Designart Tokyo, one of Japan’s largest design and art festivals, brings together in Tokyo eminent creatives from around the world in various genres (art, design, interior design, fashion, etc.) to hold exhibitions across the city. The entire district will be turned into a museum, bridging invaluable encounters and inspirations through interaction with creators. With “Together” as this year’s theme, Designart will continue to promote design and art from Tokyo to the rest of the world as an international event.
Designart Tokyo will be held from October 21 to 30, 2022 across the city of Tokyo. The venue World Kita-Aoyama Building, known as an incubation space, will again serve as the information center this year. The neutral venue with an all-glass facade facing Aoyama-Dori (Route 246) is also a highlight of the exhibition, with an impressive space design by Itasaka using upcycled boards, Paneco®, made from discarded clothing fibers.
Manufacturing and sustainability initiatives are being proactively taken worldwide in various fields to achieve the SDGs toward a sustainable society. In addition to developing materials and technologies, building relationships with partners and educating the next generation are likely to be the keys to producing high-demand, popular products. Considering this, Designat Tokyo 2022 will present the Next Circulation, a sustainability- and technology-themed exhibition, featuring initiatives by leading corporate brands and creator as well as a selection of inspiring exhibits that contemplate “beyond” recycling and upcycling. Participating creators: Taiwan Design Research Institute, Landloop X Gelchop / Bcxsy, Orna Tamir Schestowitz, Yuma Kano, Ryuichi Kozeki, Okurayama Studio X Kaaron Studio, Hiroto Yoshizoe, 3710Lab X Sae Honda, Satoshi Itasaka.
Designart believes that the time has come for Asia, with its strong economic growth rate and emerging cultural center, to take the lead in terms of creativity as well as technology. To this end, this year we will present Designart Gallery, a collective exhibition focusing on Asian creators, as a steppingstone to a new platform for building more friendly and progressive relationships with other Asian countries. The exhibition will be held at the newly established Hz, an event space with an eye-catching glass facade in the cultural hub of Shibuya. Participating creators: messagingleaving (Under 30), Karyn Lim, (Under 30), Sdanley Design Works, Quantum X Stratasys Japan, Adam From Sozai Center (Komoru Ltd. M&T).
The 300-meter-long space of Hibiya Okuroji, located between Hibiya and Ginza, where the impressive brick bridge arches are still in use after more than 100 years will host a variety of artworks, from interior design to works by cutting-edge artists. Participating creators: Takaya Mic Mitsunaga (under 30), Nina Nomura (under 30), Sohma Furutate (under 30), nooca, MaruheiTimber X tossanaigh.
Perrier-Jouët, the French prestige Champagne house, releases the world premiere in Japan of a collaborative artwork, “Planted
Air,” created for Perrier-Jouët with French artist, architect, and designer Garance Vallée. This work expresses the dialogue between the two pillars that support the Maison Perrier-Jouët: art and nature. Reinterpreting the ecology of the Perrier-Jouët vineyard, the work's extensive use of curves and arabesques represents Art Nouveau from a contemporary perspective. The materials chosen are unique and artisanal, and the solid, hand-carved limestone blocks evoke the terroir of Champagne. The wrought iron, which was painstakingly forged by craftsmen, is reminiscent of the main gate of the Maison Belle Epoque in Epernay.
From Oct. 15, 2022 to Jan. 30, 2023 Prada presents the exhibition “Who the Bær” by Simon Fujiwara, organized with the support of Fondazione Prada, at Prada Aoyama. “Who the Bær” is a cartoon character created by the artist that takes inspiration from fairy tales, fantasy literature, animation and the exhibition explores a plurality of topics belonging to different realms: from the climate collapse to cultural appropriation, from plastic surgery to Pop-art through the coming-of-age story of ''Who the Bær".
From interactive installations to established galleries, art will be at the heart of the fair. Directed by A Green’s Scenting Designer Megumi Fukatsu, “Feel Hotel Together,” an installation themed on the merging and connection of the five senses, will be held at all day place shibuya. A diverse group of next-generation designers and artists will come together to create works of art. Besides exhibits at the reception and in guest rooms, there will be exhibition rooms for visitors to stay overnight. Experience of “sensory mariage” with professionals of taste will also be provided at coffee stand, beer bar and dining in the hotel. Instead, a Lighthouse called Kanata, a contemporary art gallery that introduces Japanese artists to the world, is bringing together works by up-and-coming artists in The Future Eternal exhibition. Rather than following the transient trends of contemporary art, the highlight
of the exhibition is the universal yet progressive abstract works that connect the past and the future. The exhibition will feature ambitious three-dimensional and two-dimensional works that combine materials and outstanding techniques to embellish contemporary spaces.
Designart Tokyo 2022
October 21 to 30, 2022
Venue
Information Center/World Kita-Aoyama Building (3-5-10 Kita-Aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo)
Various places in Tokyo (Omotesando, Gaien-mae / Harajuku, Meiji-jingu-mae / Shibuya / Roppongi / Ginza, etc.)
Photo: messagingleaving (Chialing Chang)
