Hiroshi Fujiwara
Hiroshi Fujiwara (藤原ヒロシ Fujiwara Hiroshi) (born 1964, Ise, Mie) is a Japanese musician, producer, and designer.
He is known as the godfather of Harajuku culture and is a globally influential streetwear designer, including being the pioneer for Nike's "HTM" line, and the "Fenom" line for Levis.
Fujiwara launched his first own brand Good Enough in late 1980s.[1]
In 2003, he appeared in the film Lost in Translation. As a musician, he has collaborated with many artists, among them are his friends Kahimi Karie, Janis Ian, Ua, and Eric Clapton.[2][3]
In 2003 he designed a guitar for Clapton which was custom made by Martin Guitars for some performances in Japan. After an initial run of eight, Martin built a total of 476 of these ornate black guitars. Another Fujiwara-Clapton guitar followed in 2006. [4]
In 2008, Hiroshi made a rare public appearance in the U.S. and participated in the Imprint Culture Lab's Cult of Collaboration panel.[5][6]
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- Blog at Honeyee.com (Japanese)
- Interview with Hiroshi at Theme Magazine (English)
- Interview with Hiroshi at Complex.com (English)
- The Cult of Collaboration panel at Imprint Culture Lab 2008 (English)
- HF x jeffstaple 1on1 at Imprint Culture Lab 2008 (English)
- Advisory Staff Blog(Japanese)
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