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Not sure if this has been mentioned yet, but the Speedo LZR suit rocked by just about everyone in the swimming events in China was in part designed by Rei:
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/200...x.html?cnn=yes
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Not sure if this has been mentioned yet, but the Speedo LZR suit rocked by just about everyone in the swimming events in China was in part designed by Rei:
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/200...x.html?cnn=yeswww.AlbertHuangMD.com - Digital Portfolio Of Projects & Designs
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Re: Kawakubo does everything.
Yeah, I was initially surprised to hear it too! Read about it in the CdG x H&M thread article. CdG did the graphics, Speedo did the suit.
Comme des Garçons has chosen one of celebrated Japanese artist's
Inoue Yu-ichi's paintings to illustrate graphically on the LZR racer
the expression of the ultimate force the swimmer needs to break world
records.
The calligraphy graphic that forms the key graphic print is read as "kokoro" meaning heart, mind, spirit, feeling.
It
could be called the expression of "personal best" or maximum effort.
The synergy of man mastering his art and the athlete reaching his peak
performance. The expression of an athlete?s ultimate journey to the
pinnacle of endeavour ? the gold medal.
"I
was interested in expressing the energy, the will to win, the power
that comes from the spirit, which finally determines the result. The
art of Inoue Yu-ichi is bound by no ancient conventions of calligraphy.
He works with great mental power, drawing close to the origin of
things, pursuing with freshness and strength a sense of speed, the
source of speed. When we combine the development of the highest
technology that is the realm of Speedo, with the force and the spirit
of the art of Yu-ichi, records will surely be broken"
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Re: Kawakubo does everything.
Thanks for the additional info :)
I did see afterwards that it was mentioned in the other thread by Matt haha
The graphic works well for the suit... but I don't know if it embodies all those things described haha. All in all, some crazy shit. $550 buys you one baller swim!www.AlbertHuangMD.com - Digital Portfolio Of Projects & Designs
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Re: Kawakubo does everything.
Yeah it's quite well done considering it's just basically the character for 'heart'.
Baller swim indeed. I like how you need half an hour and a few people to help you put it on.
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