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Maison Margiela has introduced a new Maison Margiela/folders chapter marking 20 years at its Ebisu Tokyo store at 2-8-13 Ebisu Minami. The project documents the building’s past, staff and local Tabi collectors, and includes a limited-edition zine and an in-store installation running Nov. 5–15.
Maison Margiela has introduced a new chapter of its Maison Margiela/folders documentation project to mark 20 years at its Ebisu Tokyo store, recording the building’s history and its ties to local staff and Tabi collectors. The project also includes a limited-edition zine distributed from November 5 and an in-store cultural installation on view through November 15.
Titled “Maison Margiela Tokyo: 20 Years at 2-8-13,” the project focuses on the store at 2-8-13 Ebisu Minami. According to the source report, its material includes oral histories with staff, an account of the building’s evolution from a former electrical products factory, and interviews with local collectors of the house’s Tabi footwear. The initial archive preview is available through the Maison Margiela website.
The physical program is set to begin on November 5, when the limited-edition zine will be distributed across Ebisu. An accompanying installation, “Line 2: Unravelled Memory, Rewoven Future,” is scheduled to remain on view inside the store until November 15. The report describes it as a cross-cultural collaboration between Japanese artist Mio Suzuki and French tapestry fabricators Les Manufactures Nationales – Sèvres & Mobilier National.
The anniversary concerns the current address, not the brand’s first Tokyo location. Maison Margiela opened its first standalone store in Japan in September 2000 at 3-3-3 Ebisu Minami. After relocating in 2006, the house established the store at 2-8-13, a former electrical products factory about five minutes away. The new chapter documents the two decades since that move.
A Store Rooted in Ebisu
The project frames the store as more than a retail address: it records how Maison Margiela’s presence in Tokyo developed through a move within the same neighborhood and through relationships with people connected to the location. Its attention to long-serving staff and local Tabi collectors offers a view of the community around the store, rather than presenting the anniversary only as a brand milestone.
The installation also links the anniversary to a contemporary creative collaboration. By pairing a Japanese artist with French tapestry fabricators, “Line 2” brings the project’s local focus into conversation with work across national and craft traditions. The source material does not provide details about the installation’s contents or describe its format beyond identifying it as an in-store cultural dialogue installation.
For visitors and fashion followers, the dates make the announcement actionable: the archive preview is available online, while the zine and installation have limited dates and locations. The zine is described as limited-edition and distributed across Ebisu, but no print run or distribution points are specified.
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From First Store to Factory
The timeline begins in September 2000, when Maison Margiela opened its first standalone store in Japan at a traditional residential home in Ebisu. The label relocated six years later, in 2006, to the former electrical products factory at 2-8-13 Ebisu Minami. The anniversary therefore marks two decades at the current site, rather than 20 years at the original address.
The source report says staff members who have worked at the location since its establishment remain part of the team. The new archive uses oral histories and material about the district’s creative landscape to document the store’s history. It also highlights local Tabi collectors, connecting the project to a community around a distinctive Maison Margiela design.
Maison Margiela/folders is the wider documentation project under which this anniversary chapter appears. The announcement describes the new release as a chapter of that project, but does not provide a full account of earlier chapters or a broader schedule for future ones.
““Maison Margiela Tokyo: 20 Years at 2-8-13””
— Maison Margiela, as described in the project title
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Details Still Awaiting Release
The announcement does not specify the zine’s print run, price, exact distribution locations, or whether copies will be available beyond the stated Ebisu rollout. It also gives no opening hours, access conditions, or visitor capacity for the installation. Readers should not assume that the zine will be sold or that the installation requires no reservation; those details are not stated in the source material.
The project’s description identifies the collaborators and the installation dates but does not explain the artwork’s materials, layout, or full program. It is also unclear whether further interviews, archive materials, or events will be added after the initial online preview. The source report does not include direct comments from the brand, the artist, the fabricators, or store staff.
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November Dates and Access
The next scheduled milestones are the November 5 zine distribution across Ebisu and the opening of “Line 2” at the store. The installation is scheduled to close on November 15. The archive preview is already accessible through the Maison Margiela website, according to the source report.
Maison Margiela has not provided further access or distribution details in the material supplied. Prospective visitors should check the brand’s official channels for any updates on where to find the zine, installation hours, and entry arrangements as the dates approach.
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Key Questions
What is Maison Margiela celebrating?
The new chapter marks 20 years at the brand’s current Ebisu Tokyo address, 2-8-13 Ebisu Minami. Maison Margiela first opened a standalone store in Japan in 2000 at a different address nearby.
What does the Folders chapter document?
“Maison Margiela Tokyo: 20 Years at 2-8-13” records the site’s history, including its earlier use as an electrical products factory, oral histories with staff, the district’s creative landscape, and local Tabi collectors.
When can people see the installation?
“Line 2: Unravelled Memory, Rewoven Future” is scheduled to be on view in the store from November 5 through November 15, 2026. The source report does not state opening hours or entry requirements.
Where will the limited-edition zine be available?
The zine is set to be distributed across Ebisu from November 5. Specific distribution points, price, and print quantity have not been announced in the source material.
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