Our message

 

Natural indigo blue is the color of the ocean, sky, air, water and our planet Earth. Love the life we live together, in between blues.

 

天然藍の生み出す青、
それは全ての生命の源である水と空気、
空と海、
そして母なる地球の色。
自然と他者を大切に想い愛する心を
藍と共に世界へ。

The deep blue borne from natural ai or indigo is the color of life.
The ocean, water, sky, air and mother Earth.
We are spreading our love of nature and one another to the world through ai.
in Between Blues.

 

in Between Blues代表

永原レキ
LEKI NAGAHARA

1982年 徳島県海部郡海陽町生まれ。
城西国際大学国際交流学科に在学中、全日本学生サーフィン選手権大会で4連覇達成。
卒業後は東京・米国・オーストラリアなど国内外で働きながらサーフィンと音楽と芸術を学ぶ。
2010年 地元徳島にUターンし衣料メーカー株式会社トータスに入社。
海部藍プロジェクトの主任として主に染色や広報を担当。
2016年 徳島の伝統文化とサーフカルチャーを繋ぐプロダクト開発を目的に、in Between Bluesを設立。
空海藍を軸に行政やメディア、福祉、医療、アパレル、音楽など異業種との交流を重ね、ThinkGlobal,ActLocalの理念のもと伝統と革新を織り交ぜ、故郷や日本が誇る自然や歴史・文化の魅力を世界に向けて発信している。

 

Born in 1982, in the town of Kaiyo, Tokushima prefecture.
While studying at Josai International University he was a four-time consecutive NSSA (Nippon Student Surfing Association) champion.
After graduation, Leki continued his passions in art, music and surfing while working in Tokyo, the U.S. and Australia.
In 2010 he returned to his hometown to join the local clothing and textiles company “Tortoise.” He headed the Kaifu Ai project, where he oversaw the aizome-dyeing process and marketing.
In 2016, he established in Between Blues with the goal of designing products that fused Tokushima’s traditions with surfing culture.
With the sky, ocean, indigo ai as well as the philosophy “Think Global, Act Local” at its core, in Between Blues collaborates with different industries including the public sector, media, social welfare/medical sector, fashion and arts. By blending together the old and the new, Leki is conveying the power of nature, history, culture and the pride of his hometown and Japan to the rest of the world.