About us
At the time of its establishment, we were a late entrant to the velvet industry in Fukui, but since the late 1980s, we have been developing textiles with fashion brands, which led us to create our own unique velvet products. Today, we continue to take on challenges every day.
Company Profile
| Company name | Yamazaki Velvet Co. |
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| Representative Director | Yuzo Yamashita |
| Location | 9-29 Nakatsuyama-cho, Echizen-shi, Fukui 915-0253, Japan（ MAP ） |
| TEL | +81-778-43-1333 |
| FAX | +81-778-42-0841 |
| starting a business | September 1962. |
| Establishment | April 11, 1987 (Incorporated) |
| Capital stock | 10 million yen |
| Business Description | Manufacture and sale of velvet fabrics (We specialize in fabrics for women's clothing fabrics, mainly for designer brands. |
Message & Profile
President and Representative Director
Yuzo Yamashita
Yuzo Yamashita
Chairman
Masaji Yamazaki
Masaji Yamazaki
After working as a weaver since 1951, I became independent in 1962. I have been working hard to improve my skills and am still engaged in the fabric manufacturing business. I am skilled in working with a wide variety of materials and have created unique velvets for the world. My washi paper velvet and web-processed velvet are in the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art in New York.
History
| September 1962 | Founded by Masaji Yamazaki |
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| April 11, 1987 | Established Yamazaki Velvet Industry Co. |
| 2002 | Change of president. Hiroki Yamazaki becomes president. |
| September 2005 | Company name changed to Yamazaki Velvet Co. |
| April 2017 | Changed the address (number) on the register. Yuzo Yamashita assumed the office of Representative Director. |
| February 15, 2019 | Launch of new brand BATTAN BATTAN |
Awards
| 2020 Masaji Yamazaki | The Medal of Honor "Yellow Ribbon" in Autumn 2020 |
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| 2019 Masaji Yamazaki | Selected as an "Outstanding Engineer (Contemporary Master Craftsman)" by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare *First in the textile field |
| 2010 Yuzo Yamashita | Japan Textile Contest Second Prize |
| 2007 Yuzo Yamashita | Won a prize at Japan Creation Textile Contest. |
| 2004 Masaji Yamazaki, Yuzo Yamashita | Two Works Win Japan Creation 2005 Textile Contest. |
| 2002 Yamazaki Velvet | Awarded the Excellent Textile Award at FILO, an Italian textile and materials exhibition. |
| 1997 Masaji Yamazaki | Received Senken Newspaper Award at Tokyo Textile Design Contest. |
| 1997 Masaji Yamazaki | Tokyo Textile Design Contest, Honorable Mention. |
| 1996 Masaji Yamazaki, Hiroki Yamazaki | Two Works Selected for Tokyo Textile Design Contest |
| 1994 Hiroki Yamazaki | Won the Grand Prix in the Women's Clothing Category at the Japan Textile Contest. |
| 1994 Yuzo Yamashita | Won the Finish Prize in the Women's Clothing Category at the Japan Textile Contest. |
Japanese Paper on Velvet (1993): Permanent collection at the Museum of Modern Art, New York.
Wave Process Fabric (1995): Permanent collection at the Museum of Modern Art, New York.Exhibitions｜Costumes｜Media Coverage
| November 2, 2020 | Medal with Yellow Ribbon" in Autumn 2020 (Fukui Shimbun) |
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| November 9, 2019 | Experience Shines Through in Outstanding Craftsmanship "Modern Master Craftsman" (Fukui Shimbun) |
| March 17, 2019. | High-end stoles made with artisanal techniques (Fukui Shimbun) |
| March 15, 2019. | Conveying the message of Fukui as a textile production area (Fukui Shimbun) |
| February 18, 2019 | Textile industry of different technologies forms a unit. Stall by making use of craftsmanship (Textile News) |
| February 16, 2019 | Common brand for three textile companies (Nihon Keizai Shimbun, Fukui Shimbun, Kenmin Fukui) |
| September 27, 2011 | Published in Senken Shimbun |
| 2004 | Masaji Yamazaki's velvet collection was held. |
| 2001 | Costume support for the movie "Pistol Opera |
| 2001 | Cooperated in the exhibition "SAYOKO, Part.5 of Moli's Color Space" at Kobe Fashion Museum |
| 2001 | Costume support for the movie EIGHT AND A HALF WOMEN |
| 2000 | Costume support for the stage production "VOYAGE - Carnival on a Boat |
| 2000 | Costume support for Toho Musical "Elisabeth". |
| 2000 | "Masaji Yamazaki" Exhibition |
| 1998 | Exhibited at "Structure and Surface" at the Museum of Modern Art, New York. |
I will take over as president in 2019 and I will be the third generation. Inheriting the challenging spirit of the current chairman, I am developing and proposing the ultimate velvet fabric that cannot be found anywhere else.