"UNIX TOKYO" (Shibuya-ku, Tokyo) started selling the product "Zantan Apron" made at the factory in Aomori and Namioka on March 7.

This product is made using "Zantan" from a domestic fabric maker. Namioka's sewing company "Basara" is in charge of manufacturing. Basara is a factory opened in 2018 (Heisei 30) led by Yoko Kudo, and has eight employees. We mainly handle custom-made apparel products such as jackets and vests.

Mr. Kudo said, "Orders were stopped due to the spread of the new coronavirus infection, and we were in a difficult situation. We could only sell by e-mail because we could not open a new business because we had just launched and there were few customers. It was UNIX TOKYO where I came. "

UNIX TOKYO is a company that plans corporate uniforms, and it is said that the arrival of an email triggered the making of the apron. A spokeswoman, Natsuki Yamazaki, said, "I've always wanted to reduce the amount of residue discarded by fabric makers. This project can be supported by asking Basara to do the work, and we can also make things that reduce waste. Show confidence.

Mr. Kudo said, "Our strength is not mass production, but handicrafts by craftsmen. We have heard that it is difficult to make original aprons using remnants with fabrics of different thicknesses from the field, but even if you take a break. I couldn't stay, "he recalls.

"Because it was my first effort, I couldn't imagine it until it was completed, but when I saw the finished product, it was more than I had imagined."

Mr. Yamazaki smiles, "Unisex with a simple design. There is only one apron in the world, and I have fun choosing it. I want you to use it as a gift or for yourself."

The price is 5,280 yen. It is sold on the "MY BEST SHOP" site operated by UNIX TOKYO.