Tokyo Designers Week Celebrates 25 Years
Online, August 9, 2010 (Newswire.com) - TOKYO, Japan. Over 100,000 visitors are expected to attend the 25th anniversary of Tokyo Designers Week on October 29.
The event has become a landmark on the international design calendar, with the city literally taken over by exhibitions, events and parties. This year will be the biggest exhibition yet as thousands of creators descend on the world's trendiest capital.
New Environmental Design Theme - 'Love Blue'.
Designer Gwenael Nicholas unveiled his vision for the annual event on July 29, 2010. The new theme is entitled 'Love Blue - Environmental Design Exhibition', building on the success of last years 'Green' theme.
"The intension of this shift from 'green' to blue is to show our determination to serve a greater environmental purpose. Green signified plants and land whereas the Blue signifies the sky and sea, which unite the land together." Commented Nicholas.
Tokyo Designers Week to host a raft of exhibitions including:
• Professional Exhibition - Leading professional designers to show their works up close
• Student Exhibition - The future leaders of the design industry exhibit their work
• Container Exhibition - Shipping containers transformed into mini exhibition spaces
• Tent Exhibition - Vast structure to house thousands of designer works
• Tent Shop - Products available to buy directly from creators
• Cube Exhibition - Aspiring designers challenged to show their work within 1 meter square
• Shop Partnership - Hundreds of shops, cafes and galleries across to Tokyo partner with TDW
About Tokyo Designers Week.
• 2010 THEME: Love Blue, Environmental Design Exhibition.
• DATES: 10/29/2010 (F) - 11/03/2010 (W) 6 Days.
• HOURS: 11:00 - 20:00.
• LOCATION: TDW Main Venue, Meiji Jingu Gaien, Shops all over Tokyo.
• MOBILIZATION: Over 600,000 (100,000 at main venue)
• ORGANIZER: Design Association NPO.
• SUPPORTER: Ministry of Environment, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Japan, Ministry of Economy.
For more information: http://www.tdwa.com/english/index.html
Photo's available from here: http://c-channel.sakura.ne.jp/press/tdw2010-pressimage.zip