Japanese fashion designer Dai Fujiwara at RMIT Gallery

Dai Fujiwara, Creative Director, ISSEY MIYAKE Creative Room, visited RMIT Gallery as part of The Endless Garment exhibition and the L'Oréal Melbourne Fashion Festival.

Mr Fujiwara presented a public lecture on Wednesday, 17 March, at RMIT University's Storey Hall to a capacity crowd.

He spoke about his recent works, and the creative process of the ISSEY MIYAKE Collection, including an in depth explanation of the revolutionary design concept A-POC.

A-POC (A Piece of Cloth) is a custom-collection for men and women which limits waste in fashion as tubes of fabric are machine-processed and can be cut into various shapes by the consumer.

The ISSEY MIYAKE brand is known for its technology-driven clothing designs, which ties in perfectly with The Endless Garment, an exhibition which explores the new craft of machine knitting.

RMIT Gallery Director Suzanne Davies said as RMIT was the leading educational institution for fashion and textile education in the southern hemisphere, it was fitting that RMIT Gallery hosted a public lecture by a fashion designer of Mr Fujiwara's calibre.

"We are thrilled that internationally renowned designer Dai Fujiwara agreed to give a public lecture specifically tied to this exhibition, which explores the new craft of machine knitting," Ms Davies said.

"We had an overwhelming response from both students and industry. Afterwards, Mr Fujiwara met with local designers at RMIT Gallery and was very generous with his time."

Mr Fujiwara joined the Miyake Design Studio in 1994, after graduating from the Dyeing and Weaving Design Course, Tama Art University.

After working as a member of the ISSEY MIYAKE Collection design staff, Mr Fujiwara launched the A-POC project with Issey Miyake in 1998. He was awarded the Good Design Award for A-POC in 2000 and Mainichi Design Award for A-POC design in 2003. In October 2006, he was appointed ISSEY MIYAKE creative director.

Mr Fujiwara told the audience how he is now expanding from fashion into wide-ranging international genres while participating in workshops and lectures in Japan and abroad.

Dai Fujiwara and fashion designer Jenny Bannister.

Dai Fujiwara presents his two-hour public lecture at RMIT Storey Hall.

A capacity crowd listens to Dai Fujiwara’s lecture.

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