ANREALAGE, which designed the uniforms for the NTT Pavilion at the 2025 World Expo in Japan, has adopted "FOREARTH" sustainable printing for the fabric.
The uniforms worn by staff at the NTT Pavilion*1 during the 2025 World Expo in Osaka, Kansai, which will be held starting April 13, 2025, will feature fabric printed with our inkjet textile printer "FOREARTH."
The uniforms for the NTT Pavilion were created based on the designs of Kunihiko Morinaga, the designer of the Japanese fashion brand "ANREALAGE." The uniforms balance functionality with environmental consideration and will use fabric printed with FOREARTH for 300 outer garments and 2,000 polo shirts.
Mr. Morinaga appreciated the high environmental performance of FOREARTH (such as decreasing water usage by 99.98%*2 and reducing CO2 emissions), as well as its excellent color reproduction and texture. Additionally, the durability to withstand washing fastness tests necessary for use throughout the period of the event led to the decision to adopt it.
Comments from Kunihiko Morinaga regarding the uniform
Resonating with the NTT Pavilion’s concept of "PARALLEL TRAVEL," I expressed future communication through clothing. This is clothing that transcends division and disparity, connecting points and sharing sensations to expand human potential. It embodies a non-material, wind-like sensation rather than a physical substance. Through clothing, it creates an experience of traveling through time and space, connecting with distant existences.
Item Description
The outerwear is the cooling jacket that wears the wind. It provides the airflow between the body and the garment, creating an abstract silhouette that surpasses the human “form”. It connects people like a "cloud," and expresses connections that transcended boundaries within ambiguous outlines. As the wind flows enough through, the fabric drapes come out and gently transform to fix to the body shape of people. The inner polo shirt also reconstructs the silhouette and detail proportions to create a shape that can be worn regardless of gender or body type. The dot pattern expresses the gentle merging of dots of different sizes and colors, connecting into one beyond boundaries. The fabric features "AZEKⓇ*3 from SHIKIBO LTD. " which excels in breathability and quick-drying properties. Additionally, the outerwear is an "KUCHOFUKU*4" that incorporates an electric fan, providing functionality to cope with the summer heat.
（Left）Outer Garment、（Right）Polo Shirts
Comments from Kunihiko Morinaga regarding FOREARTH
The dot pattern on the uniform expresses the connection between individuals, transcending division and disparity. Dots of varying sizes and colors gently blend together across boundaries, uniting as one. By likening these dots to drops of water, the way they connect without boundaries symbolizes diversity and harmony. In such a design, FOREARTH's technology, which uses minimal water, was essential. Through the paradoxical expression of depicting the "form of water" without using water, it presents a vision of new craftsmanship that connects to the future.
*1 For information about the NTT Pavilion, please visit:https://group.ntt/en/expo2025/pavilion/
*2 FOREARTH completes the entire process with just printing and drying. The printing process does not use water, achieving a water-free operation. It also pays attention to the amount of water used for equipment maintenance, featuring a circulation belt cleaning system that filters and reuses the cleaning water for the conveyor belt. The water usage per kilogram of fabric has been reduced to 0.02L (as per our research in 2022).
*3 "AZEK" is a registered trademark of SHIKIBO LTD.
*4 "KUCHOFUKU" is a trademark of SFT LABORATORY CO.,LTD, and KUCHOFUKU Co., Ltd.
NTT PAVILION STAFF UNIFORM VISUAL CREDIT
Designer: KUNIHIKO MORINAGA
Creative Direction: TEPPEI
Photographer: TISCH
Stylist: TEPPEI
Hair: YUSUKE MORIOKA
Makeup: UDA
Casting : SHIMA
NA Model: KOHEI
Model: MIKI EHARA
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