ABOUT
FASHION ARCHITECTURE
DESIGNER
Izumi Hongo
BIOGRAPHY
Designer Izumi Hongo was born in Tokyo and currently lives in Antwerp.
After obtaining Master degrees from the fashion department of the Royal Academy Antwerp,
and the architecture department of Waseda University,
she started her own fashion brand Van Hongo.
Izumi opened an atelier-shop in Antwerp in 2011.
Since 2017, she engaged in textile design for architectural projects.
In recent years, she specialized in the artistic installation of her special textiles.
‘Texture and structure’ are the main themes of her creations.
The fact that she originally studied architecture reflects on her cross-over
as these explore the boundaries between fashion and architecture.
By developing original yarns, textiles and knitting/weaving techniques in close collaboration
with manufacturers mainly in Japan and Belgium,
Izumi realizes her innovative and unique designs and builds up the cross-over networks.
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HISTORY
2017– Start interior-textile design
2011– Start 'Van Hongo'
2010 MA of Fashion, Royal Academy Antwerp BE
2001–2005 Hakuhodo Advertisement Agency Tokyo JP
2001 MA of Architect, Waseda University Tokyo JPART PROJECTS
2021 Space Knitting 1, Geukens & De Vil, Antwerp BE
2021 Curtain of Hope, Antwerp BE -
FASHION PROJECTS
Presenting every SS and AW collection in Paris and Tokyo
2019 Défilé during Tunis Fashion week TU
2016 Costume for Manneken-pis Brussels BE
2013 Défilé for 50year Belgium-Japan Chamber of Commerce Association Brussels BE
2013 "50years of Antwerp Fashion Academy" exhibition MOMU BE
2013 Défilé and exhibition, Design block, Prague Fashion week CZ
2012 Presentation during the Business of Design Week Hong Kong HK
2012 Presentation in the Fashion Museum Hasselt BE
2011 "ART and Fashion" exhibition Wolfsburg Art Museum Wolfsburg DE
2010 Winner for the 3rd New Designers Award by Japan Fashion Week JP
2010 "Culture Couture" exhibition Tropen Museum Amsterdam NL
2007 "Antwerp Fashion" exhibition Flemish Parliament Brussels BE -
ARCHITECTURE PROJECTS
2023 Curtain design, Aoyama Twin Tower Tokyo JP
2023 Knitted Panel, Stücheli Architekten Zurich CH
2022 Curtain design, Villa df Waasmunster BE
2020 Curtain design, Kuroiso City Library, Tochigi JP
2019 Knitted interior fabric R&D project JP
2019 Textile design The Future House Gent BE
PUBLISHING