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Issey Miyake
Issey Miyake is the Japanese design house founded in 1970 by Issey Miyake. Its work is rooted in research into movement, materials, pleating, technology and the relationship between body and clothing, extending across ready-to-wear, accessories, fragrance and distinct product lines. Satoshi Kondo is Design Director, following the womenswear design periods of Naoki Takizawa, Dai Fujiwara and Yoshiyuki Miyamae. The directory models that succession as a series of clear roles while preserving Miyake’s founder legacy. The independent company’s profile does not convert its exhibitions, product innovation, collaborations or international presence into unverified ownership, revenue or valuation claims.
- Country
- Japan
- Founded
- 1970
- Founder
- Issey Miyake
- Creative lead
- Satoshi Kondo
- Ownership
- Miyake Design Studio
- Documented milestones
- 6
- Issey Miyake — Founder and Designer1970–1999 · house · former · ISSEY MIYAKE
- Naoki Takizawa — Designer1999–2006 · womenswear · former · ISSEY MIYAKE
- Dai Fujiwara — Designer2006–2011 · womenswear · former · ISSEY MIYAKE
- Yoshiyuki Miyamae — Designer2011–2019 · womenswear · former · ISSEY MIYAKE
- Satoshi Kondo — Designer, ISSEY MIYAKE2019–Present · house · current · ISSEY MIYAKE
- Satoshi Kondo — Senior Executive Director (Design), Miyake Design StudioStart not documented–End not documented · group · undated · Miyake Design Studio
- 1970 — Miyake Design StudioIssey Miyake establishes the Tokyo design studio.
- 1971 — Company establishedThe operating company is created.
- 1973 — Paris presentationThe house begins presenting collections in Paris.
- 1992 — L'Eau d'IsseyThe first major fragrance is introduced.
- 1994 — PLEATS PLEASEThe pleated-clothing project becomes an independent line.
- 2020 — Kondo leads collectionSatoshi Kondo begins with Spring/Summer 2020.