{"product_id":"issey-miyake-45th-ed","title":"Issey Miyake. 45th Ed","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__description--subtitle\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA tribute to the designer Issey Miyake\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__description--subtitle\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"read-more__description--content\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1983, Japanese designer Issey\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eMiyake\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003etold\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ethat he aspired “\u003cb\u003eto forge ahead, to break the mold.\u003c\/b\u003e” With the boundary-defying fashion lines that followed, he not only broke molds, but recast clothing altogether. With a\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eunique fusion of poetry and practicality\u003c\/b\u003e, his creations blur the boundaries between tradition, modern technology, and everyday function.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis definitive history of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eMiyake’s clothes from 1960 to 2022 offers expert insight into the designer’s vision and daring.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eInitiated and conceived by Midori Kitamura\u003c\/b\u003e, the book looks at the texture-driven originality of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eMiyake’s materials and techniques from the very earliest days of his career, before he had even established the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eMiyake\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eDesign Studio.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eDrawing on nearly 50 years of collaborative work with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eMiyake, Kitamura creates an encyclopedic reference of his material and technical innovations\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ethrough the clothes from his \u003ci\u003eA Piece of Cloth\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003econcept,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eBody Series\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eof the 1980s,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eMiyake\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ePleats\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eseries, and such practical, everyday designs as his\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ePleats Please\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003epieces.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eStunning photographs\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e capture his clothes in their particular quotidian originality. In her far-reaching essay, meanwhile, leading cultural figure \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eKazuko Koike\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e offers both a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003ecomplete chronology\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003eof \u003c\/span\u003eMiyake\u003cspan\u003e’s work and an \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eunprecedented personal profile, looking at the ambition and inspirations that drove his repertoire\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e from tender teenage years. A must-have for designers, students, and fashion devotees, this is a\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003etimeless tribute\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e to one of the most innovative makers of our age.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHardcover, \u003cspan\u003e15.6 x 21.7 cm, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1.03 kg, \u003c\/span\u003e460 pages\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Taschen","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54931385024725,"sku":"9783754402863","price":890.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0604\/7262\/3317\/files\/MIYAKE_45_GB_3D_42377.jpg?v=1789302778","url":"https:\/\/stellenboschbooks.co.za\/products\/issey-miyake-45th-ed","provider":"Stellenbosch Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}