21_21 DESIGN SIGHT

Tadao Ando and collaborator Issey Miyake manipulate geometry and light to create stimulating design musuem

November 19, 2007

An installation space dedicated to design, 21_21 DESIGN SIGHT is Tadao Ando’s concrete contribution to Tokyo Midtown. But conceptually, it is closely interwoven with the ideas of fashion great Issey Miyake. Draped with what appears to be a single sheet of steel, the building is an architectural play on APOC, Miyake’ s outfits made from “a piece of cloth.” It is also the realization of a dream shared by Miyake and Ando to create a design museum that would be more than a repository for chairs and household appliances from the past, but also a place to stimulate the design of the future.

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