In July of this year, with the 50th anniversary of the founding of the International Federation of Interior Designers/Architects (IFI), which has 270,000 members from 110 countries, the Japan Interior Designers’ Association (JID) held board meetings and international forums in three locations: Tokyo, Kobe and Nagoya. This was an opportunity to utilize the presence of visiting interior design experts to further publicize the quality of Japan’s own interior design.

At the International Design Center NAGOYA, following a design talk featuring the IFI directors, a guest speech introducing local interior design-related businesses and a symposium, there was a ceremony in which Nagoya Mayor Takashi Kawamura and IFI President Shashi Caan approved the IFI Interiors Declaration. On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the founding of IFI, we reaffirmed that professional designers, by proposing creative solutions, contribute to the creation of a richer society and culture. After being named a City of Design, and using design as an urban development theme, Nagoya endorsed the declaration and became a signatory.

IFI Interior Design International Forum 2013 [Nagoya]
Organizer: Japan Interior Architects/Designers’ Association
Special cooperation: International Design Center NAGOYA Inc., City of Nagoya

◎JID Design Exhibition: Interior Design Today
Date: 11:00am – 6:00pm, Wed., July 17 2013 – Mon., July 22 2013
Venue：Design Gallery, International Design Center NAGOYA

◎IFI Interiors Declaration Approval Ceremony and Reception
Date: 5:00pm – 7:30pm, Tue., July 16 2013
Venue：Design Gallery, International Design Center NAGOYA
Reception admission: 2,000yen

◎Design Symposium NAGOYA
Date: 1:30pm – 4:30pm, Tue., July 16 2013
Venue: Seminar Room 3, International Design Center NAGOYA
Admission: 1,000yen