KOICHI IO —Ala Champ

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HR GIGER & MIRE LEE

The Depths of the Human Psyche Explored by Two Brilliant and Complex Minds

HIKIZOME

At ISSEY MIYAKE KYOTO, Discover The Art Of A Traditional Japanese Textile Brush-Dyeing Technique

Thoughts Unseen

Multidisciplinary Artist Thomas J Price’s Most Comprehensive Exhibition to Date

TYPE-II TATSUO MIYAJIMA PROJECT

ISSEY MIYAKE's New Brand A-POC ABLE ISSEY MIYAKE Unveils Their Latest Collaboration

In Conversation with teamLab’s Toshiyuki Inoko

Delving Into The Japanese Digital Art Collective's Greater Meaning

SUNNE

Designer Marjan van Aubel Is Transforming The Value of Solar Energy With Contemporary Design

KARIMOKU COMMONS TOKYO

Tokyo's Stellar New Design Destination By A Leading Timber Manufacturer

KHADYAK

ONE OF A KIND: The Paris-Based Dancer & Songstress Making Waves

FUTURE PAST

Kanazawa Designer Ryosuke Harashima Merges The Past With The Present

FEDERICO PESTILLI

A Tribute to our Vanishing World Through the Eyes of this Italian Photographic Artist

DOUBLE SILENCE

Double Entendre: Artists Michaël Borremans & Mark Manders in Kanazawa

FUMIE SHIBATA

Design Driven By Humility & Humanity | We Visit The Tokyo Studio Of The Leading Japanese Designer

Neri Oxman: Material Ecology

MoMA's Virtual Views Provides Unlimited Access to the Pivotal Exhibition

Carlos Salaff

A Glimpse Into The Future Through One Designer's Supercars

ASICS ARCHIVE

A Rare Look Into the ASICS Archive at their Global Headquarters in Kobe, Japan

WMV VISVIM TOKYO

Tradition Meets Modernity At Visvim's Flagship Womens Store in Nakameguro

THE GOLDEN LAND: JOAN DIDION’S PERSONAL GEOGRAPHY

Writer Magdalena Lane's Dedication to the Literary Innovator and Cultural Icon

The Complexity and Wonderment of Astrophotography

Photographer Rami Ammoun Captures The Vastness of the Night Sky Through An Unimaginably Intricate & Layered Process

THE FUTURO HOUSE

In Japan, 1960's Architectural Utopianism That Still Stands To This Day

KEIGA KEIGA

Surplus Value Center: Between Real and Virtual Worlds in Clothing & Wearable Products

SATOSHI KONDO’S ISSEY MIYAKE SS22

"Down Below in the Deep, Thrives a World full of Life, Vivid and Beautiful.”

X-RAY FLOWERS

Tokyo-Based AMKK's Latest Radical Exploration Of The World Of Flowers

THE BEST OF SPRING/SUMMER 22

Champ Fashion Editor-at-Large Ciana Mai Selects Her Top 5 Collections This Season

YUICHIRO NODA

The Tokyo-based Photographer On Capturing The Essence of Water, Light and Air — "Something What Cannot Be Seen"

NOGUCHI, A TRUE POLYMATH

The Barbican in London Presents A Concise Look at the Pioneering Artist

KENTA UMEMOTO

Paris-based Photographer on "Finding The Value in Changes, Attempting to Capture The Beauty of Imperfection in Daily Life."

INI ARCHIBONG

“An Object Should Communicate An Idea to the People Coming in Contact With It. It’s a Three-Dimensional Standing Piece of Poetry.”

A-POC ABLE ISSEY MIYAKE / KYOTO

Designer Tokujin Yoshioka Renovates A 200-Year-Old Machiya, Balancing Heritage With Innovation

TOM SACHS: SPACE PROGRAM

Karl Hab Photographs the Rare Earths Launch in Hamburg

MOGANA

Unique To The Rest: A Kyoto Boutique Hotel with Sleek, Design Minimalism And Contemporary Charm

MACq 01

Waterfront Views, Natural Tasmanian Timbers and Modern Design Completes Hobart's Most Conveniently-Situated Luxury Hotel

ABSORBED IN THOUGHT

Artist Lee Ufan Presents New Works at Pace Gallery East Hampton

KOICHI IO

In The Heart of Aoyama - A Visit To The Tokyo Studio Of A Third-Generation Metalsmith and Artist

December, 2014

Koichi Io in his Tokyo studio, 2021 © Champ / Joanna Kawecki

Koichi Io in his Tokyo studio, 2021 © Champ / Joanna Kawecki

Koichi Io in his Tokyo studio, 2021 © Champ / Joanna Kawecki

Koichi Io in his Tokyo studio, 2021 © Champ / Joanna Kawecki

Inside the studio of metal artist Koichi Io, Tokyo, Japan © Champ / Joanna Kawecki

Details at the studio of metal artist Koichi Io, Tokyo, Japan © Champ / Joanna Kawecki

Hammers at the studio of metal artist Koichi Io, Tokyo, Japan © Champ / Joanna Kawecki

Whirl Vase, Patinated Copper, Hand-raised, 2015, 195x195xh200mm © Koichi Io. All Rights Reserved

Three Legs Vase, 2017, Patinated Kuromido (copper alloy with antimony, arsenic) Hammer-raised and Chased © Koichi Io. All Rights Reserved

One of metal artist Koichi Io's hand-yielded artworks, Tokyo, Japan © Champ / Joanna Kawecki

Detail, Koichi Io, Tokyo, Japan © Champ / Joanna Kawecki

Inside the studio of metal artist Koichi Io, Tokyo, Japan © Champ / Joanna Kawecki

Inside the studio of metal artist Koichi Io, Tokyo, Japan © Champ / Joanna Kawecki

Inside the studio of metal artist Koichi Io, Tokyo, Japan © Champ / Joanna Kawecki

Koichi Io explaining his process, Tokyo, Japan © Champ / Joanna Kawecki

Metal artist Koichi Io at work, Tokyo, Japan © Champ / Joanna Kawecki

Metal artist Koichi Io at work, Tokyo, Japan © Champ / Joanna Kawecki

Detail, Koichi Io, Tokyo, Japan © Champ / Joanna Kawecki

Whirl Box, 2016, 970/000, 950/000 Silver, Hammer-raised, Chased, Mounted, Gilt inside. 100x100xh105mm © Koichi Io. All Rights Reserved

Whirl Vessel VI, 2011, Silver 999/000, Hammer-raised, 330x330xh135mm

Whirl Vessel XI-III, 2013, Patinated Kuromido(Copper-Antimony-Metallic Arsenic Alloy), Hammer-raised © Koichi Io. All Rights Reserved

Details, Koichi Io studio, Tokyo, Japan © Champ / Joanna Kawecki

Sketchbook, Koichi Io, Tokyo, Japan © Champ / Joanna Kawecki

Inside the studio of metal artist Koichi Io, Tokyo, Japan © Champ / Joanna Kawecki

Inside the studio of metal artist Koichi Io, Tokyo, Japan © Champ / Joanna Kawecki

Inside the studio of metal artist Koichi Io, Tokyo, Japan © Champ / Joanna Kawecki

Find works by jewellery artist Mariko Sumioka who shares the studio together with Io and his father, Tokyo, Japan © Champ / Joanna Kawecki

Inside the studio of metal artist Koichi Io, Tokyo, Japan © Champ / Joanna Kawecki

Inside the studio of metal artist Koichi Io, Tokyo, Japan © Champ / Joanna Kawecki

December, 2014