Collections in Motion: Folding Miyake Long Skirt

Recently acquired into the Cooper-Hewitt museum collection, this garment designed by Issey Miyake and Reality Lab folds into a flat origami form, thanks to permanently pressed folds.
Watch as textile conservator Kira Eng-Wilmot demonstrates how to unfold and re-fold the piece.

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This is not only a great piece art, but the new special skill required of the conservator is a performance piece itself.

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Amazing! I would’ve loved to see the skirt on a human body, moving as they walked.