Mountain Research

Designer Kobayashi Setsumasa founded his first label General Research in 1993. In 2006 Satsumasa renamed the well established brand Mountain Research to reflect his love of the outdoors and creative research method. Each season, Kobayashi Setsumasa two close friends retreat from Tokyo to the mountains to determine the direction of the seasonal collection. Consistently utilitarian, Mountain Research draws inspiration from a wide range of sources such as military, naval, mountaineering wear and workwear and adds unusual details and subversive themes.