Issey Miyake Has Passed Away

Photo: PAT/ARNAL/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images Issey Miyake, the influential Japanese designer known for his pleated creations and innovative thinking, died earlier this month at age 84, the Miyake Design Studio announced on Tuesday. Miyake passed away on Aug. 5 following a battle with liver cancer, his office confirmed to various outlets, adding that a private funeral service had already taken place. There are no plans for a public memorial, per his wishes. Miyake was born in 1938 in Hiroshima. (In 2009, he published an op-ed in The New York Times detailing his personal experience during the 1945 bombings.) He studied… Read Full Article