Kawakubo Rei 川久保玲 - A4 Riso Print (Signed and Numbered)
Kawakubo Rei 川久保玲
Fashion icon
ファッションデザイナー (1942年10月11日– )
「彼女は闘志でいっぱいで、押し進めて、怖いもの知らずだ。」
Kawakubo Rei’s journey to becoming a global design icon was not the typical path through fashion school. In university she studied fine arts and literature, worked in the advertising department at a textile company, and started work as a freelance stylist based on her own studies and experiences. In 1969 she established her now world-famous fashion label, Comme des Garçons, and opened a boutique in Tokyo in 1975.
Kawakubo, with her background in advertising and arts, has input across all aspects of the brand and is involved in the design, advertising, and interiors to create a consistent experience. Her vision for CDG was to start from zero—she wanted to shed the influence of all historical fashion trends and do things that had never been done before. She challenged the notions of beauty and created austere, frayed, and deconstructed garments—an anti-fashion movement.
Her radical designs have influenced many other world-famous designers. Jean-Paul Gaultier stated in an interview, "I believe that Kawakubo is a woman with extreme courage. She is a person with exceptional strength. Moreover, she has a poetic spirit. When I see her creations, I feel the spirit of a young girl. A young girl who still has innocence and is a bit romantic. Yet she also has an aspect of a fighting woman, one who fears nothing as she thrusts forward."
What is a riso print?
These prints use risograph technology, a method of printing developed in Japan in the mid-1980s. It can be described as a mix between screenprinting and photocopying. The risograph process produces prints with extremely vibrant, crisp inks, and sometimes these inks overlap during the printing process to create interesting and unique details. These soy-based inks also have a lower environmental impact.
Product details
Printed in Tokyo, Japan by Hand Saw Press print studio. Each print is A4 size (210 x 297 mm / 8.27 x 11.69 in) and printed on Natural White 186gsm Takeo Araveal paper. Acid-free and FSC Approved.
Each print is signed with a traditional Japanese ‘hanko’ artist stamp and hand-numbered from a limited edition of 20. Prints are packaged in cello bags with rigid cardboard inserts and shipped in flat mailers.
Please note that frames are not included.
Delivery times & prices
We ship worldwide. 日本へ国際郵便で送ります。
UK deliveries: 3-4 working days via Royal Mail 1st class
International deliveries available via Royal Mail International Standard Airmail
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