COSMIC WONDER

Since 1997

Cosmic Wonder was founded in 1997 by AAWAA (Yukinori Maeda), a contemporary artist known for creating installations based on his personal experiences and sense of spirituality. It is a conceptual project comprising various modes of expression from clothing, artwork and publishing to performance.

The central and consistent theme of its projects is “light,” which the designer appropriates to present mystic spaces where both spirituality (light) and the viewer encounter and resonate with one another. With this profound philosophy, Cosmic Wonder has always been synonymous with innovativeness and creativity, creating highly original art and clothing in a space that gathers together a talented global community of contributors.

In 2014, Cosmic Wonder took a new step in its evolution by focusing on the natural materials and sustainable methods of clothing production. With a sustainable vision, they have deepened their exploration of natural materials and the process of infusing handicrafts with traditional Japanese techniques such as natural plant dyes. This is a way of finding beauty in the continuity between the future and past that we are at risk of losing.

While embracing the newness of the future, since 2016 COSMIC WONDER has been operating at its studio / a traditional house and workshop in Miyama, a remote village in the mountains north of Kyoto, which is designated as a national preservation district of historic buildings.