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Issey Miyake Quotes

Issey Miyake quotes

Japanese Designer April 22, 1935

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Issey Miyake quote: "A great thing happening now in art is that artists are using..."
A great thing happening now in art is that artists are using the figure, the body, clothing, life. Issey Miyake
Issey Miyake quote: "Design is not for philosophy it's for life."
Design is not for philosophy it's for life. Issey Miyake
From the beginning I thought about working with the body in movement, the space between the body and clothes. I wanted the clothes to move when people moved. The clothes are also for people to dance or laugh. Issey Miyake
Of course there are many ways we can reuse something. We can dye it. We can cut it. We can change the buttons. Those are other ways to make it alive. But this is a new step to use anything - hats, socks, shirts. It's the first step in the process. Issey Miyake
I started to work with cotton fabrics. I used cotton because it's easy to work with, to wash, to take care of, to wear if it's warm or cold. It's great. That was the start. Issey Miyake
Issey Miyake quote: "I have worked with several dance companies."
I have worked with several dance companies. Issey Miyake
Issey Miyake quote: "Even when I work with computers, with high technology, I..."
Even when I work with computers, with high technology, I always try to put in the touch of the hand. Issey Miyake
You see it in the many bouncing clothes that are not just pleats. To make them, two or three people twist them - twist, twist, twist the pleats, sometimes three or four persons twist together and put it all in the machine to cook it. Issey Miyake
Many people will say, well, clothes should be worn; but I think people can look at them in public, like seeing a film. I think museum exhibitions are very important. Issey Miyake
Issey Miyake quote: "I very much like dance and dancers."
I very much like dance and dancers. Issey Miyake
To be honest, I think we should find first the possibility to make it. Research is first - if you're not interested, you never can find something. Many things happen from forgotten machines - ones that are no longer used. Issey Miyake
One of my assistants found this old German machine. It was originally used to make underwear. Like Chanel, who started with underwear fabric - jerseys - we used the machine that made underwear to make something else. Issey Miyake
Issey Miyake quote: "The purpose - where I start - is the idea of use. It is not..."
The purpose - where I start - is the idea of use. It is not recycling, it's reuse. Issey Miyake
We can also cut by heat - heat punch. And we also can cut by cold - extreme cold. When you cut with heat, it makes a mark. With cold, no mark. It depends on the fabric. Issey Miyake
Issey Miyake quote: "Well, what I'm doing is really clothing. I'm not doing sculpture."
Well, what I'm doing is really clothing. I'm not doing sculpture. Issey Miyake

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