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SHINSUKE KAWAHARA X PIERRE HARDY
USAGI, WONDER OF NATURE
The collaboration between Pierre Hardy and Shinsuke Kawahara, whose work is based on free-hand calligraphy and personified by drawings of rabbits, began in Winter 2020 and continues this season.
While the Japanese artist’s first handmade designs were one-offs, his charmingly naive black-and-white motifs are now screen-printed on leather.
When discussing Shinsuke’s work, Pierre recounts his unique personality. « I like Shinsuke’s work because it is the opposite of mine: narrative, figurative, dreamlike, very artisanal and spontaneous.
And then I am passionate about Japan. The idea of these two universes meeting, that should not have crossed with each other, is appealing to me. In these confined times, we have found a way to travel towards each other.»
THE COLLECTION
Shinsuke’s sketches differ from one foot to the other, from a STREETLIFE sneaker trainer to a 104 sneaker or a CROSS RIDER sandal.
These mischievous drawings can also be seen on the CAMERA BOX bag.
Collaboration available in PIERRE HARDY boutiques in Paris, Tokyo and on pierrehardy.com.
ABOUT SHINSUKE KAWAHARA.
The first time Shinsuke Kawahara visited France was in the early 1980s. When the plane touched down at Roissy, he saw a multitude of rabbits.
Like the 12th-century Chôjû-Giga in Japan, he imagined they were caricatures of human beings, far more complex than they initially suggested.
So the rabbit became a signature. From design to scenography, from his drawings to his collaborations, from his restaurant to his guesthouse in Kyoto prefecture, the rabbit accompanies him everywhere.
SHINSUKE KAWAHARA X PIERRE HARDY
USAGI, WONDER OF NATURE
The collaboration between Pierre Hardy and Shinsuke Kawahara, whose work is based on free-hand calligraphy and personified by drawings of rabbits, began in Winter 2020 and continues this season.
While the Japanese artist’s first handmade designs were one-offs, his charmingly naive black-and-white motifs are now screen-printed on leather.
When discussing Shinsuke’s work, Pierre recounts his unique personality. « I like Shinsuke’s work because it is the opposite of mine: narrative, figurative, dreamlike, very artisanal and spontaneous.
And then I am passionate about Japan. The idea of these two universes meeting, that should not have crossed with each other, is appealing to me. In these confined times, we have found a way to travel towards each other.»
THE COLLECTION
Shinsuke’s sketches differ from one foot to the other, from a STREETLIFE sneaker trainer to a 104 sneaker or a CROSS RIDER sandal.
These mischievous drawings can also be seen on the CAMERA BOX bag.
Collaboration available in PIERRE HARDY boutiques in Paris, Tokyo and on pierrehardy.com.
ABOUT SHINSUKE KAWAHARA.
The first time Shinsuke Kawahara visited France was in the early 1980s. When the plane touched down at Roissy, he saw a multitude of rabbits.
Like the 12th-century Chôjû-Giga in Japan, he imagined they were caricatures of human beings, far more complex than they initially suggested.
So the rabbit became a signature. From design to scenography, from his drawings to his collaborations, from his restaurant to his guesthouse in Kyoto prefecture, the rabbit accompanies him everywhere.