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01Undated

I suppose there are many, but I cannot imagine ever having a more perfect collaboration than that which Penn-san and I shared. It was based upon mutual trust, respect, and a desire to have our own work pushed to new places. And it always resulted in delight.

Issey Miyake / quote

02Undated

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 / quote

03Undated

Even when I work with computers, with high technology, I always try to put in the touch of the hand.

Issey Miyake / quote

04Undated

Indian paper is famous, Egyptian papyrus, Chinese paper... every country has used this natural material. But the problem is it's going to run out because it's very difficult work.

Issey Miyake / quote

05Undated

Clothing has been called intimate architecture. We want to go beyond that.

Issey Miyake / quote

06Undated

With imagination and personal creativity, people who sew can design the way they look to suit themselves.

Issey Miyake / quote

07Undated

Design is a vital component to the enrichment of our everyday lives. Japan has a very rich history and culture of design, and I feel it is a very important dialogue to open and keep evolving.

Issey Miyake / quote

08Undated

Design is not for philosophy it's for life.

Issey Miyake / quote

09Undated

My design is no design.

Issey Miyake / quote

10Undated

I gravitated towards the field of clothing design, partly because it is a creative format that is modern and optimistic.

Issey Miyake / quote

11Undated

A-POC unleashes the freedom of imagination. It's for people who are curious, who have inner energy - the energy of life and living.

Issey Miyake / quote

12Undated

The combination of human skills with technology will always be at the root of any solution to the future of making clothes.

Issey Miyake / quote

13Undated

Technology allows us to do many things, but it is always important to combine it with traditional handcrafts and, in fact, use technology to replicate dying arts so that they are not lost.

Issey Miyake / quote

14Undated

I feel it is urgently necessary to train people who are capable of tackling the various problems we face today in regards to environmental turmoil and the relevancy of clothing.

Issey Miyake / quote