Motherhouse Explores
Irodori — Expressing Japan’s Seasons Through Leather
Japan’s four seasons cannot be captured in a single colour. Spring does not end abruptly, nor does summer begin with a clear boundary.The intensity of light, the scent of the air, the temperatur...
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The Motherhouse Story Part 7: The Factory Begins
Rainfall hardens the earth. A new factory will begin. "We've found a potential factory!" That was the call the team received from Moin. Moin had been travelling all over Dhaka to find a new factor...
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The Motherhouse Story Part 6: The Pain Involved In Factory Creation
The Growth Of The Company's Workshop (Which Seemed To Be Going Smoothly) The sample room and in-house workshop continued to grow smoothly until a major incident occured. The local director, Atif, ...
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The Motherhouse Story Part 5: A Factory Baby Is Born
Immersing Herself In The Manufacturing Process With the establishment of Motherhouse's first directly-owned store, Eriko and her team had more opportunities to interact with their customers. Ther...
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The Motherhouse Story Part 4: Building Our Very Own Shop
The Dilemma of Expanding Sales With the support of existing customers, Eriko and her team set out to forge relationships with wholesalers. Thankfully, their wholesaler customer base grew steadily...
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The Motherhouse Story Part 3: Overcoming Setbacks
Bringing Motherhouse To A New Stage Resisting the urge to run away, Eriko set out to face the challenge that awaited her yet again. She needed to establish an extremely reliable production syste...
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The Motherhouse Story Part 2: The Birth Of A Company
Bringing the heart of Bangladesh to Japan On March 9 2006, our founder, Eriko applied for business registration, and Motherhouse was officially incorporated. That marked the start of delivering b...
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The Motherhouse Story Part 1: Making Bags In Bangladesh
You have to witness poverty firsthand, to solve it. The seeds of Motherhouse first began to sprout in the spring of founder, Eriko Yamaguchi's senior year at college. It all started when Eriko wa...
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