Tokyo-based designer Ryunosuke Okazaki has created a collection of couture dresses in bold colours and shapes that are informed by Japanese J?mon-era pottery and the Shinto religion.
For his graduate project from the Tokyo University of the Arts, Okazaki released a lookbook that showcases a trio of couture dresses titled JomonJomon that reference J?mon-era pottery and Shinto, an ancient religion that originated in Japan.
The elaborate designs especially nod to J?mon-era pottery, where vessels were decorated through pressing rope and coils into wet clay to create ornate designs. The J?mon era is believed to have dated between 10,500 BCE to 300 BCE.
Top: JomonJomon by Ryunosuke Okazaki. Above: the ornate design references J?mon-era pottery and Shinto symbols "The decoration and modelling of J?mon pottery are designed for the wishes for life," Okazaki told Dezeen.
"The collection is created with the wishes for life in the present days, inspired by the decorations and sculptures that continued from the J?mon period to modern Shinto."
Tonal blues emphasise the curves and contours of the design
The JomonJomon collection was made using polyester, cotton and ribbed knits, adopting red, blue, black and white as the primary colours.
Its sculptural forms were created by combining and draping textiles that are contoured into geometric patterns and shapes.

Bold colours paired with contrasting stripes and swatches were used to accentuate the curves and contours of th...