Haven 专访日本鞋履品牌 Hender Scheme 主理人 Ryo Kashiwazaki

加拿大时尚名所 HAVEN 的编辑团队于今年秋季来到日本，并造访了位于东京浅草区的 Hender Scheme 工作室，与品牌创始人 Ryo Kashiwazaki 进行了一次对话。作为一个新晋的鞋履品牌，Hender Scheme 以其向经典致敬的设计而闻名，这次双方便以创意和灵感为主题进行了深入的探讨，并分享了品牌的设计理念，以及手工创作的重要性。下面我们便为大家带来这次访谈的节选部分，完整内容不妨前往 HAVEN 阅读。

There has been an increasing interest in the market for high-end/luxury sneakers like yours; what are your thoughts on these current trends? Has this affected your approach to design?

I think that the most important thing is to express what we want to make and represent that honestly, so the products that we make are not affected by the current trends. Of course trends affect sales in the market. However, we try not to follow the trend and rather design what we feel, so there is no particular desire to change our business philosophy. I work with a small and skillful team using the minimum amount of staff necessary.

What are some of your favorite places to travel for work, play, or to be inspired?

I like Tokyo very much, it is the city that I reside in and it’s very exciting. It has a mixed culture with various different subcultures. The culture changes over time and even evolves, so it is messy in a good and fun way. Asakusa has traces of Shitamachi (traditional) culture; in contrast, Shibuya and Shinjuku are chaotic, but all these areas are within Tokyo. It is very profound; I feel it is important for me to be in Tokyo.