Design Museum Hosts Nigo's First Retrospective
The Design Museum in London is staging the first-ever retrospective for Nigo, the Japanese streetwear pioneer behind BAPE and Kenzo. The exhibition features over 700 objects, including a recreation of his teenage bedroom, and traces his career from the 1990s to the present. It explores how Nigo blurred the lines between streetwear and luxury fashion, influencing global culture. The show runs from [date not specified in source].
Key facts
- First-ever retrospective for Nigo at the Design Museum
- Features more than 700 objects
- Includes a recreation of Nigo's teenage bedroom
- Charts Nigo's vision breaking down barriers between streetwear and luxury
- Nigo is the founder of BAPE and creative director of Kenzo
- Exhibition covers his career from the 1990s onward
- Held at the Design Museum in London
- Nigo is a Japanese streetwear pioneer
Entities
Artists
- Nigo
- NIGO
- Jun Takahashi
- Pharrell Williams
- Kenzo Takada
Institutions
- Design Museum
- BAPE
- Kenzo
- A Bathing Ape (BAPE)
- NOWHERE
- Nike
- Louis Vuitton
- Pepsi
- Nintendo
- Billionaire Boys Club
- Teriyaki Boyz
- KENZO
- Design Museum London
- A Bathing Ape
- HUMAN MADE
Locations
- London
- United Kingdom
- Harajuku
- Tokyo
- Japan