About The Artist - Gensho Yamamoto
| Date | Biography |
|---|---|
| May 28, 1939 | Born in Tottori City, Japan |
| 1958 | Started working at Tanibata Senko*, Kyoto |
| 1961 | Dropped out from Kyoto Institute of Technology |
| 1965 | Left Tanibata Senko* |
| 1965 - 1998 | Worked in rebuilding of fifteen dye company plants |
| 1999 | Provided dyed fabrics to Issei Miyake for his dress worn by Naomi Campbell at this year’s Paris Collection. |
| 1999 | Founded Yamamoto Kobo |
| 2000 | Held bi-annual exhibitions at Aoyama, Tokyo and Mengyo Kaikan, Osaka. Also held another exhibition in the Chubu region of Japan for the first time. |
| 2001 | Received the Grand Prix Prize at Sunshine City International Fair in Tokyo for his handbag with a leather-like texture dye on crepe fabrics |
| 2001 | Received the Grand Prix Prize at Japan Creation, the largest Japanese fashion event |
| May, 2002 | Had a stroke causing paralysis of the left side of his body |
| October, 2002 | Began concentrating on his own artistic activities |
| 2007 | Held a Kakishibu fashion show featuring ten former boxing world champions as models at Osaka IMP Hall |
| January 19, 2007 | Participated the International Fashion Fair, Creator Village section at Tokyo Big Sight |
| February 1 - 5, 2007 | Participated Who’s Next at Port De Versailles in Paris, France via an invitation from a pret-a-porter owner |
| February 8 - 11, 2007 | Participated CPH VISION in Copenhagen, Denmark |
| March, 2007 | ted CHIL in Beijing, China, as a JFW member |
| March, 2007 | Participated CHIL in Beijing, China, as a JFW member |
| March, 2007 | Held an exhibition, ‘w mood’ at Aoyama Bell Commons, Tokyo |
| February, 2008 | Participated Who’s Next in Paris, France |
*Dye plant