Description: Issey Miyake by Kazuko Koike (Author), Midori Kitamura (Editor), Yuriko Takagi (Photographer), Issey Miyake (Designer) TASCHEN; 2016. Bilingual edition. Text in Japanese and English. Large heavy hardcover book 12.5 x 2 x 12.5 inches; general wear scuffing to covers else good + fully intact; 512 pages. Multilingual Edition by Kazuko Koike (Author), Midori Kitamura (Editor), Yuriko Takagi (Photographer), Issey Miyake (Designer) 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 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 more than 40 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 from Miyake’s contemporary Yuriko Takagi capture his clothes in their particular quotidian originality, including a breathtaking shoot in Iceland. 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.
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Book Title: Issey Miyake
Original Language: English / Japanese
Item Length: 12.3 in
Vintage: No
Personalize: No
Format: Hardcover
Language: English, Japanese, English
Item Height: 1.8 in
Personalized: No
Features: Illustrated
Topic: Textile & Costume, Fashion & Accessories, Subjects & Themes / Fashion
Item Width: 12 in
Signed: No
Ex Libris: No
Narrative Type: Nonfiction
Publisher: Taschen
Inscribed: No
Publication Year: 2016
Type: Bilingual
Illustrator: Yes
Author: Kazuko Koike
Genre: Design, Photography
Country/Region of Manufacture: Japan
Item Weight: 136.3 Oz
Number of Pages: 512 Pages
