The exhibition space “CUBE” at ISSEY MIYAKE GINZA / 445 presents a special exhibition, “Fold and Crease (Extended)” featuring the namesake project by the Dutch collective We Make Carpets.

We Make Carpets creates original, exquisite installations using everyday objects, such as household items and construction materials. Composed of large quantities of small objects—painstakingly placed one by one—their work shows complex, complementing patterns that unroll and extend in the space like carpets. Since its formation in 2009, they have been carrying out site-specific projects recognized by museums and galleries from around the world.

This exhibition builds upon the project Fold and Crease, presented last year in April at the ISSEY MIYAKE store in Milan during the design week, by further developing the existing installations including Skewer Carpet 2 that uses 60,000 skewers, colored and arranged one by one, by the hands of the collective. The new and “extended” installations presented here at the gallery speak to the original concept, inspired by the qualities and craftsmanship found in ISSEY MIYAKE’s clothing.

Manifested in the work of We Make Carpets—the act of placing and arranging everyday objects in orderly, delicate compositions—is a mesmerizing visual rhythm integrated with patterns and colors. And one could see the collective’s intention in discovering anew the beauty of mass-produced, ordinary objects through their creative handcraft that creates an extraordinary aesthetic out of ordinary objects.

Period: Saturday, March 15 — Sunday, April 27
Venue: ISSEY MIYAKE GINZA / 445
*This exhibition will be held at the CREATION SPACE of ISSEY MIYAKE SEMBA, on view from Saturday, May 3.