Issey Miyake

“Even when I work with computers, with high technology, I always try to put in the touch of the hand.”

“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.”

“I am always looking to the future of making things.”

“My touchstone started out being - and is still - exploring the ways by which to make clothing from a single piece of cloth.”

“I started to work with cotton fabrics. I used cotton because it's easy to work with, to wash, to take care of, to wear if it's warm or cold. It's great. That was the start.”

“A great thing happening now in art is that artists are using the figure, the body, clothing, life.”

“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.”

“Our goals must be to find new, environmentally-friendly ways by which to continue the art of creation, to utilize our valuable human skills, and to make things that will bring joy.”

“I love to be free to explore, research, and evolve.”

“Clothing is the closest thing to all humans.”