluttering across this design are accented with the interaction of contrasting colors, ink blots and smears that have all been carefully preserved from the original hand-painted art.

9. pesce (2014 Spring / Summer)

This geometric pattern features a mosaic picture of a fish, with several layers of overlapping colors to create the effect of the fish blending in with the rippling waves.

10. lake (2001 Spring / Summer)

This textile depicts a sparkling lake reflecting light like a rainbow. The beautiful ripples and sparkles of light are embroidered.

11. jardin (2017-18 Autumn / Winter)

This garden scene shows flowers blooming in the sunlight and casting shadows. Although the textile is woven, the pattern retains deep colors that make it look like an oil painting.

12. pallo (2016 Spring / Summer)

This textile has a contemporary design with circles and embroidery on four corners around each circle.

Textiles used in “piece, (colorful mix)” for A5 Cousin

*In order to allow the team to produce a larger number of covers from the limited material available, each piece of fabric has been cut from unique places across the pattern and its inclusion in covers is varied. Pattern arrangements are randomized and cannot be requested.

1-A. snow candle (2013-14 Autumn / Winter)

This textile depicts moonlight illuminating a sparkling snow-covered forest like candlelight.
*The textile #1 comes either in A or B.

1-B. sand rose (2014 Spring / Summer)

This textile depicts the image formed when sand crystals take on the shape of a rose.
*The textile #1 comes either in A or B.

2. tambourine (2000-01 Autumn / Winter)

Freehand-drawn circles are embroidered in dots that protrude from the fabric in this minä perhonen classic.

3. kaleidoscope (2011-12 Autumn / Winter)

This three-dimensional velvet pile design explores the world of shapes as seen through a spinning kaleidoscope.

4. winter lake（2016-17 Autumn / Winter）

A swan rests its wings while sitting in the winter lake along its migratory journey in this warm Jacquard Velvet piece.

5-A. botany (2016-17 Autumn / Winter)*

Plants firmly rooted in great plains are blown by the wind, and this image is recreated by using several layers of embroidery to depict the robust disposition of nature.
*The textile #5 comes either in A or B.

5-B. sky flower (2012-13 Autumn / Winter)*

Butterflies bloom in the sky like flowers with this embroidered pattern that uses extra-thick thread to give the piece a hand-drawn feel.
*The textile #5 comes either in A or B.

6-A. flower diamond (2015-16 Autumn / Winter)

This design depicts flowers sparkling as radiantly as a diamond. The repeating shapes protrude from the textile.
*The textile #6 comes in A, B or C.

6-B. pebble (2014-15 Autumn / Winter)*

Glittery thread gives this embroidered textile the shine of an ore sparkling from within a rock. The gorgeous thread reflects light from within the textile.
*The textile #6 comes in A, B or C.

6-C. botany (2016-17 Autumn / Winter)*

Plants firmly rooted in great plains are blown by the wind, and this image is recreated by using several layers of embroidery to depict the robust disposition of nature.
*The textile #6 comes in A, B or C.

7. choucho (2001 Spring / Summer)

Butterflies delicately flutter through the air in this charming, detailed work of embroidery.

8. land puzzle (2014-15 Autumn / Winter)

Corduroy ridges form various patterns, with shadows and 3D effects making it look like a scene you’re looking down on from the sky.

9. giardino (2016-17 Autumn / Winter)

giardino is Italian for “garden.” The embroidered flowers appear to be dancing as they bloom.
*The textile #9 comes in one of the two types above.

10. good news! (2012-13 Autumn / Winter)

This pattern shows the spreading of good news with its sparkle that changes depending on the light.

11. wavelet (2013 Spring / Summer)

This pintuck-woven textile sparkles with a silky gradient reminiscent of rippling waves.

“piece,” is a lottery sale item. Please see the “About Lottery Sales” section on the product page for more information.


Starts: Thursday, February 1st, 2018, 11 AM Japan time
Ends: Tuesday, Februrary 13th, 2018, 11 AM Japan time

All entrants, regardless of their lottery results, will be e-mailed by Friday, February 16th with the results.

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