Issey Miyake

22 April 1938 – 5 August 2022

Issey Miyake was a Japanese fashion designer known for his technology-driven clothing designs, exhibitions and fragrances. He founded the Miyake Design Studio and became internationally renowned for garments such as the Pleats Please line and the A-POC concept.

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Born in Hiroshima, Japan
22 April 1938

Issey Miyake was born in Hiroshima, Japan.

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Studied graphic design at Tama Art University
1964

Miyake studied graphic design at Tama Art University in Tokyo, graduating in 1964.

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Worked in Paris and New York
1965 – 1970

He worked as a designer in Paris and later in New York before returning to Japan.

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Founded Miyake Design Studio
1970

Miyake established the Miyake Design Studio in Tokyo in 1970.

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Presented first Paris collection
1973

He showed his first collection in Paris, beginning his international reputation.

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Launched Pleats Please line
1993

Miyake introduced his signature Pleats Please line of permanently pleated garments.

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Introduced the A-POC concept
1998

He developed A-POC (A Piece of Cloth), a method of producing garments from a single continuous thread.

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Awarded the Kyoto Prize
2006

Miyake received the Kyoto Prize in Arts and Philosophy in 2006.

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Died in Tokyo, Japan
5 August 2022

Miyake died of liver cancer in Tokyo at the age of 84.

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