2025 COCHAE New Release 

This year marks the 16th anniversary of the collaboration between COCHAE and MUSUBI.

On September 19, 2025 (Fri), the new COCHAE Furoshiki collection will be released.
To celebrate this launch, we will hold the “2025 COCHAE New Release POP UP EVENT” for one month in our shop in Kyoto. This will include an origami workshop and talk event on the 27th (only in Japanese). 

👉 More information here

About COCHAE

COCHAE is a design unit working under the original theme of “Playful Designs.” Their key concept is “Making origami more pop!” and they are reknown for their graphic origami works. COCHAE was founded in 2003 by Yosuke Jikuhara, Miki Takeda, and, since 2025, Masaaki Nagatomo.

In recent years, they have designed numerous products' packages and original origami designs, including for the very famous Ghibli studio!

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New Furoshiki Designs

This release introduces two new 100cm designs and three new 70cm designs.

COCHAE’s work has always been deeply rooted in Japanese regional folk culture and forgotten ancient objects. This year’s collection embodies this facet of their work even more strongly, with motifs—folk tales, yokai (Japanese spirits), and traditional folk toys—serving as a direct window into Japan’s ancient legends and objects.

“We want to rediscover and carry forward forgotten traditions and local cultures.
Our motto is ‘Creating surprise and joy.’
We aim to design products that make people happy and bring good fortune.”
— From COCHAE’s website

 

👉Discover the entire collection here 

Learn about regional Folk toys

100cm COCHAE musubi | Japanese Folk Toys Black

This design is composed of 31 types of traditional folk toys from all over Japan. These range from toys that are no longer being made to those, like kokeshi dolls, that continue to be crafted while preserving tradition. Among them, we have gathered the toys especially loved by COCHAE.

“Folk toys” are traditional toys that have been made for generations in different regions of Japan. Using local materials and drawing inspiration from customs, legends, and beliefs, they reflect the culture of each area. Beyond being children’s playthings, many are also imbued with wishes for protection from misfortune or for good health.

100cm COCHAE musubi | Whale in the morning sun Blue

This design combines the Nagasaki kite “Hata with Rising Sun over Waves” and the local Nagasaki papier-mâché folk toy “Whale Spouting Water.” 

In Nagasaki, kites are called “Hata.” The Nagasaki Hata, with its striking contrast of red, blue, and white, is said to have been introduced from China and the Netherlands in the mid-1400s. Considered an auspicious symbol—“when the Hata rises, fortune rises”—it has long been cherished. There is also a tradition of Hata battles, in which kites are made to collide and attempt to bring each other down. The Hata carries meanings of praying for a good harvest, warding off misfortune, and symbolizing community unity.