Issey Miyake, designer and founder of the Miyake Design Studio and the Issey Miyake Group, has passed away aged 84. In a statement released by his eponymous brand this morning, it was announced that Miyake died in Tokyo on 5 August 2022, surrounded by close friends and associates. The cause...
Group, has passed away aged 84. In a statement released by his eponymous brand this morning, it was announced that Miyake died in Tokyo on 5 August 2022, surrounded by close friends and associates. The cause of death was hepatocellular carcinoma.’s work was defined by a dynamic approach to design, which combined boundary-pushing technical innovation with a deft use of colour and silhouette.
It was a journey to New York, though, in the late 1960s that was perhaps most influential in the founding of his label; there, he worked under American designer Geoffrey Beene, while also being immersed in the world of art, meetingand Robert Rauschenberg . With new energy, he returned to Tokyo in 1970 and founded the Miyake Design Studio, showing his first collection in 1971 in New York.
In his wake, a slew of other Japanese designers chose to work in Tokyo and show collections in Paris, notably Rei Kawakubo of