The “TYPE-XIV Eugene Studio project” will be released on Saturday, November 15.

A collaborative project with contemporary artist Eugene Kangawa / EUGENE STUDIO. Through materials and the creative process, this project presents a new frontier where art and clothing intersect, centered around the essential philosophy that “the very existence of things is defined by the coexistence of light and shadow.”

The series consists of two types of works: those created by sun-fading that result in a turquoise hue, and black-and-white pieces produced using silver gelatin printing paper and photogram techniques. In the black-and-white works, which served as the inspiration for this project, a single sheet of photographic paper is folded into a three-dimensional form in a darkroom and exposed to light from a single source. This unique method captures “only the light and shadow of the object itself,” fixing subtle gradations of light and shadow onto the paper. When unfolded, these pieces, using nothing more than paper and light, reveal a mysterious texture and presence that transcend conventional boundaries of photography and painting, opening up new expressive possibilities.

A-POC ABLE ISSEY MIYAKE further evolves this process by returning to the essence of a piece of cloth. Focusing on the relationship between warp and weft—the fundamental elements of woven textiles—the team creates gradations not through dyes or pigments, but by varying the density of the weave using only two thread colors: black and white. This pursuit of complex expression through simple elements conceptually overlaps light-sensitive silver halide grains with the threads of woven material, resulting in a unique textile that can be described as “fabric at the bit level.”

TYPE-XIV Eugene Studio project

Styles: Jacket (1), Coat (1)
Colors: Gray-hued, Black-hued

Styles: Stole (1)
Colors: Gray-hued, Black-hued

From Saturday, November 15, an overview of the project will be exhibited at CUBE inside ISSEY MIYAKE GINZA / 445 and at CREATION SPACE in ISSEY MIYAKE SEMBA. The exhibition will include works by Eugene Kangawa, textiles created by the brand, and the tools used by both parties in the production process. The installation design was by Paris-based architect Tsuyoshi Tane of Atelier Tsuyoshi Tane Architects (ATTA).

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