ANREALAGE

Kunihiko Morinaga　Designer of ANREALAGE
Born in 1980, from Kunitachi, Tokyo
Graduated in 2003, from Waseda University, Faculty of Social Sciences
Graduated from VANTAN Design Institute
Established the brand “ANREALAGE” at the timing of the graduation.
Started from patchworking garment creation, then has expanded to a futuristic fashion design, utilizing the latest technologies from light reflection material to sphere / cube shapes.
Having set reality and unreality as a theme, various collaborations were achieved with many different industries. Featured in several exhibitions at Japan / overseas museums.

【Career】
1980　Born in Tokyo
2003　Graduated from Waseda University, Faculty of Social Sciences
2003　Established ANREALAGE
2005　Tokyo Fashion Week show debut （Tokyo tower main observatory）
2014　Paris Fashion Week show debut
2020　Milan Fashion Week show with FENDI
2021　Animation movie “Belle” costume design with the director Mamoru Hosoda
2021　Uniform design for Dubai Expo Japan Pavilion
2022　Paris collection collaboration with Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)

【Exhibition / Group exhibition】
2010　FUTURE BEAUTY 30 years of Japanese Fashion （MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART TOKYO）
2010　FUTURE BEAUTY 30 years of Japanese Fashion （Barbican, UK）
2012　FUTURE BEAUTY Future of Japanese fashion (MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART TOKYO)
2014　FUTURE BEAUTY Japan fashion: The traditional reinvention （National Museum of Modern Art, Kyoto）
2014　Wardrobe memories （ARTS MAEBASHI）
2017　Japanorama （Centre Pompidou-Met, France）
2018　JAPONISM 2018 “FUKAMI une plongée dans l’esthétique japonaise” （Hotel Salomon de Rothschild）
2018　ARAKI HIROHIKO illustration exhibition JOJO ripples of adventure (The National Art Center, Tokyo）
2019　Roppongi Crossing 2019: Connexions （MORI ART MUSEUM）
2022　DESIGN MUSEUM JAPAN Exhibition collection and connection of Japanese design (The National Art Center, Tokyo)

【Exhibition / solo exhibition】
2012　A REAL UN REAL（PARCO Museum）
2013　A COLOR UN COLOR（Design gallery of 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazwa）
2017　A LIGHT UN LIGHT（PARCO Museum）
2018　A LIGHT UN LIGHT（JAPAN HOUSE LOS ANGELES）
2018　A LIGHT UN LIGHT（JAPAN HOUSE SAO PAULO）
2021　A&Z（Mitsubishi Estate Artium）
2023　20TH EXHIBITION "A=Z" (SPIRAL GARDEN）

【Publication】
2013　A REAL UN REAL AGE （PARCO Publishing）
2017　A LIGHT UN LIGHT （PARCO Publishing）
2017　A LIGHT UN LIGHT （PARCO Publishing）
2020　A and Z: Fashion of ANREALAGE （Waseda Publishing）
2021　ANREALAGE: A&Z （Rizzoli）

【Awards】
2005　（US） GEN ART 2005 Avant Garde Award
2011　（JAPAN） 29th MAINICHI FASHION GRANDPRIX New Face Prize / Shiseido Sponsorship Award
2014　（UK） BOF 500
2015　（FRANCE） ANDAM FASHION AWARD Finalist
2017　（JAPAN） Pen Creator Award
2019　（FRANCE） LVMH PRIZE Finalist
2019　（JAPAN） 37th MAINICHI FASHION GRANDPRIX Grand Prize
2021　（JAPAN） 32nd Takashimaya Art Award