Studio D'Artisan launched in Osaka in 1979 as one of the original "Osaka Five" selvedge denim makers. It still runs its own factory, handling weaving, sewing, dyeing, pressing and finishing in-house, down to using vintage Union Special chain-stitch machines for hemming. The company now runs four labels -- Studio D'Artisan, Studio D'Artisan Ladies, Orgueil, and Maru Sankaku Peke.