Issey Miyake

Issey Miyake, Midori Kitamura, Issey Miyake

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Taschen GmbH
15 March 2024

Individual designers; Fashion & textiles: design

"In 1983, Japanese designer Issey Miyake told The New Yorker that he aspired ""to forge ahead, to break the mold."" With the boundary-defying fashion lines that followed, he not only broke molds, but recast clothing altogether. With a unique fusion of poetry and practicality, his creations blur the boundaries between tradition, modern technology, and everyday function.

This definitive history of Miyake's clothes from 1960 to 2022 offers expert insight into the designer's vision and daring. Initiated and conceived by Midori Kitamura, the book looks at the texture-driven originality of Miyake's materials and techniques from the very earliest days of his career, before he had even established the Miyake Design Studio. Drawing on nearly 50 years of collaborative work with Miyake, Kitamura creates an encyclopedic reference of his material and technical innovations through the clothes based on A Piece of Cloth concept, Body Series of the 1980s, Miyake Pleats series, and such practical, everyday designs as Pleats Please pieces.

Stunning photographs capture his clothes in their particular quotidian originality. In her far-reaching essay, meanwhile, leading cultural figure Kazuko Koike offers both a complete chronology of Miyake's work, and an unprecedented personal profile, looking at the ambition and inspirations that have driven his repertoire from tender teenage years. A must-have for designers, students, and fashion devotees, this is a timeless tribute to one of the most innovative makers of our age."

Designed by: Issey Miyake, Issey Miyake
Edited by: Midori Kitamura
Imprint: Taschen GmbH
Country of Publication: Germany
Edition: Bilingual edition
Dimensions: Height: 300mm, Width: 300mm,
Weight: 3.290kg
ISBN: 9783836596053
ISBN 10: 3836596059
Pages: 448
Publication Date: 15 March 2024
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Renowned clothing designer Issey Miyake (1938–2022) studied graphic design at Tama Art University, Tokyo, before founding the Miyake Design Studio in 1970, Miyake’s creative base for all his work. In 2007, Miyake opened the design facility 21_21 DESIGN SIGHT, also in Tokyo. Midori Kitamura is chairman of the Miyake Design Studio and the Miyake Issey Foundation, and also president of 21_21 DESIGN SIGHT, working under Issey Miyake to develop collections, exhibitions, products, and publications, including Pleats Please Issey Miyake , also with TASCHEN. Kitamura directed the 2011 exhibition, Irving Penn and Issey Miyake: Visual Dialogue.

Reviews for Issey Miyake

Presents Miyake's collections with encyclopedic rigor and includes gorgeous campaign shots by lifelong collaborators such as Yuriko Takagi and Irving Penn. * Harper’s Bazaar * Issey Miyake's work is so complex that it's almost impossible to define. And this is precisely what TASCHEN aims to achieve with a new volume dedicated to the designer's career. * D di Repubblica * The book shines in the philosophy and joyous ideas that Miyake has left us. * Arte * A deep-dive into the materials and techniques at the heart of Miyake's first successes, long before the creation of the famed Miyake Design Studio. * La Fashionerie * A richly illustrated encyclopedia of Miyake's bold vision and technical innovations, which have given life to mesmerizing pieces. * Marie Claire * The book by Midori Kitamura and Kazuko Koike is dedicated to the designer's life's work, from grandiose silhouettes to technical innovations. * Neue Zürcher Zeitung * A brilliant book about Issey Miyake shows the work of a man and his vision of making the world more beautiful and more meaningful... Take a look at this captivating book - and you'll be amazed. * n-tv * No one wrinkled more beautifully than Issey Miyake. An illustrated book shows how intensively the Japanese fashion designer dealt with textile research, fabrics, structures and techniques. * Welt am Sonntag * The clear message is the most successful: Issey Miyake's motto. TASCHEN is publishing an illustrated book about him. * Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung * In 448 colourful pages, the definitive tome on a fashion legend. * Robb Report * A beautiful illustrated book. * South China Morning Post * A must have for all fashion lovers, students and designers. * GQ * The perfect epithet for the enduring impact of his liberating, illuminating garments on the world of fashion. * AnOther * ...a definitive timeline of Japanese designer Issey Miyake's impressive life and work. * Grazia * The encyclopedic collection of photos from museum exhibitions, runway shows, concept drawings and campaigns is proof of Miyake's devotion to texture and capacity for constant experimentation. * T: The New York Times Style Magazine * I believe there is hope in design. Design evokes surprise and joy in people. * Issey Miyake * Issey Miyake loved to tell stories visually. This new book creates the most complete, and up-to-date picture of his life and work. * Midori Kitamura *