Issey Miyake

Founded in Tokyo in 1970, Issey Miyake is one of the most influential and visionary Japanese designers of the twentieth century, capable of redefining the relationship between body, fabric, and technology. His career is a continuous journey of research: from collaborations with Givenchy and Geoffrey Beene in the 1960s to founding his own brand, Miyake has always placed experimentation at the heart of the creative process.

The brand's philosophy is based on three inseparable pillars: textile technology as an aesthetic language — from the revolutionary Pleats Please process, which transforms fabric into wearable sculpture, to the A-POC (A Piece Of Cloth) system that generates entire garments from a single thread — profound inspiration from Japanese culture and craftsmanship, reinterpreted with a global and contemporary vision, and a conception of dressing as a democratic act: functional, durable, and accessible garments that do not renounce beauty.

Discover the Issey Miyake pieces available on Concetto Archive: garments and accessories that embody decades of textile innovation and the poetic vision of Japanese design.