'Lucent' Bao Bao tote bag
2019 · Bag
Victoria and Albert Museum
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Issey Miyake
Japanese, 1938
Hiroshima, Japan
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21
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30
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Issey Miyake was a Japanese fashion designer whose practice redefined clothing as sculptural form and technological experiment. Working primarily with textile innovation, folding techniques, and synthetic materials, he created garments that prioritized movement and the body's geometry over ornament. His approach synthesized postwar Japanese aesthetics with modernist reduction and advanced fabric engineering. Miyake's influence extended across fashion, design, and art institutions globally, establishing a model of practice where material research and wearability coexist as equal concerns.
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Art Institute of Chicago
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