{"product_id":"issey-miyake","title":"Issey Miyake","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eA tribute to the designer Issey Miyake\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"read-more__description\"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"read-more__description--content\"\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn 1983, Japanese designer Issey Miyake told\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe New Yorker\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003ethat 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\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eunique fusion of poetry and practicality\u003c\/strong\u003e, his creations blur the boundaries between tradition, modern technology, and everyday function.\u003cbr data-uw-rm-sr=\"role=\"\u003e\u003cbr data-uw-rm-sr=\"role=\"\u003eThis definitive history of Miyake’s clothes from 1960 to 2022 offers expert insight into the designer’s vision and daring.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eInitiated and conceived by Midori Kitamura\u003c\/strong\u003e, 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.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDrawing on nearly 50 years of collaborative work with Miyake, Kitamura creates an encyclopedic reference of his material and technical innovations\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003ethrough the clothes based on\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Piece of Cloth\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003econcept,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eBody Series\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eof the 1980s,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eMiyake Pleats\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eseries, and such practical, everyday designs as\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ePleats Please\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003epieces.\u003cbr data-uw-rm-sr=\"role=\"\u003e\u003cbr data-uw-rm-sr=\"role=\"\u003eStunning\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ephotographs\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003ecapture his clothes in their particular quotidian originality. In her far-reaching essay, meanwhile, leading cultural figure\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKazuko Koike\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eoffers both a\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ecomplete chronology\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eof Miyake’s work, and an\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eunprecedented personal profile, looking at the ambition and inspirations that have driven his repertoire\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003efrom 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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography\"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--biographies\"\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--wrapper\"\u003e \u003ch5 aria-level=\"3\" role=\"heading\" data-uw-rm-heading=\"level\" class=\"read-more__biography--title\"\u003eThe designer\u003c\/h5\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--item\"\u003e \u003cp class=\"read-more__biography--text\"\u003eRenowned clothing designer\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIssey Miyake\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e(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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--wrapper\"\u003e \u003ch5 aria-level=\"4\" role=\"heading\" data-uw-rm-heading=\"level\" class=\"read-more__biography--title\"\u003eThe editor\u003c\/h5\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--item\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMidori Kitamura\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis 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\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ePleats Please Issey Miyake\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e, also with TASCHEN. Kitamura directed the 2011 exhibition,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eIrving Penn and Issey Miyake: Visual Dialogue\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--wrapper\"\u003e \u003ch5 class=\"read-more__biography--title\"\u003eTexts by\u003c\/h5\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--item\"\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKazuko Koike\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis the founder and director of Sagacho Exhibit Space in Tokyo. She has written and edited many books, including\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eIssey Miyake East Meets West, Japanese Coloring, Japan Design\u003c\/em\u003e, and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eAura of Space\u003c\/em\u003e. She is an Advisory Board member of MUJI.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--book-info\"\u003e \u003ch5 class=\"read-more__biography--book-title\"\u003eIssey Miyake\u003c\/h5\u003e \u003cspan class=\"product-detail-information__book-details\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHardcover, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-testid=\"book-details--dimensions\"\u003e30 x 30 cm, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan data-testid=\"book-details--weight\"\u003e3.29 kg, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e448 pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"read-more__biography--book-edition\"\u003e \u003cp class=\"read-more__biography--book-isbn\"\u003eISBN\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e978-3-8365-9605-3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cspan class=\"edition-selection__single-edition\"\u003eEdition: Multilingual (English, Japanese)\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Taschen","offers":[{"title":"ONE","offer_id":53775653732679,"sku":"9920.99.0332-ONE","price":80.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0267\/7260\/2993\/files\/9920.99.332-1_ad2ee22e-1e31-429e-881d-45ac0eb0f9f3.jpg?v=1776988400","url":"https:\/\/westside.eu\/products\/issey-miyake","provider":"WESTSIDE","version":"1.0","type":"link"}