IJCEE International Salon in Hiroo

　Enjoy kimono in English with a Dutch kimono fan

IJCEE invites Ms. Berber Oostenbrug who works at Japanese art store in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. She will give us international insights of how kimono and Japanese arts are reputed in Europe. This speech and conversation will be held in English.

◆13:30〜16:00
October 2, 2009 (Friday)　

◆Membership fees　
General registrant, 2,500Yen
Foreigners or IJCEE member, 2,000 Yen　　

http://www.ijcee.com/english/salon/091002_e.html　　　

◆Schedule　
13: 30〜20 Keynote speech
14 :20〜40 Tea and sweets break
14 :40 〜16 :00 Discussion

◆Contact
info@ijcee.com,
http://www.ijcee.com/e.html　
Phone 080-3313-1107 (Kikuchi)

◆About the speaker
Ms. Berber Oostenbrug who was an artist and taught art as a teacher, is now working at Japanese art store　in Amsterdam. She wears kimono at work and has kituke class.
Since her father is an architect and loves Japanese design, and even she was a girl, she loved old fashioned fabrics and costumes, kimono inspires her a lot. Not only the colors and the patterns but also the shape that kimono is from one single bolt, no figure-lines are cut, versatile and individual. About 10 years ago she saw a kimono for sale and read a book, and started collecting kimonos mainly antiques.
This time, she privately travels to Japan and visits Kyoto, Osaka and Tokyo to meet friends and check kimono markets. She said she felt honored to this opportunity and it must be fun to meet and talk kimono enthusiasts at this meeting.

Her blog http://kimonoandkitsuke.blogspot.com/

◆Coordinator
Ms. Shino Fukuyama whose website “How to find Kimono in Tokyo” is introduced on Report of Tokyo Life http://www.ijcee.com/e.html .