· EXHIBITION, FINE ART ·
James Mollison Cocoa Pickers Series for Issey MiyakeIssey Miyake asked Kenyan photographer James Mollison to contribute to an exhibition on Chocolate, he was curating (in 07) with the designer Naoto Fukasawa. Chocolate in Japan has become a luxury product with organized tastings- similar to wine. So, Mollison decided it would be interesting to explore the
· DESIGNERS, FASHION, TECH ·
Issey Miyake : 132 5. CollectionAs you may know, Issey Miyake himself does not create Issey Miyake collections anymore for about 10 years now. But 2 years ago the man himself decided to come back at the head of a new line named 132 5. Working with the notion of science and his Reality Lab team, the Japanese stylist created [...]
· FASHION ·
Future Beauty : 30 years of Japanese FashionCurrently showing at the Barbicon Gallery is “Future Beauty : 30 years of Japanese Fashion”, the first exhibition in Europe to comprehensively survey avant-garde Japanese fashion, from the early 1980s to the present. Curated by the eminent Japanese fashion historian Akiko Fukai, Director of the Kyoto Costume Institute, the exhibition explores the unique sensibility of [...]
· ART, DESIGNERS ·
Issey Miyake Pleats Please as Sushi !?Issey Miyake Pleats Please gets a Sushi high-fashion makeover in these savory print ads. Created by Taku Satoh Design Office.
· DESIGN, TECH ·
Issey Miyake x DysonWhen technology collaborates with Fashion it results in this: Issey Miyake x Dyson collaboration- The two have come up with the DC16 limited edition (a.k.a “The Wind”), a super stylish handheld vacuum with twice the power of other handheld’s. Issey Miyake designed the Dc16 vacuum and Dyson designed the Dc16 jacket ( the 2007 Paris Runway ). What a beauty! Would love to see more collab’ of this kind, like a Martin Margiela Blackberry for example…
· AD CAMPAIGN, DESIGNERS ·
Tsumori Chisato by Surface to AirI have always been a super fan of all the Tsumori Chisato campaigns. The color and ethnicity are always captured and magnified in their vibrant campaigns of which Surface to Air Paris has been the guiding creative light since 2005. Surface to Air is the iconic boutique creative collective in my eyes. They touch base on all things fashion, graphics…
· DESIGNERS ·
APTform : Michail GkinisIntroducing Michail Gkinis, Greek born designer currently living and designing in Tokyo. He interned under Issey Miyake, the influence of Issey’s work can be seen in Gkinis Brand Aptform. CONCEPT : SPIRIT
Michail Gkinis is making meaningful clothes always progressing the Raison d’Etre into the wearers mind. The message he portrays is ‘Form Follows Function’ by the Bauhaus art movement…