Issey Miyake

“We can also cut by heat - heat punch. And we also can cut by cold - extreme cold. When you cut with heat, it makes a mark. With cold, no mark. It depends on the fabric.”

“In fashion, you need to present something new every six months, but it takes time to study things. Development is very important.”

“Frank Gehry not only understood my sense of fun and adventure but also reciprocated it and translated that feeling into his work.”

“Indian paper is famous, Egyptian papyrus, Chinese paper... every country has used this natural material. But the problem is it's going to run out because it's very difficult work.”

“Men have been buying my women's coats for years.”

“I feel it is urgently necessary to train people who are capable of tackling the various problems we face today in regards to environmental turmoil and the relevancy of clothing.”

“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.”

“Designers must be increasingly sensitive to our Earth's dwindling resources. It is our responsibility.”

“A few of the influences on my career so far have been Isamu Noguchi, Irving Penn, and seeing the riots of 1968 in Paris.”

“The joining of the Japanese with the French should make a new movement. I think it should be good for Paris.”

“Indian clothes are usually tight.”

“I am most interested in people and the human form.”

“There are no boundaries for what can be fabric.”

“Function alone does not make clothing appealing.”

“I try to be free. The women also must be free.”

“I've never been involved in any kind of political movement.”

“Design is not for philosophy it's for life.”

“I have worked with several dance companies.”

“Many people will say, well, clothes should be worn; but I think people can look at them in public, like seeing a film. I think museum exhibitions are very important.”

“We have to keep a very tight check on quality.”