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International New Designers Workshop 2010
The Connected within the Disconnected | Nagoya Discovered through Design

 

This is the tenth anniversary of the International New Designers Workshop. Reviewing the Nagoya Design Do! 2010: Design to Empower Tomorrow, we realized that issues in society that at first glance seem isolated and disconnected are, in fact, connected, and generate a huge flow. How can we provide continuity among these various objects, events, history and culture surrounding us? And what with what kind of mechanism could we transmit this continuity? Workshop directors and participants, by taking a broad definition of design, will explore through fieldwork the theme “The Connected within the Disconnected”.
In their final presentation to the audience, including businesses and representatives of the City of Nagoya, each team will make a proposal for the realization of its project.

Public Presentation
Date : December 2, 2010 2:00pm-6:00pm
venue: Artpia Hall (11fl., Design Center Bldg., Nadya Park)
Admission: Free

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The 7th International Competition NAGOYA DESIGN DO! 2010
Design to Empower Tomorrow
Exhibition of Winning Entries

 

Imagine yourself ten or twenty years into the future. Imagine the world a hundred years from now. What is it that you want to keep for the future? What can design do to preserve our planet, our societies and our species?
In 2010, the City of Nagoya will mark the 400th anniversary of its settlement. A Creative Design City: Nagoya, will provide a vital opportunity for young people all over the world to envision the next hundred years.

Exhibition of Winning Entries
Term : November 25 - December 5, 2010 11:00am-8:00pm
Venue: Design Gallery, IdcN
Admission: Free

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International Design Forum
" From Now On: Envisioning Nagoya’s Future on the Large Scale and the Small "

 

The keyword of the lectures will be "sustainable". Each speaker will offer his or her unique perspective on two themes ; First, what do cities, such as Nagoya, want to leave behind - or pass on - and what should they? Second, how do we utilize the latest assets of a city for future generations?

date: November 27, 2009 10:00-17:00
venue: Design Hall, International Design Center, NAGOYA
capcity: 300 persons
admission: Free

>>For detail and registration

 

Nagoya Design DO! 2008
Announcement of Final Results

 

We are pleased to announce the winners of the final round of judging for the "Nagoya Design DO! 2008," which was open to the public on October 10 and 11. 8 award-winners and 22 honorable mentions were selected among finalists. The winning works and honorable mentions will also be publicized on Website in late Novembe. In addition, we will hold an exhibition of all winning works.
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International New Designers Workshop 2008
ROOTS FINDER DESIGN DNA

This year's Workshop is our first event as part of UNESCO's Creative Cities Network*, to which the City of Nagoya was appointed in October, 2008. This year's workshop will include participants from other UNESCO Creative Cities, such as Kobe, Japan; Santa Fe, USA and Aswan, Egypt; as well as from a candidate city: Shenzhen, China. Students and young designers from around the world will strive to understand cultural diversity and approach indigenous design by working to visualize the charm of Nagoya. By integrating design and manufacturing skills, involving local industries, they will challenge themselves to create brand value based on indigenous identities.

How will we be able to produce and enhance our own distinctive cultural identity? Students and young designers from Japan and abroad will explore, reinterpret and redefine unique features found in Nagoya, and come up with a solution to an innovative type of souvenir, a Nagoya brand, or a portrayal of Nagoya’s culture.


The final presentation on the results from this workshop will be delivered at the International Design Center NAGOYA.
Date : December 6, 2008. Registration is now open! Admission free. >>For more information.

 

Design for Social Innovations

This year will mark the 15th Anniversary of the establishment of the International Design Center NAGOYA (IdcN) and the 10th Anniversary of the opening of the Design Center Building. To commemorate this special occasion, a joint exhibition featuring selected projects by invited past participants The International New Designers Workshop and a series of relay talks and roundtable discussions will also be organized this winter to provide a platform for these young talents from around the world to tell us how they use their creative visions to impact the social fabric and improve everyday life.
Around 24 creators from 16 countries will be invited for the commemorative exhibition this year. In addition, an international conference will be organized for the industries, the creative community, the governments and the general public to converge and exchange ideas on January 21-22,2007.
Entitled,"The Social Designers: design for real needs", the exhibition will tell the story of how our young generation have the power and passion to apply their skills to make a difference in our everyday life. Brought forth by a global perspective of communication and intentions that go further than a surface to tackle deeply rooted social issues, we hope the innovative propositions that are presented here by these designers will demonstrate how we can use design for real needs. Details of the exhibition, the roundtable sessions and the IdcN 10th Anniversary Commemorative Conference will be updated as we progress with preparations for these events. >>For more information.

 

 

WISDOM of NATURE
Design and Architecture from Austria

Within the framework of the 2005 World Fair in Aichi, we are pleased to present the program highlight "Wisdom of Nature － Architecture and Design from Austria" consisting of an intense workshop series in Tokyo and Nagoya, an exhibition at the International Design Center Nagoya and a symposium at the Austrian Pavilion. The focus of the program reflects the general theme of the 2005 World Exposition in Aichi and explores important issues related to the boundaries of Nature vis a vis Architecture and Design.
Date: September 15 - October 2, 2005 >>For more information.

 

 

Use it!
Danish Design in Everyday Life

Use it! Asks,
"What is design? Why is design important?"
"And why and how does design play a role in our everyday lives?"
The exhibition is a snapshot of Danish design in 2005 and an entirely new take on the nature and capabilities of Danish design. It features some 90 Danish products in the fields of furniture, clothing, graphic and industrial design.
Date : 6 August Sat - 30 August Tues, 2005
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"Design from Asia"

The International Design Center NAGOYA (IdcN) is now holding in its Design Museum and Design Gallery a special show called "Design from Asia"( until July 3rd, 2005 (Sunday)). The exhibition showcases lifestyle products, furniture, interior goods, industrial products, packaging and graphic works from 72 design firms representing ten countries in Asia, including Brunei, Canbodia, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam. >>For more information.

 

 

 

The "Wind and Lightning" exhibition
A Half-Century of Magazine Design by Kohei Sugiura

The "Wind and Lightning" exhibition>
A Half-Century of Magazine Design by Kohei Sugiura In the magazine designs of Sugiura Kohei, one is constantly shocked by the unexpected, by what the artist calls "the interplay of order and chaos." Sugiura's powerful blend of the sensual and the iconographic has been an innovative force in the graphic arts in Japan and throughout much of Asia since the late 1950s.
In the course of his career, Sugiura has applied his artistry to 40 different magazines, designing more than 2,000 issues in all, and to countless books, record jackets, and posters.
"Wind and Lightning" introduces the viewer to a world of images born of a singular imagination.
>>For more information.

 

 

New York World's Fair Poster

Design Museum Collection Series Vol. 11
'30s Graphics
American Art Deco Graphic Design

This 11th installment of our series featuring the museum's American Art Deco collection presented graphic works from the '30s, focusing on posters, and delves into the charm celebrated in their distinctive, audacious style.
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Links

  • 2003 Icograda CONGRESS NAGOYA JAPAN
  • iF communication design award
  • grafice
  • Toyota Commemorative Museum of Industry and Technology
  • Nagoya International Center

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