Japan Industrial Design Promotion Organization

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Tokyo Midtown Design Hub, a new base for transmitting and receiving international design information, is honored to present our third exhibition fair of "ASEAN Design Selection 2007", scheduled from June 25 to July 16. Tokyo Midtown Design Hub comprises of Japan Industrial Design Promotion Organization (JIDPO), Japan Graphic Designers Association Inc. (JAGDA) and Kyushu University Faculty of Design Tokyo Lounge.

ASEAN countries have various "products of excellent design" which make good use of their original advantages like raw materials, techniques and lifestyles. Their products are gradually mingled into Japanese society after they became prevalent in the international market mainly because of their originality.

Exhibition Items:

-- 15 award-winning items from 'Good Design Award ASEAN Design Selection'
-- 15 selected items from 'Interior and Life Style''Interior and Life Style' is the biggest interior design fair in Japan that was held at Tokyo International Exhibition Centre (Tokyo Big Sight) between 6 to 8 June 2007.
--Exhibit remarkable collaboration items of Japanese Companies, ASEAN designers and manufactures.

Companies:

WISE WISE (Japan, New furniture series manufactured in Thailand)
Time & Style (Japan, Designed by Patrick Chia from Shingapore)
THANN (Thailand, Skin care brand)
Yamakawa Rattan (Japan, Famous for Rattan chair designed by Isamu Kenmochi. Manufactured in Indonesia)

ASEAN DESIGN 2007

Date: 25 June - 16 July
Opening Hour: 11:00-19:00
Location: Tokyo Midtown Design HUB
(5th floor, Midtown tower, 9-7-1 Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 107-6205)
Organizer: Tokyo Midtown Design HUB
Supported by: ASEAN Promotion Centre on Trade, Investment and Tourism
Partnered: Fukuoka Asian Art Museum/ WISE WISE/ TIME&STYLE/ THANN-ORYZA CO.,LTD. / YAMAKAWA RATTAN INDUSTRY PT.

Opening Lecture

Title: International Brand from ASEAN / Value Creating Design and Business
Date: 25 June 18:00-20:30
Location: International Liaison Center at Tokyo Midtown Design HUB
Capacity: 70 (First-come and first-served basis)
Content:
Part 1
"Design and Business Development of THANN"
18:00-19:15
Lecturer Mr., Tony Suppattranont, the founder of THANN-Oryza Co.Ltd

Part 2
"Value Creating Design and Business"
19:30-
Lecturer Mr. Taketoshi Sato, the president of WISEWISE

Please apply for the seminar by sending 1. Name, 2.Occupation, 3.e-mail address to hub@jidpo.or.jp under the title of "ASEAN Exhibition Lecture"