Akira Isogawa is one of Australia’s most celebrated and respected designers. Originally from Kyoto, Japan, Akira moved to Australia in 1986, studied fashion design at East Sydney Technical College. Since that time, he has broken boundaries and blurred lines between traditional Japanese and Australian design.

On this episode of GLAMcity, we go inside the retrospective exhibition at the Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences to speak with Akira and curator, Roger Leong about how such an extensive and beautiful collection is curated into one show.

Further Reading:

Akira’s retrospective exhibition is on at the Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences until 30 June 2019. For tickets and information, visit:https://maas.museum/event/akira-isogawa/

For more information on Akira Isogawa’s work, visit:http://www.akira.com.au/

For more information on Roger Leong’s work and a look inside the collection, check out the Museums of Applied Arts and Sciences blog:https://maas.museum/inside-the-collection/author/rogerleong/

If you have a GLAM idea for something that should be on the show- get in [email protected].

Music: Emil Axelsson, Czar Donic Joseph Beg, Gunnar Johnsen and Brendon Moeller