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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.
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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
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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
COSMIC WONDER
Light Years
Winter preparations
COSMIC WONDER “Light Years” winter items are now available at the Center for COSMIC WONDER.
Herbal dyed pure sheep’s melton coat and dress, pure sheep’s thick melton woolen haori-coat, mountain wool knit garment, Tasmanian premium wool knit garment, naturally tanned leather folk shoes.
With season’s fresh cup of tea, we look forward to your visiting.
Koromo of summer
Spring / Summer all items are now available at the Center for COSMIC WONDER and Center for COSMIC WONDER Online Store.
In a beautiful season, we sincerely look forward to your visiting.
5-18-10 Minami-aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo
Open 11am – 7pm | Closed on Wednesdays
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New collection
COSMIC WONDER
Hakkaku-shinka
Kantoi
COSMIC WONDER “Hakkaku-shinka Kantoi” collection are now available at Center for COSMIC WONDER.
Center for COSMIC WONDER
5-18-10 Minami-aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo
Open 11am – 7pm | Closed on Wednesdays
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Wishes for a bright year
Best hopes and wishes for the New Year.
Much peace, love and joy to you all.
2016 New Year
COSMIC WONDER
Nihonno Ishi
Elemental Enjoyment
Finely selected natural stone accessories from various regions of Japan are available at Center for COSMIC WONDER from 12th December, 2015.
5-18-10 Minami-aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo
Open 11am – 7pm | Closed on Wednesdays (We are open on Wednesday, December 23)
T. +81 (0)3 5774 6866
*Center for COSMIC WONDER will be closed for the Year-end and New Year Holidays from Monday, December 28, 2015 until Sunday, January 3, 2016. (Closed at 6pm on December 27)
Herbal dyed pure woolen collection
Made of 100% pure sheep’s light melton. Colors are produced with herbal dyes ; areca catechu for beige and brown, logwood for navy and black.
All the COSMIC WONDER 2015 winter items are now available.
COSMIC WONDER with Kogei Punks Sha
Kamino-hikarino-awa Water Ceremony
Art book
A limited edition art book “Kamino-hikarino-awa Water Ceremony” published on the occasion of the exhibition “MIERU kami“, 2015. Composed of letterpress and mimeograph printing. Limited edition of 250 copies.
The special edition includes the art book, a color print by Yurie Nagashima, a piece of 8mm film by Nobuhiro Shimura. All are housed together in a paulownia wood box. Limited edition of 15 copies.
Available from Center for COSMIC WONDER, Center for COSMIC WONDER Online Store
New arrival ONLINE STORE
COSMIC WONDER “Kamino-hikarino-awa Kamikoromo” collection are now available online.
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5-18-10 Minami-aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo
Open 11am – 7pm | Closed on Wednesdays
T. +81 (0)3 5774 6866