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Issey Miyake
Issey Miyake was a Japanese fashion designer. He was known for his technology-driven clothing designs, notably the Pleats, Please line, exhibitions and fragrances such as L'eau d'Issey.
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business · Japanese fashion designer (1938–2022) · fashion designer · designer · businessperson · perfumer · also Issey Miyake, Issei Miyake, Miyake Kazunaru, Miyake
Born 22 April 1938 · Died 5 August 2022 · Q469027
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2022· 1 entry
2016· 1 entry
Awarded Commander of the Legion of Honour presented by Jack Lang (2016).
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2014· 1 entry
“Clothing is the closest thing to all humans.”
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2010· 1 entry
Awarded Order of Culture (2010).
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2009· 1 entry
When Barack Obama advocated for global nuclear disarmament
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2007· 2 entries
Launched 'Drop on a Petal', and in 2008 he launched 'Reflections in a Drop'
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Naoki Takizawa opened his own brand supported by the Issey Miyake Group and was replaced as Creative Director by Dai Fujiwara, who ran the House of Issey Miyake until 2012
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2006· 1 entry
Awarded Kyoto Prize in Arts and Philosophy (2006).
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2005· 1 entry
Awarded Praemium Imperiale (2005).
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2004· 1 entry
Operates the 21_21 Design Sight center, organizes exhibitions and events, and publishes literature
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1999· 1 entry
Awarded honorary doctorate from University of Lyon-II (1999).
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1998· 1 entry
Awarded Person of Cultural Merit (1998).
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1994· 1 entry
And 1999, Miyake turned over the design of the men's and women's collections respectively, to his associate, Naoki Takizawa, so that he could return to research full-time
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1993· 1 entry
HaaT – women's line, designed by Miyake's former textile designer, Makiko Minagawa
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1992· 1 entry
Issey Miyake designed the Lithuanian national team's official uniform for the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona
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1991· 1 entry
For Ballett Frankfurt, Miyake designed costumes of permanently pleated ultra-featherweight polyester jersey for William Forsythe's The Loss of Small Detail; during the work the male and female dancers exchanged pants for
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1979· 1 entry
And was previously used for non-clothing products
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1970· 1 entry
Founded the Miyake Design Studio, a high-end producer of women's fashion
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1969· 1 entry
Miyake moved to New York City, where he met Christo, Robert Rauschenberg, Joe Eula and Donna Jordan
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1963· 1 entry
Studied at Tama Art University (1963).
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1961· 1 entry
Awarded SOEN Award (1961).
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1938· 1 entry
Born 1938-04-22.
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