The movement of the world is increasing, and the number of people moving across borders continues to increase. The economy and technology continue to be global, regardless of the political situation. On the other hand, in such a situation, the value of the local area will increase relatively. The originality of Venue is the source of value in a global context. Not because it mixes and becomes gray, but because culture contributes to the fertility of the world by vividly rising its uniqueness. Therefore, global/local is not a synonym, but a concept that combines and creates new value.
In Japan, we must reexamine the uniqueness of our culture, reassess the extremely special terrain of the Japanese Islands, reflect on the cultural accumulation that has been a country for hundreds of years, and seek wisdom to utilize these as future resources. Under these circumstances, JAPAN HOUSE was established in three cities of London, Los Angeles and Sao Paulo as a base for disseminating Japanese cultural information. In this context, I would like to talk about how to re-evaluate Japan and send it to the world.
＊This lecture is an event commemorating the 40th anniversary of the opening of Takenaka Carpentry Tools Museum.
- Date and time
- Sunday, June 16, 2024 13:30-15:00 (Doors open at 13:00)
- Instructor
- Kenya Hara (Designer)
＊Speaker Profile is listed below. - Venue
- Takenaka Carpentry Tools Museum 1F Multipurpose Hall
- Participation fee
- Free (Admission is required separately)
- Capacity
- 150 people ※Lottery in case of a large number of applicants
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- Until Saturday, June 1, 2024
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Born in 1958. Graphic designer. President and Representative Director of Nippon Design Center. Professor, Musashino Art University.
In addition to the exhibition "RE-DESIGN: The 21st Century of Daily Life", which has traveled around the world and widely influenced the exhibition, exhibitions and educational activities with keywords that update existing values such as "HAPTIC", "SENSEWARE" and "Ex-formation". In addition, in the opening and closing ceremony program of the Nagano Olympics and the promotion of the Aichi Expo, we practiced design deeply rooted in Japanese culture.
Art director of Muji since 2002. Although the area of activity is extremely wide, he works for transparency, working on VI such as Matsuya Ginza, Mori Building, Tsutaya Bookstore, GINZA SIX, MIKIMOTO, etc. He is a general producer at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs "JAPAN HOUSE" and focuses on work that stimulates interest in Japan. In July 2019, the website "Low Flight" was launched, and from an individual's point of view, the company is trying to take a new approach to the tourism field, starting with a high-resolution introduction to Japan.
He has authored many books including "Design Design" (Iwanami Shoten, 2003), "Designing Design" (Lars Müller Publishers, 2007), "White" (Chuo Koron Shinsha, 2008), "Japanese Design" (Iwanami Shinsho, 2011), and "White Hyaku" (Chuo Koron Shinsha, 2018).
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