Designed originally for the new Issey Miyake flagship store in Brook Street in the heart of London’s Mayfair, Brook is an upholstered ottoman with a faceted profile where the cuts, designed as a function of the textile covers, bring to mind precious stones. In the seats however there is no refraction, no light. The name, as well as referring to the address of the London store, suggests the image of a brook evoking the idea of a river stone, moulded and shaped by the action of the water. A refined symmetry derived from observation of nature and the integration of its laws in the very act of designing.
ABOUT THE DESIGNER
Born in saga, japan in 1967. worked under shiro kuramata in 1987 and issey miyake since 1988 and established his own studio, tokujin yoshioka design in 2000. he has done many projects with issey miyake for nearly 20 years such as shop design and installation for a-poc and issey miyake. also, he has collaborated with various companies in and outside japan such as hermes, toyota, bmw, kddi, swaroski ...
Read more