All processes, face-to-face, production system within a radius of 5 km
The entire manufacturing process is completed within a 5km radius of Nishiwaki City, Hyogo Prefecture, and the surrounding area, making it a very locally made brand. You can see the face of every process.
(*The origin of the yarn is the United States)
A third-generation craftsman at a textile factory with a 100-year history in the production area | Koen-weaving Mr./Ms.
This brand started when I came across a pleasant gauze fabric woven by Mr./Ms. Koen-weaving. Among the cotton textile production areas, Mr./Ms. is a craftsman who has a reputation for gauze fabrics. We also work on fabrics for top overseas maisons.
Not only as a craftsman, but also from the standpoint of a father of two children, I went through a lot of trial and error to create fabrics that would feel good to both adults and children no matter how old they were, and that would be used every day in their lives.
A small garment factory run by a couple | Mr./Ms. Kasuga Sangyo
In a textile production area, each process is originally divided into various companies.
Mr./Ms. is one of them.
The scale of the industry as a production area has shrunk considerably, less than 1/10 of what it was in its heyday, but among them, there is a veteran sewing factory Mr./Ms. with a career of 40 years.
Efforts to solve issues faced by production areas
It has become the norm for craftsmen in the production area to be subcontracted by trading companies for a "asking price" of labor, and it is not often that they are paid a respectful price for their skills.
Under such circumstances, our brand "363°" began by focusing on the comfort and toughness of gauze fabric so that the craftsman's technique could be conveyed more directly as an appeal of Mr./Ms..
Without going through a trading company, we deal directly with the desired wages of the craftsmen of each process, Mr./Ms.. Eventually, we aim to become a role model for local products.
From a production system that eliminates intermediate margins and reduces waste, we strive to provide products at prices that are as affordable as possible.