I realised I wanted to make clothing which was as universal as jeans and T-shirts. Issey Miyake More Quotes by Issey Miyake More Quotes From Issey Miyake I love to be free to explore, research, and evolve. Issey Miyake explorefreeresearchlove There are no boundaries for what can be fabric. Issey Miyake no-boundariesfabricboundaries Clothing is the closest thing to all humans. Issey Miyake clothingthingclosesthumans I became a fashion designer to make clothes for the people, not to be a top couturier in the French tradition. Issey Miyake clothestraditionfashionpeople All of my work stems from the simplest of ideas that go back to the earliest civilizations: making clothing from one piece of cloth. It is my touchstone. Issey Miyake backgoworkideas 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 feelrichculturehistory We yearn for the beautiful, the unknown, and the mysterious. Issey Miyake yearnunknownmysteriousbeautiful When I close my eyes, I still see things no one should ever experience: a bright red light, the black cloud soon after, people running in every direction trying desperately to escape - I remember it all. Issey Miyake eyesexperiencelightpeople I am not really interested in clothing as a conceptual art form. Issey Miyake interestedclothingi-amart 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 collaborationrespecttrustwork Many people repeat the past. I'm not interested. I prefer evolution. Issey Miyake not-interestedevolutionpeoplepast Think of things that can be created, not destroyed, and that bring beauty and joy. Issey Miyake thingsthinkjoybeauty To be honest, I think we should find first the possibility to make it. Research is first - if you're not interested, you never can find something. Many things happen from forgotten machines - ones that are no longer used. Issey Miyake thinkyouthings-happenresearch I'd rather look to the future than to the past. Issey Miyake thanlookfuturepast Frank Gehry not only understood my sense of fun and adventure but also reciprocated it and translated that feeling into his work. Issey Miyake feelingworkfunadventure 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 alwaystechnologyimportantlost Paul Poiret did wonderful things because he was so influenced by motifs, but Vionnet really understood the kimono and took the geometric idea to construct her clothes - and that brought such freedom into European clothes in the 1920s. Issey Miyake thingsclothesfreedomwonderful I gravitated towards the field of clothing design, partly because it is a creative format that is modern and optimistic. Issey Miyake clothingbecausedesigncreative You see it in the many bouncing clothes that are not just pleats. To make them, two or three people twist them - twist, twist, twist the pleats, sometimes three or four persons twist together and put it all in the machine to cook it. Issey Miyake youclothestogetherpeople
