After passing away at 84, the vaunted designer will remain a north star for those who love design
In a softly filmed 1985 interview, Issey Miyake smiles at a teacup that's handed to him partway through, admiring the artistry of a seemingly innocuous item. It was a remarkable moment. One: because Miyake was notoriously private, giving the press few opportunities to mine the man behind one of the world's most successful cult labels. And two: because the designer's uniform is nigh on identical to the one his brand espouses 37 years later.
Upon graduation, the designer enjoyed stints working in Paris; first, for Guy Laroche, then Hubert de Givenchy. He lived in New York for several years after, before eventually moving back to Tokyo. Japan, high on the fumes of the World Exposition, was brimming with opportunity. Miyake seized it with both hands to found the Miyake Design Studio in 1970: a high end, high concept label in which the designer perfected his signature.
This content is imported from YouTube. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. So unique it is, that Miyake's technique of 'micropleating' changed the complexion and the character of polyester, a material once considered gauche. In the designer's stores, it became respectable, paving the way for other blue chip brands to involve a robust, hard-wearing textile in luxury fashion collections."There are no boundaries for what can be fabric" Miyake once famously said.
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