BIÉDE COLLECTION “SWIMMING POOL” begins with changes in body and mind, tracing a boundary between reality and another world. It introduced the NEKO bag and KIKA jacket, alongside TETRA swimwear, ZEN yoga tops and the RITA incense holder: objects surrounding the body understood as one world.
Between body and reality
In the early twenty-first century, many people live surrounded by technology, and the body is gradually changing. So are the mind and the conditions of the real world.
We experience the world by perceiving our bodies. If the body changes, might the reality before us also change? COLLECTION “SWIMMING POOL” emerged from this thought.
Five ELEMENTS
ELEMENT 22《NEKO》BLACK / ELEMENT 23《NEKO》WHITE
Bags in softly grained cow leather, with curved forms and supple handles that settle naturally against the body.
ELEMENT 24《KIKA》JACKET
A jacket combining a geometric silhouette with ease. It reconsiders the frock coat as a genderless uniform that leaves room for the wearer.
ELEMENT 25《TETRA》TANK TOP & BOTTOM SWIMWEAR / ELEMENT 26《TETRA》RASH GUARD & BOTTOM SWIMWEAR
Swimwear made to follow the body's movement, in tank-top and long-sleeve forms.
ELEMENT 27《ZEN》YOGA TOPS
Yoga tops with dimensional lines, designed for time spent bringing body and mind into balance.
ELEMENT 28《RITA》INCENSE HOLDER
A fourteen-faced incense holder whose hovering form gives a quiet presence to the space.
Photographed at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium 50-metre pool
The collection visuals were made at the 50-metre pool of Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium. KLEINSTEIN led the creative direction, with photographer Tsukasa Kudo, hair and makeup by UDOCORG, and models Haruka Osawa and Tamayo Yamamoto.
Film and music
The film was directed by KANGHONG. Starting from cellist Yuya Mizuno's performance of the Prelude from Bach's Cello Suite No. 1, Lyo Taniguchi made a new piece of music. Through technologies including generative AI, the film imagines another world rising from the same reality.
FILM CREDIT
CREATIVE DIRECTOR: KLEINSTEIN
FILM DIRECTOR: KANGHONG
MUSIC: LYO TANIGUCHI
CELLO PERFORMANCE: YUYA MIZUNO
VISUAL CREDIT
CREATIVE DIRECTOR: KLEINSTEIN
PHOTOGRAPHER: TSUKASA KUDO
HAIR & MAKEUP: UDOCORG
MODEL: HARUKA OSAWA / TAMAYO YAMAMOTO
COLLECTION “SWIMMING POOL” was presented at the former BIÉDE MINAMIAOYAMA, STEIN BOX B1F, from October 11 to 14, 2024. This article records the collection and its production; see product pages for current information.