Tokyo Midtown Design Hub (Participating Organisations: Japan Institute of Design Promotion, Japan Graphic Designers Association Inc., Musashino Art University Design Lounge) presents an exhibition “The design batons– future-minded artists sharing their dreams” from 4 April to 11 May 2014.

The creators at the forefront of various design fields will invite another creator whose work inspires them in terms of future. Each pair of curator and guest will present their views on “future” and “design” in the exhibition, and through dialogues in a series of talk sessions, pass the design batons for future.

Tokyo Midtown Design Hub 45th Exhibition
The design batons– future-minded artists sharing their dreams

Dates: Friday April 4 – Sunday May 11, 2014, 11:00–19:00

Venue: Tokyo Midtown Design Hub (Midtown Tower 5F)
open everyday / admission free
Organizer: Tokyo Midtown Design Hub
General
Producers: Katsunori Aoki and Soken Ito
Art Director: Kentaro Harano

Curators: Ryosuke Uehara (KIGI), Shinya Uchida (Yahoo! JAPAN), Seiichi Saito (Rhizomatiks), Keiichiro Shibuya (ATAK), Yasuhiro Suzuki, Kinya Tagawa (takram design engineering), Ryoji Tanaka (Semitransparent Design), Makoto Tanijiri (Suppose design office), Hiroki Nakamura (PARTY), and Kaie Murakami (SIMONE)

Guests:
Yosuke Ushigome, Kazuaki Hashida, Hiroshi Sato, Yuma Kano, Jiro Konami, Kazuya Gunji, Umitaro Abe, and more

Talk Sessions

Curators and guests will carry out several talk sessions during the exhibition. Application is required for participate. Please apply via design hub website. http://designhub.jp/exhibitions/913/

Free admission
 Venue: International Design Liaison Center (Tokyo Midtown)

● (Sun) 14:00 April 6
Kinya Tagawa (takram design engineering) + Ushigome Yosuke

● (Wed) 18:30 April 9
Shinya Uchida (Yahoo! JAPAN) + Kazuaki Hashida (Hakuhodo Kettle)

● (Fri) 19:00 April 11
Ryoji Tanaka (semi-transparent design) + Hiroshi Sato (White / ALOYE)

● (Sat) 18:30 April 12
Keiichiro Shibuya (ATAK) + Gunji Kazuya (ATAK)

● (Sat) 18:30 April 26
Yasuhiro Suzuki + Kano YuShin (studio yumakano)