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COSMIC WONDER
A dream vision of mountain village life
Leather collection
Naturally tanned leather shoulder pouch
Leather collection will be available at Center for COSMIC WONDER from September 29, Online Store from October 2.
Folk dress shoes, Third folk shoes, Shoulder pouch and bag, Tote bag, Document case bag, Wallet, Card case, Letter coin case etc.
Color is Black and Brown of Natural tanned leather, light gray of new color.
A beautifully daily life, leather collection will be available.
5-18-10 Minami-aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo
T. +81 (0)3 5774 6866
Open 11am – 7pm
*Closed: October 3
Center for COSMIC WONDER Online Store
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Naoto Ishii
“Kiln and moon”
New work imformation
Heavy rain at last year,
Water accumulated the top of the chimney and it was damaged so i remade it.
As the shape of the chimney became smart,
The whole firing has changed considerably.
About 3 days of firing,
A fire rising on the top of the chimney and the moon in the sky were in line.
And then the wind blew and it began to a light rain.
“Is it raining in blessings?”
The feelings of the people who participated in the operation of nature and firing,
It was a moment when it became one.
Naoto Ishii
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We are pleased to present Naoto Ishii’s new work “Kiln and moon” at Center for COSMIC WONDER.
He reclaimed the wilderness of the mountain foot of Kyotanba from 1992, and following year he build a his house and studio “Dokkatouyu” “Kaigenken”.
He create unique peculiarities with beauty and intelligence that connects contemporary times from ancient times and reaches the present.
We will start selling the new work which was fired in 2018.
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Naoto Ishii
1954 Born in Kyoto
1980 Graduated from the Faculty of Integrated Arts, Hiroshima Univ.
1981-83 Agriculture living in Kosaka, Tokawachi cho, Yamagata, Hiroshima prefecture
1984-87 Training at “Doraku-toen” Iga, Mie prefecture
1992 Start cultivating the wildfield in Kyoutanba-cho
1993 Construction of the studio “Dokkatouyu” and “Kaigenken”
1994 Build a climbing kiln, Old private house relocation, Kiln firing on first time
COSMIC WONDER
A dream vision of mountain village life Organic cotton collection
Sumi-dyed gray organic cotton crew neck waist-gathered dress
Organic cotton collection will be available at Center for COSMIC WONDER from September 1, Online Store from September 4.
Sumi-dyed gray, Red grapes herbal dyed pink, precious Ryukyu indigo grown on Okinawa island etc.
Organic cotton collection of beautiful colors.
Basic wrapped dress and wrapped pants, Sphere dress, Box tack gather dress with cape, Crew neck waist-gathered dress,
Overlapped collar long sleeves pullover, Long-sleeved shirt dress etc.
“A dream vision of mountain village life”’s collection symbolized items will be available.
5-18-10 Minami-aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo
T. +81 (0)3 5774 6866
Open 11am – 7pm
*Closed: September 5, September 10 − 14
Center for COSMIC WONDER Online Store
COSMIC WONDER
A dream vision of mountain village life
The new Available of Autumn Winter collection
Grapes herbal dyed ancient white Silk cotton twisted scarf dress
COSMIC WONDER 2018 A/W “A dream vision of mountain village life” new collections will be available at Center for COSMIC WONDER from August 18, Online Store from 21 August.
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5-18-10 Minami-aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo
T. +81 (0)3 5774 6866
Open 11am – 7pm
*Closed: August 14 − August 17
Center for COSMIC WONDER Online Store
here and there vol.13
HYACINTH REVOLUTION
The new issue “here and there”of personal journal will be announced “here and there vol.13 HYACINTH REVOLUTION” by editor Nakako Hayashi.
The cover of new issue is photographed by artist Elena Tutatchikova. A installation for cover from artist Masaho Anotani and Contemporary artist・Founder of Cosmic Wonder Yukinori Maeda.
In commemoration of the release, we will present poster installation by Kazunari Hattori, who is an art direction from the first issue.
We will hand a special poster towards the purchase with the new issue.
The poster installation until Sunday, July 29.
Planning and editing: Nakako Hayashi
Art direction: Kazunari Hattori
Translation: Kenichi Eguchi
Type: 210mm × 297mm
Page: 80P
Price: 1800yen + tax
Publisher: Nieves / Benjamin Sommerhalder
Date:
July 13 − July 29, 2018
Place:
5-18-10 Minami-aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo
T. +81 (0)3 5774 6866
Open 11am – 7pm
Yukinori Maeda “Splashed Ink Chii Ryugu Sansui-zu”
It appears from 4pm on June 30, 2018.
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June 30 − July 28, 2018
6-5-24 3F, Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo
Gallery hours: 11:00 − 19:00
*Closed on Sunday, Monday and National Holidays
Kaoru Yokoo
A Organic Universe 2018 Spring Summer
Kaoru Yokoo repaired the clothes of Cosmic Wonder’s “A Organic Universe 2018 Spring Summer” arrived, We will start selling on Saturday, June 16.
Cosmic Wonder’s clothing which has dyed natural materials occasionally some things that can not be handed over due to color spots and fabric cracks.
Kaoru Yokoo will perform art handwork such as embroidery and knitting to breathe new breath to them.
*It will end as soon as it is sold out.
*We will sell for 6 styles only from June 16 on our online store.
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Kaoru Yokoo
1979 Born in Tokyo.
Active mainly on rectification by handwork such as embroidery or the crochet.
COSMIC WONDER
“Yama-Nokoromo and Umi-Hagoromo”
Jade Koromo
COSMIC WONDER S/S “Yama-Nokoromo and Umi-Hagoromo” new items will be available at Center for COSMIC WONDER from February 24, Online Store from 27 February.
5-18-10 Minami-aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo
T. +81 (0)3 5774 6866
Open 11am – 7pm
*Closed: May 12 − 15
Center for COSMIC WONDER Online Store
COSMIC WONDER
“Yama-Nokoromo and Umi-Hagoromo”
New collection
COSMIC WONDER 2018 S/S “Yama-Nokoromo and Umi-Hagoromo” new collections will be available at Center for COSMIC WONDER from February 10, Online Store from 13 February.
5-18-10 Minami-aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo
T. +81 (0)3 5774 6866
Open 11am – 7pm
*Closed: February 6 − 9
Center for COSMIC WONDER Online Store
COSMIC WONDER
Lightness of Light
Graphic design by Kazunari Hattori
Photography by Yuki Kimura
We were pleasure to hold the 20th anniversary Special Exhibition COSMIC WONDER “Lightness of Light” at Iwami Art Museum.
COSMIC WONDER was initiated in 1997 as a conceptual project comprising diverse modes of expression from of clothing, artwork, and publishing to performance. This retrospective exhibition held to commemorate COSMIC WONDER’s 20th anniversary, introduces representative works from their collections presented in Paris from 2000 to 2009, along with valuable materials including photographic documents and look books.
*From Release of Iwami Art Museum
Exhibition period:
November 11, 2017 – January 8, 2018
Place:
5-15 Ariake-cho, Masuda-shi, Shimane-ken, 698-0022 JAPAN (Tel: +81-0856-31-1860)
Hours: 10am − 6:30pm (No Entry into exhibition rooms after pm 6)
Closed: Tuesdays (except for January 2) , December 28 − January 1.
Opening talk: “COSMIC WONDER | Tozai Kokon | East meets West”
Date: Saturday, November 11, 2017 / 2:30pm −
Venue: Shimane Arts Center “Grandtoit”, Main Hall Foyer
Capacity: 60 (by order of application)
Fee: Free Admission (however, an exhibition ticket or museum passport is required)
Speakers: Yukinori Maeda, Nakako Hayashi
As a guest speaker we welcome editor and writer Nakako Hayashi who has been involved in the editing of Shiseido’s corporate culture magazine Hanatsubaki, and is recognized for her 2011 publication Kakucho suru Fashion (Expanding Fashion) and the exhibition that originated from it. Hayashi will be in conversation with Yukinori Maeda, founder of COSMIC WONDER, to reflect on the history and development of the project through the years, as well as the prospects it envisions for the future.
New collection
COSMIC WONDER
Ryugu Koromo
from Genshi-fu
COSMIC WONDER 2017 F/W “Ryugu Koromo from Genshi-no-Nuno” fall items has be available at Center for COSMIC WONDER.
5-18-10 Minami-aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo
T. +81 (0)3 5774 6866
Open 11am – 7pm
*Closed: August 8 − 10, August 14 − 16
Center for COSMIC WONDER Online Store
COSMIC WONDER with Kogei Panks sha
“Omizue: Iwamino-Kamito-mizu ” The first edition
An art document “Omizue: Iwamino-Kamito-mizu ” is being published on the occasion of the exhibition, August 2016 at Iwami art Museum.
This book includes an introduction of various tools for Omizue,Yurie Nagashima’s photographs, text by Kogei Punks Sha, Naoto Ishii, Kenji Mukunoki (Shimane Art museum) and Risa Hirota (Iwami Art museum).
All contents of the work” Omizue: Iwamino-kamito-mizu” are collected.
Cover paper is letterpress on Jadoshi (Sekishu-Washi is used by Iwami Kagura). Composed of mimeograph printing, a piece of Washi from Paper koromo attached.
Released on May 18, 2017
Book concept: Kogei Punks Sha
21cm x 26.5cm
53 Pages
300 copies
Published by Iwami Art museum
Available from Iwami Art museum, Center for COSMIC WONDER, gallery Hakuden