Nawaya

Nawaya is a rope room in Basel founded and run by Boundolino and Solanum, meant as a place where rope enthusiasts from Basel and the surrounding region can meet, exchange, learn and develop. The room has a Japanese-inspired atmosphere and several suspension options: bamboo, wooden beams and a ring.

Team

Boundolino has worked with rope for about 14 years and built his style through workshops with Japanese and European rope artists, naming Yukinaga Max, Nicolas Yoroi, Naka Akira and Riccardo Wildties as his main influences. He describes the bakushi role as giving full attention to the person tied so that they can let go, and teaches through workshops, performances and private lessons. Solanum came to rope out of curiosity, co-leads the room and brings her experience as a rope model into its workshops to give participants a fuller picture of shibari.

Program

The space opens for a regular tying evening every Friday, and on the first Sunday of the month it holds a free open training. Mini workshops led by Boundolino start at 17:00: he demonstrates ties for a small group, participants practice them and can ask for specific ties, and the session runs open-ended into a tying evening. They cost 20 per person and suit both beginners and more advanced participants. Bookable courses cover rope basics and safety, emotional bondage and rope connection, techniques the site labels Hosho Jutsu, and floor ties and suspension, with other topics on request. Private and custom sessions can be arranged, and the studio says separate tying evenings or renting the location are also possible. Sign-up runs through the contact form or social media, and the website is in German.