In 2002, Yuma founded Yetong Workshop (野桐工坊) to preserve traditional Taiya fiber art. The intricate fabrics the workshop produces are woven with fibers and dyed with pigments from locally harvested plants.
“I studied history in university, so I know that if members of a group do not appreciate their own culture and know how to keep it alive, then they don’t know who they are and they don’t know where they are going,” Yuma said.
STORE NOTES:
WHAT: Lovely Taiwan (台灣好•店)
WHERE: 18-2, Ln 25, Nanjing W Rd, Taipei City (台北市南京西路25巷18-2號)
HOURS: Daily from noon to 9pm, except Mondays
TELEPHONE: (02) 2558-2616
ON THE NET: www.lovelytaiwan.org.tw
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