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Ryota Murakami

  • Handknitting
  • Emotion-led design
  • Japanese artisan collaboration

Ryota Murakami launched pillings in 2020 to explore the expressive potential of handknitting. Memories of sweaters made by his mother form an emotional foundation for the label.

Five looks to know

Pillings — Look 1 — Ryota Murakami, Tokyo Spring 2027

Collection selection

Pillings — Look 1

Tokyo Spring 2027

Representative look from the Tokyo Spring 2027 collection.

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Pillings — Look 11 — Ryota Murakami, Tokyo Spring 2027

Collection selection

Pillings — Look 11

Tokyo Spring 2027

Representative look from the Tokyo Spring 2027 collection.

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Pillings — Look 21 — Ryota Murakami, Tokyo Spring 2027

Collection selection

Pillings — Look 21

Tokyo Spring 2027

Representative look from the Tokyo Spring 2027 collection.

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Pillings — Look 30 — Ryota Murakami, Tokyo Spring 2027

Collection selection

Pillings — Look 30

Tokyo Spring 2027

Representative look from the Tokyo Spring 2027 collection.

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Pillings — Look 40 — Ryota Murakami, Tokyo Spring 2027

Collection selection

Pillings — Look 40

Tokyo Spring 2027

Representative look from the Tokyo Spring 2027 collection.

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Collections & archive pieces

1 collections represented · 1 piece

Spring 2027

1 piece

About Ryota Murakami

Working with skilled Japanese knitters, he connects personal experience with the preservation of handcraft and seeks to create opportunities for its continuation into future generations.