Date 2025 Height (cm) 14 Length (cm) 9 Depth (cm) 2 Weight (g) 200 Materials and Techniques Japanese sumi ink, film, permanent paint marker. Subject/Description In all my creative work—not only in fashion, but in every realm of design—I am guided by the principle of the “Beauty of Opposites.”
Pairs of forces like “yin” and “yang,” “white” and “black,” and forms such as the circle—which symbolizes perfect creations of nature, earth, and the universe—and the square—which represents human-made rational structures—embody the fundamental laws of the cosmos. Though these opposing elements stand in contrast, they simultaneously influence and shape one another. By limiting my color palette and eliminating decorative excess, I seek to uncover true beauty in the stark contrasts of simplicity. My work expresses boldness and delicacy, flows between stillness and motion, and ultimately embodies the very essence of “opposing extremes.” Archival Fund Detour_Osaka Archive number 510 Exhibitions Detour Japan - Can creativity change the world? EXPO Osaka, Italian Pavilion, 2025. Bibliography Based in Tokyo, Junko Koshino participated in the Paris Collection for 22 consecutive years starting in 1978. She has held fashion shows around the world, including at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, as well as in Beijing, Vietnam, Poland, Cuba, and Spain. Her creative pursuits extend beyond fashion to costume design for operas and Broadway productions such as Pacific Overtures (which earned a Tony Award nomination), as well as projects in interior design and even fireworks. She produced the opening of the Japan Festival at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., and has held design exhibitions at institutions such as the National Museum of Chinese History in Beijing, the Museo di Milano, and various museums in Japan. Koshino has been honored with numerous awards, including the Order of the Star of Italian Solidarity (Cavaliere), the Friendship Medal from the Republic of Cuba, and the Chevalier of the Legion d'Honneur from the French government. Personal data Osaka, Japan. Designer