The Differences That Keep Eley Kishimoto Together
Mark Eley and Wakako Kishimoto, of Eley Kishimoto, have been 'printing the world' since the 90s and they share what keeps them going.
From a chance meeting during a New York internship to collaborations with everybody from Louis Vuitton, Marc Jacobs and Alexander McQueen to BMW motorbikes, Eastpak bags and Duvel beer, Mark Eley and Wakako Kishimoto have been ‘printing the world’ together since the 1990s as Eley Kishimoto.
“I went to New York on my internship year and that was where I meet Wakako, who was there interning at the same time,” says Mark. “This of course had the biggest impact on my life direction and the work we have produced together ever since.”
In 2014, British newspaper The Guardian described them thus: “Mark Eley is Welsh and emotional; Wakako Kishimoto is Japanese and shy,” and it’s their differences that Mark credits with their success. “We are different in many ways ? culturally, socially ? but it is these attributes that have kept us together creatively for over 25 years.”
Mark grew up in South Wales and spent a lot of his childhood with his Grandfather. “He was a commercial artist, sign writer, printer, furniture maker and general all round handyman ? with two sheds,” he says. “I saw his sign writing all over the town and I worked alongside him every weekend. He encouraged me to take up surfing and join the local beach life saving club. The support of all my...
From a chance meeting during a New York internship to collaborations with everybody from Louis Vuitton, Marc Jacobs and Alexander McQueen to BMW motorbikes, Eastpak bags and Duvel beer, Mark Eley and Wakako Kishimoto have been ‘printing the world’ together since the 1990s as Eley Kishimoto.
“I went to New York on my internship year and that was where I meet Wakako, who was there interning at the same time,” says Mark. “This of course had the biggest impact on my life direction and the work we have produced together ever since.”
In 2014, British newspaper The Guardian described them thus: “Mark Eley is Welsh and emotional; Wakako Kishimoto is Japanese and shy,” and it’s their differences that Mark credits with their success. “We are different in many ways ? culturally, socially ? but it is these attributes that have kept us together creatively for over 25 years.”
Mark grew up in South Wales and spent a lot of his childhood with his Grandfather. “He was a commercial artist, sign writer, printer, furniture maker and general all round handyman ? with two sheds,” he says. “I saw his sign writing all over the town and I worked alongside him every weekend. He encouraged me to take up surfing and join the local beach life saving club. The support of all my...
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