Kimono

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Artist/Maker	Modern Antenna (designed and made by)
Place of origin	Kyoto (designed and made)

Kyoto-based kimono brand Modern Antenna is known for its bold, geometric, ink-jet printed designs. Run by Hirayama Yoshihide and Yamamoto Asako, they are inspired by modernist art movements and British rock music. They use their digital design skills to explore new possibilities for kimono fashion.

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Categories	Fashion Clothing Textiles
Object type	Kimono
Materials and techniques	Digitally printed polyester Polyester Printed
Brief description	Kimono with abstract design, digitally printed figured polyester, designed by Modern Antenna, Kyoto, 2016-17
Physical description	Kimono of figured polyester, digtally printed with an abstract design,
Gallery label	Hirayama is inspired by modernist art movements and British rock music. He uses digital design skills to explore new possibilities for kimono. His brand, Modern Antenna, is known for its bold, geometric, ink-jet printed designs. Their obi, woven by textile artisans in the Nishijin textile area of Kyoto, are equally graphic. The 'Union Jack' design is one of the most popular. (29/2/2020)
Summary	Kyoto-based kimono brand Modern Antenna is known for its bold, geometric, ink-jet printed designs. Run by Hirayama Yoshihide and Yamamoto Asako, they are inspired by modernist art movements and British rock music. They use their digital design skills to explore new possibilities for kimono fashion.
Collection	East Asia Collection
Accession number	FE.136-2019

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Record created	January 28, 2019
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1472278/kimono-modern-antenna/

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