VINTAGE WAFFLE Imabari Towel Kontex
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VINTAGE WAFFLE is a Japanese Imabari waffle towel by Kontex, woven in Ehime, Japan from 95% cotton with 5% linen, in four sizes from a 23 × 23 cm / 9.1 × 9.1 in handkerchief to a 78 × 145 cm / 30.7 × 57.1 in bath sheet. A crisp honeycomb texture that dries quickly, for bath, hand, face and travel use. Two colours, navy and ice grey.
The yarn is Kontex’s own, spun from cotton and linen together, and the towel was developed for European households, where hard water is harder on cotton than the soft water of Japan. The weave, the colours and the raw materials were each chosen so that wear shows less. In soft water it holds its look longer still, and where the colour does give way it reads as age rather than damage.
The finishing wash — the step that decides how a towel takes up water — is done with spring water from the Ishizuchi range, one of Japan’s hundred designated waters. That is why it absorbs from the first use rather than after several launderings. The waffle is deep enough to hold its shape under the hand, and the raised cells lift the water away instead of smearing it, so the cloth still feels dry as you finish. It dries faster than an ordinary pile towel, which tells in the rainy season and through the cold months when laundry has to come indoors.
MATERIAL
95% Cotton, 5% Linen
SIZE
| SIZE | DIMENSIONS | USE |
|---|---|---|
| HK | 23 × 23 cm / 9.1 × 9.1 in | Handkerchief |
| M | 36 × 83 cm / 14.2 × 32.7 in | Face towel, kitchen towel |
| L | 58 × 110 cm / 22.8 × 43.3 in | Bath towel |
| XL | 78 × 145 cm / 30.7 × 57.1 in | Large bath towel, blanket |
COLOR
Navy, Ice Grey.
| HK | M | L | XL |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23 × 23 cm | 36 × 83 cm | 58 × 110 cm | 78 × 145 cm |
95% cotton, 5% linen
Ships from Japan to Canada.
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What is the VINTAGE WAFFLE towel?
A waffle-weave Imabari towel by Kontex made from an original 95% cotton / 5% linen yarn. The voluminous waffle weave reduces skin contact for a dry, non-sticky feel and dries faster than a standard pile towel.
What sizes are available?
Four sizes — HK 23×23 cm, M 36×83 cm, L 58×110 cm and XL 78×145 cm.
Where is it made?
Woven in Imabari, Ehime, Japan.
| HK | M | L | XL |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23 × 23 cm | 36 × 83 cm | 58 × 110 cm | 78 × 145 cm |
Founded in 1934 in Imabari, Ehime (Japan's most celebrated towel-making region), Kontex has spent nearly a century perfecting the craft of the towel. Each piece is woven on traditional low-speed looms using over 150 custom-developed yarn blends, then washed with pure soft water drawn from local river systems. The result is a towel of exceptional absorbency, rapid drying, and enduring quality, crafted with care for both the user and the environment.
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