Kanji Kyoda

Digital Fashion Designer

Fashion Design

Tokyo, Arakawa

08.2022 - Current

Career:
2000: Born in Arakawa-ku, Tokyo
2016: Began designing clothes on his own, inspired by games, anime characters, and traditional Japanese clothing.
2019: Entered VANTAN Design Institute but dropped out three months later.
2022: Attended the coconogacco primary course. Started his career as an AI & Digital Fashion Designer with the concept of "continuing the legacy of Japanese traditional clothing through digital fashion".
I served as an intern at the Japanese fashion brand HATRA, where I explored and proposed strategies for integrating AI and digital fashion into the brand's offerings as an AI researcher.
2023: Founded KATASHIRO形代 LLC.
August: Held the “光染” digital fashion exhibition at Tokyo-UltraSuperNew Gallery.I successfully issued my own AI and digital fashion collection as NFTs, which sold out.
September: Participated in the following exhibitions:
Tokyo University Information Studies "Perception 2023"
Tokyo-Ebisu NOX Gallery "JAPAN LOCALS ONLY"
Tokyo-Nishi-Azabu Miaki Gallery "人形と仮想: figure and virtual"
Tokyo-Shibuya PARCO "NFFT 2023"
Tokyo-Terada Warehouse "WHAT CAFE EXHIBITION vol.29"
I contributed to the creation of an AI model trained on the Neural Fad artwork by artist Emi Kusano, and the resulting video works are currently on display at the 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, Kanazawa.
October: Participated in Vancouver Fashion Week. I presented a fashion collection that fused AI and digital technology with traditional Japanese garments, showcasing an innovative blend of contemporary and classical styles.