Artist Sho Shibui dedicated the cover of the latest issue of The New York Times to the recently deceased designer Issei Miyake. She shared the photos on social networks.
After the fashion designer’s death, The New York Times decided to dedicate the August 9 issue to her work. On the cover, artist Sho Shibui inserted a black pattern with a pleated effect, the signature of all Miyake collections.
On the pages of the issue, an article was dedicated to the designer in which they talked about creativity and his contribution to fashion.
“Designer Miyake has worked from morning to night, from factory floors to designing uniforms for workers at Japanese electronics giant Sony. His designs are in the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art, New York.
Issei Miyake was born in Hiroshima in 1938. He graduated from the Graphic Design Faculty of Tama Art University in Tokyo in 1964. After working in Paris and New York, he returned to Tokyo in 1970, where he founded his own company, Miyake Design Studio (MDS).
A year later, the master presented his first collection in New York, in 1973 he gave demonstrations in Paris, and a year later he opened his first flagship store in Tokyo.
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