T. sent word that Issey Miyake, the noted Japanese clothing brand, will close its flagship Tribeca location on Hudson and N. Moore on December 12 and open in a larger space on Madison Avenue in the spring. The Tribeca store was designed by Frank Gehry for the brand 24 years ago.

The brand (noted here in the Tribeca pronunciation guide) will open a temporary store in January with limited merchandise for shopping appointments; that location has not yet been announced.

When Miyake died in 2022, The Times described him as “one of the first Japanese designers to show in Paris, whose pleated style of clothing allowed for freedom of movement and whose name became a global byword for cutting-edge fashion in the 1980s.”

The store here, which opened in 2001, has undulating waves of titanium throughout the interior that frame the mannequins and define the space — 12,000 feet across three floors.
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“When I first saw the empty space, I couldn’t help but ask no one other than Frank Gehry,” Miyake told Domus magazine in 2001. “I didn’t ask him because I wanted someone to design an interior. I asked Frank because he is someone whose unique vision can capture and project the reflection of the organic qualities of nature into a space. He is also someone whose work creates movement, light, and energy.”⁠

⁠Domus writes that the project was then led by a young Canadian architect, Gordon Kipping, while the brand’s visual identity was reimagined by British graphic designer Neville Brody. “The outcome is a place that breaks conventions, where every element—from the structure to the logo—reflects the dynamic tension between craftsmanship and innovation, the unmistakable hallmark of Issey Miyake.⁠”

Awaiting word from Miyake on what’s next…