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Exhibition: "Alternative Futures: contemporary design responses to the 300 year Tango chirimen tradition" at the D-lab Tokyo Gallery

November 06, 2020

KYOTO Design Lab [D-lab] will hold the exhibition "Alternative Futures: contemporary design responses to the 300 year Tango chirimen tradition" curated by Professor Julia Cassim [KYOTO Design Lab] and Associate Professor Kaori Ueda [Kyoto Saga University of Arts], at D-lab Tokyo Gallery.

2020 marks the 300th anniversary of Tango chirimen production. Designers from eight countries in D-lab's international network were asked to reconsider conceptually its structure and surface and propose new and future scenarios through collaboration, materials experimentation and new graphic approaches.

published article on D-lab siteHERE

Alternative Futures: contemporary design responses to the 300 year Tango Chirimen tradition

  • Period|Saturday 31 October - Sunday 27 December 2020
  • Venue|KYOTO Design Lab Tokyo Gallery (3331 Arts Chiyoda) [MAP]
  • Open|12:00-19:00
  • Closed|Monday.Tuesday
  • Admission free
  • Organised by KYOTO Design Lab,Kyoto Institute of Technology
  • Exhibition Design|Misato Kanagawa,Aya Takeda,kazuma Hiraoka(Masahiro Kinoshita Laboratory)
  • Supported by Organizing committee for the 300th anniversary of TANGO CHIRIMEN Textile / Kyoto Prefectural Institute for Northern Industry

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