Satoshi Kondo (born 1984)[1] is the artistic. director and head designer for Japanese fashion brand Issey Miyake.[2][3]
Early life
editKondo was raised in Kyoto, Japan. His mother was a sewing teacher; his home was filled with patterns and designs.[4] He graduated from the Ueda College of Fashion[1] and graduated from its Fashion Creator Industry Masters program. He was awarded the Soen Magazine Award.[4]
Career
editKondo has been with Issey Miyake for many years. Prior to becoming the artistic director of the fashion house he had previously served in other roles at the company, namely in the Pleats Please and Homme Plisse divisions.[5]
Kondo replaced Yoshiyuki Miyamae as design director in 2019.[6][7] His first show for the house for the 2020 spring/summer women's collection featuring "floaty bodysuits" and "Helicoptering dresses"[8] emerged a viral sensation.[9]
Kondo’s design inspiration is the Japanese principle of ma, the space between two things.[10]
References
edit- ^ a b "Who is Issey Miyake's new artistic director: Satoshi Kondo? | modem mag | modemonline.com". www.modemonline.com. Retrieved 2020-03-12.
- ^ US, FashionNetwork com. "Satoshi Kondo takes over from Yoshiyuki Miyamae as chief designer at Issey Miyake". FashionNetwork.com. Retrieved 2020-03-12.
- ^ http://www.modemonline.com/modem-mag/article/5142-who-is-issey-miyakes-new-artistic-director-satoshi-kondo
- ^ a b "Satoshi Kondo Takes Issey Miyake in a New Direction". Retrieved 2020-03-12.
- ^ "Satoshi Kondo dresses models in conjoined knitwear for Issey Miyake". Dezeen. 2020-03-05. Retrieved 2020-03-12.
- ^ "Starting from square one with Sataoshi Kondo, Issey Miyaki's new design director". Document Journal. 2019-10-22. Retrieved 2020-03-12.
- ^ "At Issey Miyake, a Designer Debut". The Business of Fashion. 2019-09-27. Retrieved 2020-03-12.
- ^ https://currently.att.yahoo.com/att/first-fashion-show-viral-hit-171426429.html [dead link]
- ^ "When your first fashion show is a smash hit, how do you follow up?".
- ^ Freeman, Liam (2019-10-03). "Satoshi Kondo talks Vogue through his joyful debut for Issey Miyake spring/summer 2020". Vogue Australia. Retrieved 2020-03-12.