In 1971, he first sold his own clothing in Japan under the name Kansai. In 1974, he entered Paris and became a world-class designer.
Kansai Yamamoto’s design concept is to have an avant-garde posture, be lively, healthy, and have the courage to challenge new worlds. Coupled with the concept of hippie, he combines the spirit of the East and the West in his clothes. The strange-shaped patterns such as flying dragons, strange birds, strange flowers, fonts, etc. are like products of outer space, imagining the free time and space, and the delicious colors seem to make the sun melt. The Paris fashion world even called the sun-like colors he used Quan Zhai color.
Drama, spectacle and design all strive for the best visual impact, Kansai's work is deeply rooted in the art of kabuki. Kansai Yamamoto studied engineering and English at Nippon University, and in 1967 he graduated from Bunka Academy of Art. He worked with Junko Koshino and Hisashi Hosono before starting his own company in 1971. His company initially had six members and $8,000 in the bank. Yamamoto Kansai has exhibited in London and Tokyo. His dream debut in Paris in 1975 brought him into this market, and he opened his own fashion store two years later. In 1981, Kansai Yamamoto held a show in New York, where models were hidden behind masks and danced on a catwalk.
At the heart of an artist, Kansai Yamamoto expanded his career to include clocks, letter paper, and women’s razors. These profitable transactions satisfy Kansai Yamamoto's sense of social responsibility. In 1998 he presented an arrogant cultural exhibition called "Hello India". Thanks to his lobbying for sponsorship from Sony, Toshiba, Nippon and Canon, 40,000 spectators were able to attend for free, including acrobatics. Performances, theater and fireworks, plus appearances by Japan's most famous designers. “I want to see as many people as possible say ‘Wow’ when they see them!”
Kansai Yamamoto is a true master of Japanese fashion. He is the first Japanese designer to open a personal fashion show in Paris. He is as famous in Japan as Kenzo Takada, Issey Miyake, Rei Kawakubo and Yohji Yamamoto. He is one of the five most influential designers in Japan.
Kansai Yamamoto not only shines in the clothing industry, but also shines in other fields. Most of Japan's various palace-level celebrations or international design activities are created by Kansai Yamamoto.
In 2005, Kansai Yamamoto served as the producer of the opening ceremony of the Aichi Prefecture World Expo
On April 14, 2010, the new train "New SKYLINER" designed by Kansai Yamamoto was at Narita Airport The test drive will be conducted online and open to the media. The design of the vehicle adopts a new style that highlights Japanese characteristics. The body of the train is made of indigo, a traditional Japanese dyeing, and pure white, which excludes all colors. The streamlined blue block with the front tip protruding forward and the two thin blue lines under the window emphasize the speed of the train. feel. The train’s logo also reflects the concept of wind. The initial S of SKY LINER transforms into a pattern that feels like a brush stroke that feels like running fast, emphasizing the dynamic feeling like the wind. On the one hand, the design of the carriage eliminates complexity and on the other hand, highlights humanistic considerations in the details, and overall presents a transparent and beautiful space. The high dome-shaped roof and the use of glass materials create a sense of openness, transparency and coolness. The pattern of the floor adopts the traditional Japanese Ichimatsu pattern and is modified. The color scheme shows the feeling of waves, making people fully feel the softness of Japan.
On November 20/21, 2011, the large-scale entertainment show "KANSAI SUPER SHOW "Seven Samurai"" (based on the masterpiece "Seven Samurai" directed by Akira Kurosawa) was staged at the Ariake Dome in Tokyo. become). Kansai Yamamoto serves as the director and general conductor, and Koichi Domoto, a member of Kinki Kids, stars.