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December 25, 2014
DESIGNTIDE TOKYO 2012: Focus on Works by Female Designers Exhibiting at the Main Venue
DESIGNTIDE TOKYO 2012
Meet us at the main venue, Tokyo Midtown Hall!
Focus on works by female designers
The autumn design festival, "DESIGNTIDE TOKYO 2012," is finally here! This year again, with Tokyo Midtown Hall as the main venue, it will transmit to the world as a place for "trading thoughts," while coloring Tokyo with creation. OPENERS focuses on three female designers active in this serious arena. We hope you will experience their sincere and delicate craftsmanship.
Text by Masaki Takei
TIDE Focus (Invited Artist) — Yoko Anzai (DRILL DESIGN)
"Paper-wood" by DRILL DESIGN
Yoko Anzai, who runs the design studio "DRILL DESIGN" with designer Yusuke Hayashi. Based in product design, they handle total direction and actively participate in exhibitions in Milan, Paris, and elsewhere. This time, they will appear at the main venue as TIDE Focus (invited artist). This exhibition will showcase "Paper-Wood," which expands the possibilities of plywood as a material, along with their past archives and latest works, including stationery, furniture, and paper products.
TIDE Exhibition — Queenie Yehenala (Shane Hurt & Queenie Yehenala)
"FOREVERMORE." by Shane Hurt & Queenie Yehenala
Queenie Yehenala, who formed the unit "Shane Hurt & Queenie Yehenala" with Shane Hurt, based on the concept of "creating works that provide new感動体験 (kandō taiken - moving experiences)." Based in China, they create products that utilize social media and installation art. "FOREVERMORE.," presented at this exhibition, is an installation that reconsiders messages often discarded in the digital vortex.
TIDE Exhibition — Myoka Nakanishi (THEATRE PRODUCTS)
PORCELAIN WEAR (THEATRE PRODUCTS & Kyouritsu Toki)
Myoka Nakanishi, who formed "THEATRE PRODUCTS" in 2001 with designer Sho Takeuchi and producer Kaori Kanamori, participates in this exhibition with "PORCELAIN WEAR," a joint project with ceramic manufacturer Kyouritsu Toki. This time, they will present new interior products such as rings, vases, and new tableware. They propose a room design, characteristic of THEATRE PRODUCTS, that transforms interiors into theatrical spaces.
DESIGNTIDE TOKYO 2012
Dates | October 31 (Wed) – November 4 (Sun), 2012
Main Venue | Tokyo Midtown Hall
Hours | 11:00–20:00 (Last entry 19:30)
Admission | [1-Day Pass] ¥1,500 (Students ¥1,000) [3-Day Pass] ¥3,000 (Students ¥2,000) *Student discount valid only upon presentation of student ID
Extension Venues | Various locations in Tokyo
Contents | TIDE Exhibition, TIDE Market, TIDE Extension, TIDE Table, TIDE Focus
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