
Style & Design Dec 19, 2020
There’s a story behind each of Makiko Minagawa’s textiles
by Mio Yamada
The former textile director of Miyake Design Studio is still pushing the boundaries of natural fabric, craftsmanship and sustainability.
There’s a story behind each of Makiko Minagawa’s textiles
The former textile director of Miyake Design Studio is still pushing the boundaries of natural fabric, craftsmanship and sustainability.
Issey Miyake and New Balance tie-ups take textiles to the next level
Exhibitions showcasing the fashion brands' creative collaborations with artists highlight the evolution of fabrics.
Good design gets a handle on eco-bags
Since the kickoff of plastic bag fees at shops in Japan, there’s been no shortage of new eco-bags. “On: Design” has a few designer alternatives to the tote.
Issey Miyake goes with the flow with new Osaka store
Issey Miyake's newest store taps the creativity and artisanship of Osaka with a drop of regional humor.
Finding time in Tokujin Yoshioka's design
Tokujin Yoshioka's design for Homme Plisse Issey Miyake/Aoyama, Issey Miyake Homme Plisse's first flagship, includes gravity-defying clothing rails, raw concrete minimalism and a showstopping special pleating machine.
Harri Koskinen: The Finnish connection
Industrial designer Harri Koskinen talks about his designs for the Iittala x Issey Miyake Home Collection and the affinity between Japanese and Finnish culture.
Seeing things from another angle
Design that thrives on different perspectives of the innovative, the classic and the traditional
Issey Miyake finds its Kyoto home
With its tiered roof, latticed exterior and exposed beams, the new Issey Miyake Kyoto flagship is more than just a store; it's a celebration of one of Kyoto's best-known traditional structures — the machiya.
This month celebrates the art of folding with a selection of products that can be transformed by just a few bends, creases and tucks.
Oki Sato of Nendo: on the objects of design
This year alone, Oki Sato, founder and director of Nendo, has not one, but two major retrospective exhibitions of the design unit's work — one at the Design Museum Holon in Israel, the other at the Taiwan Design Museum. His acclaimed "50 Manga Chairs" ...
Shibuya Parco Museum Final Exhibitions I, II, III
Shibuya Parco gets ready for a rebirth Tokyo's famous Shibuya Parco shopping mall will be closing for a planned three years from Aug. 7, but not before its lauded museum of pop culture puts on a series of three attendance-worthy exhibitions for shoppers to check ...
The woman who spent seven years 'locked' in Issey Miyake's wardrobe
"I'm so sorry I'm late," Midori Kitamura says as she settles into her chair. "OK, let's take a break." "But we haven't even started," says one of her colleagues. "My break!" insists Kitamura. "I need a break. Let's eat." As we are served tea, she explains that ...