Wednesday, March 19, 2008

Organic cotton towel's just came in!

It's already mid March, it is a season flower smells.
Today's topic is about organic cotton towel came to 1F Azabu Interior. People think "Organic cotton = Ecological, safe" but I also didn't know well about it. But this time I learned about it. Recently we hear often this words "Organic cotton" from the trend of Eco&LOHAS.

So here what organic cotton is...
"Cotton grew in a field with more than 3 years cure with organic fertilizer and without using chemical pesticide such as insecticide, weed killer or Agent Orange" and it also applies for filature and texture.

The towel we received this time is from the brand "Ten i muhoh" and they are 100% organic cotton. Their texture is fluffy and smooth! You will be healed by this touch.

*Organic cotton Supima towel
(Right in right photo)
Made of high-class organic cotton, Supima extra long staple cotton features luster and soft texture. Material: 100% organic cotton, Made in Japan. Facecloth: 34x85cm, 1,050 yen. Bath Towel: 60x120cm, 3,150 yen.

*Slub yarn gauze border towel (Left in right above photo).
Green and ivory color matching naturally in border pattern. "Slub" means slub yarn used in border which woven gauze and pile double. It's thin but has incredible water absorbent. Material: 100% organic cotton, Made in Japan. Size and the price is same as Supima towel, Facecloth: aprox. 34x85cm, 1,050 yen. Bath Towel: 60x120cm, 3,150 yen.

Photo above is the closeup picture of "organic cotton Supima towel".
Photo above right is a tag of "Supima" attached.


Photo above is also "Slub yarn gauze border towel" with organic cotton. Left is bath towel, Right is tag of organic cotton.


This one here is not organic but regular cotton towel with pretty chic flower pattern. Above photo right is facecloth, left is a bath towel. One side has gauze layer. They are compact but have good absorbent. Facecloth is white and bath towel is beige. Fabric is from Japanese maker "adorno". Their textile has made imaging North Europe style "Coquelicot". 100% cotton, Made in Japan.
Facecloth: 33x80 cm, Color: White only, 1,050 yen.
Bath Towel: 63x120cm, Color: White or beige, 2,730 yen.

Lastly I will show you some more cotton items came in together. They have nice chic natural color.

Above photo is a tissue box cover from "tente", size: 25.5x12.5x6.2cm. Covers in left above photo are each 1,260 yen. Right above cover now displayed in shop is 1,890 yen.
"tente" means tent in French. I can agree when I look from their side, it looked like a circus tent! It fits easily with Velcro.


Photo above are washable slippers. Nice embroidery! 1,890 yen.

If you are coming around Tokyo Tower or Shiba Park during your walking in beautiful weather, please visit our Azabu Interior. We have wide range of direct imported furniture and interior goods from all over the world.

Funiture Rental & Sale
Azabu Interior
Store Location: 1-9-7 Azabudai, Minato-ku, Tokyo
Map detail of Azabu Interior
Phone Number:
Azabu Interior 03-3585-2828 / Tokyo Lease Corporation 03-3585-5801
Opening hours:
Weekdays 9:00 am-6:00 pm / Saturdays and National Holidays 10:00 am-6:00 pm
English website: http://www.furniture-rental-tokyo.com/
Japanese website : http//www.tokyolease.co.jp/

Wednesday, March 05, 2008

Featuring Japanese items

This morning on the way to the office, I was excited to see cherry blossoms starting to bloom. Although we're still in winter attire, I feel the sunshine getting warmer.

Can't wait the spring to come!!

In this entry, I would like to show you our items chosen to entertain our foreign customers. I guess you remember saw this in books or in history class. These are decorated with motif from those traditional rolled painting, Japanese traditional woodblock prints or flower pattern cloth that you'll see our exquisite Japanese traditional design in here.

Pattern of Ukiyoe (Japanese traditional woodblock prints) or rolled painting from Heian era.


This is a unique Playing cards of "Fifty-three Stages of the Tokaido" of Hiroshige Utagawa 1,260 Yen.


A photo stand with gorgeous gold mount. Right: photo is inside of it. 1,575 Yen.


Address Book 1,365 Yen. which is popular among foreign customers.

Japanese flower pattern series. These are placed in front of our lease counter in 1F.

Left: Coin purse 578 Yen, Right: Lip stick case 525 Yen.


Card Holder 892 Yen.
It's is reasonable not only good for yourself but also for souvenir. We have many choices of patterns.


Have you ever seen this? Now a day it's hardly seen in Japanese ordinary house.

I used to see this in my house... the answer is Scroll Weights (Fuchin).
This is to hang on the edge of bar of hanging scroll. We call it "Fu-chin" in Japanese. As this literary means, "Controls winds", this is to keep the scroll stable from winds and it is a decoration at the same time.
Our Fu-chin has stone with tassel with price of 3,150 Yen.
We have a variation of stones and tassels. Foreign customers are quite curious about this use.
If you decide to walk around Tokyo Tower, Shiba Park or Roppongi area in the early spring, please come by our show room. We have good collection of interior imported from all over the world.



Funiture Rental & Sale
Azabu Interior

Store Location: 1-9-7 Azabudai, Minato-ku, Tokyo
Map detail of Azabu Interior
Phone Number:
Azabu Interior 03-3585-2828 / Tokyo Lease Corporation 03-3585-5801
Opening hours:
Weekdays 9:00 am-6:00 pm / Saturdays and National Holidays 10:00 am-6:00 pm
English website: http://www.furniture-rental-tokyo.com/

Japanese website : http//www.tokyolease.co.jp/