Biography
1938 | Born 22 April in Hiroshima, Japan | |
1970 | Established the Miyake Design Studio | |
1971 | First overseas collection in New York | |
1973 | Joined the French Federation and presented first Paris collection | |
1983-85 | "ISSEY MIYAKE SPECTACLE: BODYWORKS" traveled to Tokyo, Los Angeles, San Francisco and London | |
1986 | Embarked on a collaboration with Irving Penn, resulting in a series of books and posters | |
1988 | "Issey Miyake A-UN" exhibition at Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris | |
1991 | Designed costumes for the Frankfurt Ballet "The Loss of Small Details" by William Forsythe | |
1993 | Launched "PLEATS PLEASE ISSEY MIYAKE" Decorated with the Chevalier de l’Ordre National de la Légion d’Honneur of France | |
1998 | Presented A-POC in the Issey Miyake Spring Summer Collection | |
1999 | Included in "The Most Influential Asians of the 20th Century" of TIME magazine | |
2001 | "A-POC MAKING: Issey Miyake and Dai Fujiwara" exhibition at the Vitra Design Museum, Berlin | |
2003 | "Nannano? A-POC MIYAKE ISSEY +FUJIWARA DAI" at the AXIS Gallery, Tokyo | |
2004 | Established the Miyake Issey Foundation | |
2005 | Participated in "BIG BANG: Destruction et Création dans l’art du XX siècle" at the Pompidou Center, Paris |