Tottori Taipei | Exhibition Exploring Life in Tottori and Taipei to Be Held in Four Cities
Tottori Taipei: An Exhibition to Savor Life in Tottori and Taipei
Tottori Taipei – Design and Craft Hunting – Held in Four Cities
An event, "Tottori Taipei – Design and Craft Hunting – ", which allows visitors to experience the best crafts, foods, and lifestyles discovered while exploring the two regions of Tottori and Taipei, will be held in a four-city tour of Tokyo, Osaka, Tottori, and Taipei.
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Items Discovered While Hunting for the Best Lifestyles in Each Region
In 2011 and 2012, the creative unit graf, known for proposing lifestyles, along with Landscape Products and Tottori Prefecture, held the event "Tottori Seoul," introducing the crafts of Tottori Prefecture, where folk art remains strong, alongside Korean artists and crafts. This time, they encountered "VVG," based in Taipei, where introductions to Japanese crafts and artist works are rapidly increasing, leading to the "Tottori Taipei - Design and Craft Hunting - " exhibition.
In this exhibition, the three entities – Osaka's graf, Tokyo's Landscape Products, and Taipei's VVG – hunted for the best lifestyles in Tottori and Taipei. They will present a curated collection of the crafts, products, and delicious foods they discovered, along with the stories behind them, in a traveling exhibition across Tokyo, Osaka, Tottori, and Taipei. We invite you to immerse yourself in the stories and worlds woven around the themes of Tottori and Taipei.
Tokyo Venue
CURATOR'S CUBE
Address: 1-1-9 Atago, Minato-ku, Tokyo
Exhibition Dates: Saturday, June 21 – Sunday, June 29
Hours: 12:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Closed: Irregularly
Curator: Landscape Products
Osaka Venue
graf studio
Address: 4-1-9 Nakanoshima, Kita-ku, Osaka, graf studio
Exhibition Dates: Saturday, July 5 – Sunday, July 13
Hours: 11:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Closed: Mondays (or the following day if Monday is a public holiday)
Curator: graf
Tottori Venue
Gallery Shop Sora
Address: Ekimae Sun Road, 658-3 Sakaemachi, Tottori City, Tottori Prefecture
Exhibition Dates: Saturday, July 19 – Sunday, July 27
Hours: 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Closed: Open daily during the exhibition period
Curator: Tottori Prefecture
Tottori Taipei – Design and Craft Hunting –
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graf
A creative unit based in Osaka, graf operates under the keyword "Structure for Living," engaging in everything from furniture manufacturing and sales, graphic design, space design, and product design to art, food, and event planning. In November 2012, they relocated to graf studio, a renovated former furniture factory, where they are exploring new fields of activity by leveraging the collaborative environment of diverse industries while experimentally testing various ideas born from their design work, shop, and kitchen.
http://www.graf-d3.com/
Landscape Products
Formed in 1997 by Shinichiro Nakahara and others, Landscape Products began manufacturing and selling furniture with roots in the modern design of the 1940s-60s. In 2000, they opened "Playmountain." Since then, their activities have expanded to include interior design for residences, offices, and stores, direct store operations, wholesale, production and direction of exhibitions and events, and editing/publishing and branding, leading to their current endeavors.
http://www.landscape-products.net/
VVG (Very Very Good)
VVG stands for VERY VERY GOOD. Starting in 1999 with the restaurant "VVG VISTRO" in Taipei's Daan District, VVG went on to open a second restaurant, "VVG Table," six years later. They have since launched a series of sister establishments, including the confectionery shop "VVG BonBon," the apartment hotel "VVG bb+b," and the bookstore "VVG Something," each creating a world of imagination.