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17:01"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." — Issey Miyake
14:46"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
14:09"Design is not for philosophy it’s for life." — Issey Miyake
16:25"A great thing happening now in art is that artists are using the figure, the body, clothing, life." — Issey Miyake
23:16"Of course there are many ways we can reuse something. We can dye it. We can cut it. We can change the buttons. Those are other ways to make it alive. But this is a new step to use anything - hats, socks, shirts. It’s the first step in the process." — Issey Miyake
20:37"The purpose - where I start - is the idea of use. It is not recycling, it’s reuse." — Issey Miyake
20:51"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
