An exhibition devoted to designer Issey Miyake will be held at the National Art Center, Tokyo, which has focused on a host of established and emerging artistic talent since its opening in 2007. In 2010 Issey Miyake received the Order of Culture Merit award to add to his vast array of accolades.
Exhibition main visual announcing Miyake Issey show that opens next year
The exhibition will be the first of its kind and will be divided into three rooms. It will focus both on Miyake’s ideas from conception to realisation, spanning 45 years of the iconic designer’s outstanding career, from his early work to current projects and his exploration of greater creative possibilities for the future.
132 5. Issey Myake No.1 Dress, No.1 Jacket, 2010 photo: Hiroshi Iwasaki
Issey Miyake was born in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan, in 1938. He established the Miyake Design Studio in 1970 and showed his collection in Paris three years later. He is best known for applying ideas associated with traditional techniques fused with cutting-edge technology and is renowned for his creativity in every collection.
by Amanda Bernstein
Images courtesy of Issey Miyake, Tokyo
The National Art Center, Tokyo 7-22-2 Ropponghi, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-8558
The exhibition runs from Wednesday March 16 until Monday June 13, 2016.