NIGO: From Japan with Love exhibition catalog

Published November 10, 2026

Exhibition catalog for NIGO: From Japan with Love, shown at London’s Design Museum in April 2026. The publication was edited by Rachel Hajek and Esme Hawes, and designed by Daly & Lyon, who comment:

This is the first comprehensive book on the creative universe of NIGO, charting his journey from Tokyo in the 1980s to global tastemaker, via a career as influential fashion designer, DJ and record producer. His pioneering streetwear brand A Bathing Ape (BAPE) drew on his love of American hip-hop and pop culture; nearly thirty years later he became artistic director at luxury fashion house KENZO. He is also a collaborator on brands such as Billionaire Boys Club with Pharrell Williams, and is a member of hip-hop supergroup Teriyaki Boyz. […]

Immersing the reader in NIGO’s world, this volume explores how creative elements such as street culture, Americana and Japanese traditions have impacted this multifaceted practitioner, who has been shaping contemporary culture for over three decades.

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