Thanks to a grant of Kunstendecreet Vlaanderen Anneleen conducted research about architectural embroidery. How can the interaction between textiles, architecture and sound give rise to a new technique, application or combination of materials and disciplines?

As part of this research, she collaborated with Shimogawa Orimono in October 2025 to study the knotting system (tekukuri and kukuri), a crucial step in the development of Kurume kasuri textiles. Kurume Kasuri is a resist-tying technique in which yarn is bound and dyed before weaving, allowing geometric patterns and images to emerge in the fabric.

Located in Fukuoka Prefecture on Kyushyu island, Shimogawa Orimono is a third-generation kasuri manufacturer, using vintage power looms of Toyota from 1915.

Anneleen already worked with Kyozo Shimogawa in 2023, and was honoured to work with him again with the aim to develop textiles that can code sound into woven and knotted and woven messages.