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100% Design Tokyo announces the appointment of Michael Young as 100% Design Tokyo 2008 creative director. |
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The theme for the 2008 Container Exhibition Ground is the “Container Designing Town”, where various brands, organizations and embassies coexist like in town to attract and fulfill excited visitors.
>> CONTAINER DESIGNING TOWN Web Site |
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This year, the established student exhibition in Tokyo Designer's Week will evolve into a collaboration project exhibition with the industry sector. It will not only a student exhibition like past years, nor will it be an ordinary company and school collaboration project but it will be an exhibition consists of two types of presentation. One of which is the work created by collaboration between various schools with a company. And the other is a exhibition of students work.
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School / Company collaboration project display
A company and schools will choose a project theme of their preference. From May to October, a collaboration workshop will be held several times in order to complete the project which will be led by a renowned designer and produced by Design Association. By making it a multi-school and a company collaboration , we aim to make it not only a cross-industrial or interdisciplinary exchange, but also a learning experience for both in-house designers and students.
＜company＞ ABLE Inc./TOTO Ltd./Nissan Motor Co.,Ltd./FUJITSU LIMITED/FUJI ELECTRIC SYSTEMS Co.,Ltd./MORIMOTO Co.,Ltd.
Students work display
There will be work of students exhibited along with the collaboration project presentation.
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SHOP EXHIBITION 2008 will be held again this year in a form of collaboration project involving Design Association’s unique design oriented portal site which will soon launch in fall of 2008. Design related facilities located in Tokyo area will appear in virtual world this year to celebrate the new SHOP EXIHIBITION 2008.
SHOP EXIHIBITION this year will also collaborate with 100% Design Tokyo: 100% SHOP and other special categories within the venue. In 100% SHOP, visitors may purchase goods which are usually sold only in shops. And visitors can enjoy the concept and originality of each shop, gallery and showroom in other categories within 100% Design Tokyo. SHOP EXIHIBITION will be held by registered facilities including interior, product, fashion and all areas which involves design. |
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ZERO EXHIBITION aims to discover new and young designers. Talented young designers under 40 years old are gathered to exhibit their creative works at Akasaka Ark Hills Karajan (Satellite venue of Tokyo Designer’s Week). Tokyo Design Premio winners will be invited to exhibit at either Milano Salone or 100% Design London.
>> ZERO EXIHIBITION Web Site
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