This is a noren (a traditional Japanese fabric divider) made with fabric silkscreen printing for my grandfather’s confectionary store in Hokkaido, Japan. The noren was designed to be hung between the store and the hallway entrance to my grandfather’s home. The front panel illustrates the sweets showcased in the store, while the back panel acts as a wallpaper depicting the landscape of Hokkaido with photos of my grandfather and grandmother. The noren can also be used at the entrance of the store as a means to display the shop’s name. When customers enter the shop, they are informed with who makes the sweets from the two photos on the back panel.
Front Panel
The noren hung at the store front entrance.
Photos of sweets which are illustrated on the front panel.
Back Panel
Photos of my grandparents in the bakery kitchen, which appear on the back panel of the noren.
Details of the pastoral landscape of Hokkaido which surrounds the area of the bakery.
