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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