Issey Miyake ‘Issey Miyake’ the ultimate monograph by Taschen Editions was initiated and conceived by Midori Kitamura. This definitive history of Miyake offers unique insight into the designer’s unrivalled vision and daring. With stunning photographs by Yuriko Takagi and an essay from leading cultural figure Kazuko Koike the book is an encyclopedic reference to Miyake’s material and technical innovation from the earliest days of his career. In 1983, Japanese designer Miyake told ‘The New Yorker’ that he aspired “to forge ahead, to break the mould”. With the boundary-defying fashion lines that followed he not only broke mould’s but recast clothing altogether. With a unique fusion of poetry and practicality his creations blur the boundaries between tradition, modern technology and everyday function. 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 ‘Pleats Please’ pieces. ‘Issey Miyake’ by Issey Miyake, Midori Kitamura, Kazuko Koike and Yuriko Takagi is published by Taschen and out now. #neonurchin #neonurchinblog #dedicatedtothethingswelove #suzyurchin #ollyurchin #art #music #photography #fashion #film #words #pictures #neon #urchin #issymiyake #book #taschen #pleatsplease #bodyseries #apieceofcloth #miyakepleats #midorikitamura #kazukokoike #yurikotakagi