Kenzo Takada is quite versatile, founder of Kenzo, the designer remains
in full swing. Between collaborations in the interior design field, art
and in the creating of perfumes he still hasn’t retired. Dynamism is a
big part of his personality, and the designer, whose name has become
synonymous of fashion is one of the living witnesses to the globalization
of fashion. CovetED had the pleasure of interviewing Kenzo Takada in
Paris in the launch of his new interior design collection, K3.
Kenzo was born in Japan and lives in Paris. After a long
journey in his brand, the fashion designer retired in order
to pursue his dream. In 1999, six years after selling his
eponymous brand to the LVMH group, Kenzo Takada
withdrew from the fashion world. Although he was not
completely stopped, developing exclusive collaborations
in the most varied areas, the Japanese designer confessed
us that he “missed” the work. «Twenty years ago I didn’t
want to work anymore, I wanted to travel», explained the
fashion designer, who presented his first exhibition at
Galerie Vivienne in 1970, triggering the brand’s success.
After a long time doing partnerships and collaborations
with the best interior design, cosmetic and perfume
brands, the designer ended up creating a concept interior
design brand called K3. The high-end interior design
brand was present at a Parisian home show and the new
K3 boutique in the French capital.
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH
Kenzo Takada
I wanted to retire at the age of 60 so I left
Kenzo in 2000 to retire, to travel. But travel
and vacations weren’t enough for me. I needed
something exciting, an adventure. After I retired
from Kenzo I did a lot of collaborations with
several brands such as Roche Bobois and then
I realized I wanted a new brand and that’s how
I imagined K3. K3 stands for K as Kenzo and
the 3 means Enzo. If you read it together, it is
Kenzo. But 3 it is also the balance, harmony in
the Japanese culture. It is a blend of what Kenzo
really is today.
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