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.
Art Dec 3, 2020
Issey Miyake and New Balance tie-ups take textiles to the next level
by Mio Yamada
Exhibitions showcasing the fashion brands' creative collaborations with artists highlight the evolution of fabrics.
Style & Design | ON: DESIGN Aug 23, 2020
Good design gets a handle on eco-bags
by Mio Yamada
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.
Style & Design Sep 1, 2019
Issey Miyake goes with the flow with new Osaka store
by Mark Thompson
Issey Miyake's newest store taps the creativity and artisanship of Osaka with a drop of regional humor.
Style & Design Jul 28, 2019
Finding time in Tokujin Yoshioka's design
by Danielle Demetriou
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.
Style & Design Dec 2, 2018
Harri Koskinen: The Finnish connection
by Danielle Demetriou
Industrial designer Harri Koskinen talks about his designs for the Iittala x Issey Miyake Home Collection and the affinity between Japanese and Finnish culture.
Style & Design | ON: DESIGN Sep 2, 2018
Seeing things from another angle
by Mio Yamada
Design that thrives on different perspectives of the innovative, the classic and the traditional
Style & Design Mar 25, 2018
Issey Miyake finds its Kyoto home
by Mio Yamada
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.
Style & Design | ON: DESIGN Mar 4, 2017
by Mio Yamada
This month celebrates the art of folding with a selection of products that can be transformed by just a few bends, creases and tucks.
Style & Design Oct 8, 2016
Oki Sato of Nendo: on the objects of design
by Haniya Rae
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" ...
Style & Design | ON: FASHION Jun 11, 2016
Shibuya Parco Museum Final Exhibitions I, II, III
by Misha Janette and Samuel Thomas
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 ...
Books May 14, 2016
The woman who spent seven years 'locked' in Issey Miyake's wardrobe
by Mio Yamada
"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 ...