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KURODA’S VISION
«TOOLS AND PEOPLE»
同世代の仲間。いつもス The making of things comes after Instead, we have sewing and cutting
the making of people. machines that are often main tained,
ピーディーに誠意ある and also cutters that we are used
Automating the sewing of gloves to using. Although our factories only
対応に感謝 is said to be very difficult. The pro have about 100 people, our emp
duc tion process involves combining loyees are both serious and skilled
various different materials, delicate sewers and cutters.
sewing along the fingers, adornments
that take balance into considera tion, We have formed a system where local
and also the finishing touches so that people are always working for Ku ro
it fits onto a hand. Tools that are often da by having local sewing schools
maintained and the skills of people teach how to make gloves. By peop
are needed for those processes. le learning how to use the tools
and skills related to sewing, they also
Kuroda has factories in Japan, Chi learn skills and do production cont rol
na, India, and Myanmar. None of our at the factory even after gradua tion.
factories have state of the art heavy Kuroda’s gloves are produced from
machinery, and we also do not emp factories that are supported by “tools
loy thousands of workers. and people”.
THE FIRST IMPRESSION ＜由利さんとの出会い＞
OF MR.YURI
The first time I met him was a joint 由利さんとの出会いは、2012年3月に
exhibition at the JAPAN booth イタリアのミラノで開催され た第101
at the 101st MIPEL THE BAG SHOW 回MIPEL THE BAG SHOWで
held at Milano in Italy from March JAPANブースに合同出展したことでした。
2012. He was a tall guy with long hair,
who had a great presence that I ha ve 背が高く長髪で私が今まで見たことのな
never seen before. However, contra いほどの存在感がありました。
ry to my first impression of him, his
performonce manufacturing is de ですが、彼に対する私の第一印象とは違
licate and highly imaginative! ってモノづくりに対する彼のパフォーマン
スは非常に想像力に富んだものでした。
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