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Daisy Balloon Couture Creations

Daisy Balloon is balloon artist Rie Hosokai (born 1976) and art director/graphic designer Takashi Kawada (born 1976). Together they have created fashions, hats and more by knitting balloons of various sizes, shapes and colors together. Making the world their stage, this balloon unit travels the globe to exhibit their art.

Daisy Balloon Couture Creations

Daisy Balloon Couture Creations

Balloon Couture Creations - if it's hip, it's here

Below are just a few of my favorite designs of theirs from exhibitions, editorials, websites and various publications.

Sunday Issue
Daisy Balloon Creations

Daisy Balloon fashions

Daisy Balloon Couture Creations

Credits:
artwork : rie hosokai (daisy balloon)
artdirection : takashi kawada (kotenhits)
photography : hiroshi manaka (tiimu)
head stylist : kunio kohzaki (tron)
make-up : ebara (miyabi)
above photos for Sunday Issue courtesy of antjeverena

For The Daisy Balloon Website
Daisy Balloon Couture Creations - if it's hip, it's here

balloon art

Daisy Balloon Couture Creations

Balloon dress

Balloon Couture

Daisy Balloon Couture Creations

Daisy Balloon Couture Creations

Credits:
art work : rie hosokai (daisy balloon)
art direction : takashi kawada (kotenhits)
photography: hiroshi manaka (tiimu / nam)
hair-dreesing & make-up : rie suda
stylist : tastuhiko marumoto (eight peace)
photo retouch : yoshiaki sakurai (iino graphic images / nam)
interactive design,technical direction : yusuke oshima
flash : takuya fukuda(tagflug)

Christmas Card for Laforet
Daisy Balloon Couture Creations - if it's hip, it's here

Exuviation
Daisy Balloon Couture

Daisy Balloon Couture Creations - if it's hip, it's here

Credits:
Artwork : Daisy Balloon
Production : Atsushi Umezawa
Photography: Satoshi Minakawa
Styling : Kumiko Iijima
Hair&Make-up : Noboru Tomizawa
Model : Ninon Webb

Osaka Takashimaya
Daisy Balloon Couture Creations - if it's hip, it's here

Curation : Daisuke Nagamori / Naohito Miyagi / Momoko Yamada
Artwork+Graphic Design : Daisy Balloon
Photography: Hiroshi Manaka / Photo Retouch : Yoshiaki Sakurai
Make-up : Ken Nakano / Hair : Koji Ichikawa / Stylist : Koji Oyamada

Rich Magazine
Daisy Balloon Couture Creations - if it's hip, it's here

rich balloon text

Credits:
art work : rie hosokai (daisy balloon)
art direction : takashi kawada (kotenhits)
photography : shoji uchida
styling : miki aizawa
hair & make-up : hirokazu niwa (maroonbrand)
model : iruka (okazaki models)
photo retouch : makoto harikae

Fiercive Magazine
Daisy Balloon Couture Creations - if it's hip, it's here

Daisy Balloon Couture Creations - if it's hip, it's here

Daisy Balloon Couture Creations - if it's hip, it's here

Credits:
art work : rie hosokai (daisy balloon)
photography: hiroshi manaka (tiimu / nam)
hair-dreesing & make-up : go utsugi (switch management & produce)
stylist : tastuhiko marumoto (eight peace)
photo retouch : mika yagihashi (pygmalion)
model : gwen (bravo)

Chocolate A-Z exhibition in Hong Kong (Harbour City)
Daisy Balloon Couture Creations - if it's hip, it's here

Credits:
art work : rie hosokai (daisy balloon)
art direction : takashi kawada (kotenhits)
photography: hiroshi manaka (tiimu / nam)
hair-dreesing & make-up : rie suda
stylist : tastuhiko marumoto (eight peace)
photo retouch : yoshiaki sakurai (iino graphic images / nam)

A few random designs of their from over the years:
balloon design

balloon sculptures

Daisy Balloon art

Balloon Bridal
Daisy Balloon Couture Creations - if it's hip, it's here

Daisy Balloon Couture Bridal

Daisy Balloon Couture Creations - if it's hip, it's here

Daisy Balloon Couture Bridal

The Daisy Balloon Book Cover
Daisy Balloon Couture Creations - if it's hip, it's here

Daisy Balloon Couture Creations - if it's hip, it's here

Credits:
Artwork : Rie Hosokai / Art Direction : Takashi Kawada
Photography: Hiroshi Manaka / Make-up : Ebara
Hair : Koji Ichikawa / Stylist : Koji Oyamada
Model : Ira Shushiebina / Photo Retouch : Yoshiaki Sakurai
Set Production : Yoshihito Tada
Production : Daisy Balloon / Book Design : Takashi Kawada
Editor : Arata Sasaki / Translator : Saori Hamada
Print : YAMADA PHOTO PROCESS CO.,LTD / Paper : Heiwa Paper Co., Ltd.

images courtesy of Daisy Balloon, Rie Hosokai and Trendland

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