Artist

Kyoko Sugai

Kyoko Sugai is an artist. 1 work is cataloged here, principally at Victoria and Albert Museum.

Kyoko Sugai folds flat kimono patterns into two small landscapes, like origami you can wear. She prints them on fabric that still smells faintly of dye and starch, turning a 1950s folk art shape into something you can pin to the wall or drape over your shoulders. Try to find Two Landscapes on Kimono Pattern—it’s tiny, under a foot wide, and the trees look like they’re stitched from memory rather than painted; those pale blues and greens will stick in your mind like a color you once dreamed.

Works by Kyoko Sugai

Collections represented

Victoria and Albert Museum

Museum

Victoria and Albert Museum

The Victoria and Albert Museum in the United Kingdom is the world's largest museum of applied arts, decorative arts and design, housing a permanent collection of over 2.8 million objects.

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