KLEINSTEIN CO., LTD.

KLEINSTEIN is a Tokyo-based design consulting and production studio specializing in the fashion domain. Since its establishment in 2014 by Yusuke Koishi and Miki Koishi, we have handled a wide range of projects including planning, product development, editorial work, art direction, management of collaborative projects, formulation of brand strategies, creative direction, conceptualization of new businesses, and helping foreign brands establish their presence in Japan.   The studio’s perspective is based on a strong interest in creating something non-trivial, to explore the real and diverse meaning of fashion, the modality of human behavior in society, and something that can change the modality and dynamics of our lives. 

WHAT WE DO

We offer various services, including brand consulting, concept building, copywriting, fashion design, Japan entry consulting, new brand building, editorial planning, retail space planning, special project development, planning of fashion/art exhibitions, website design, and more. The company’s founders, Yusuke Koishi and Miki Koishi, are creative directors with extensive backgrounds in their respective fields. For any inquiries, please e-mail whatever you want to ask

FOUNDER

YUSUKE KOISHI

Creative Director / Writer
Prior to founding KLEINSTEIN CO., LTD., he was a lead planner of COMME des GARÇONS headquarters where he played various key roles in international projects. In addition to product development, he was involved in the planning of various international collaboration projects, conceptual research, and store installation projects, including DOVER STREET MARKET NEWYORK. In 2014, he founded NOAVENUE, which is one of the first crowd-sourcing platforms, a new investment system for the incubation of new fashion creative talents. Currently, KLEINSTEIN CO., LTD. is playing a key role in the creative direction and strategy building of NOVESTA. Originally he used to major in engineering and chemical physics at the University of Tokyo and studied the dynamical structure of chemical chaos.  He has been interested in fashion as a trinity mixture of religiousness, artistry, and commercialism.  Yusuke himself is also a critic and writer.

MIKI KOISHI

Creative Director / Archivist / Photographer
Prior to founding KLEINSTEIN CO., LTD., she served as an editor at a publishing company and a specially appointed researcher at the National Institute of Informatics, she has been in charge of archive editing at the NTT InterCommunication Center [ICC] for over a decade. She excels in cross-disciplinary idea generation and creation, unfettered by the conventions and fixed ideas of the apparel and fashion industry. She majored in music at university. She writes columns on media conservation (preservation of artworks using computers and videos) and digital preservation (long-term storage and protection of digital materials) for the Agency for Cultural Affairs’ “Media Arts Current Contents”.

COMPANY INFORMATION

KLEINSTEIN CO., LTD.

ADDRESS

Gran Casa Minamiaoyama 2F, 4-17-33 Minamiaoyama,
Minato-ku, Tokyo, 1070062, Japan

MAIN BANK ACCOUNT

MITSUI SUMITOMO BANK AOYAMA BRANCH

CONTACT

INFO@KLEINSTEIN.COM
We will reply within two business days.