Wind is invisible, yet always present.

Sometimes it lashes out as a storm; other times, it wraps around us as a gentle breeze.

We often overlook it — but I wanted to give shape to this unseen force, to remind us of the quiet kindness and vastness of the earth.

When the wind touches you, the scarf softly wraps around your shoulder, and a subtle flame flickers deep within the earring — like a warōsoku, its large, calm flame capturing the presence of what cannot be seen.

The Scarf

A soft structure that quietly comes to life each time it senses the wind —gently wrapping around the body, as if to hold you close.

The Earrings

A second sensory device that sways faintly beside your ear, subtly echoing the presence of the breeze.

The Wind Sensor

A tiny mediator that perceives the invisible wind, breathing life into the scarf and earrings with every signal it sends.

The wind sensor quietly detects the flow of air. The scarf receives this signal and softly wraps around the shoulder — allowing the wearer to feel the wind on their skin.

The earring responds with a flickering flame deep within — letting those nearby see the presence of the wind.

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The Spirit of 万の神
(Yorozu no Kami)

In Japan, there is a long-held belief that divinity resides in all things in nature — a worldview known as Yorozu no Kami, the idea that countless deities dwell in every aspect of the natural world. Trees, grasses, the sky, mountains — and even the wind.

This sensibility sees beauty and meaning even in the invisible, a feeling deeply woven into our daily lives and aesthetic values.

It is also a kind of wisdom: born from living in a land shaped by natural disasters, where nature is revered as divine — not controlled, but lived with in quiet respect.

This is not a logic of efficiency, but a quiet spirituality that gently stays close to things that cannot be fully explained.

Japanese Sensibility toward Darkness and Light

In traditional Japanese culture, beauty is not found in what is fully illuminated, but in what is gently veiled — in the interplay of shadow and light.

Rather than banishing darkness, we embraced it. Flickering candles and paper lanterns did not brighten every corner. Instead, they allowed shadows to live, creating depth, nuance, and silence.

And it was within this subtle dance of light and dark that we found beauty.

This idea — that beauty lies not in the object itself, but in the space and ambiguity between things — has shaped the foundation of Japanese aesthetics.

美は物体にあるのではなく、

物体と物体との作り出す陰翳のあや、明暗にあると考える。

— 陰翳礼讃（谷崎潤一郎）

Warōsoku — Traditional Japanese Candle

The flame of a warōsoku is more than just fire. It rises slowly through a thick core, melting the wax as it breathes— as if it were alive.

When the wind touches it, the flame sways gently but deeply, turning invisible air currents into something we can see.

This flame is born from the hazé tree. The hazé tree (Japanese wax tree) is traditionally used to make warōsoku, producing a slow-burning, odorless flame.

Its wax is warm and slightly sticky. It catches fire easily, but burns slowly, calmly. No smoke, no scent—just stillness.

And in that stillness, the presence of wind becomes more vivid. The flame speaks in flickers.

I wanted to hold that quiet whisper of wind— right beside the ear.