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Aichi Triennare 2013 Official Goods Student Competition Report

4 July, 2013 [REPORT]

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Aichi Triennare 2013 Official Goods Student Competition Report

Aichi Triennale 2010, a first-time event, attracted more than 570,000 visitors and was a grand success. For the second Triennale, slated to open on August 10th, 2013, the Creative Design …

Granag Project Report

25 April, 2013 [REPORT]

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Graz and Nagoya Collabo Project
Granag Project Report

The City of Graz (Austria) is an accredited member of the UNESCO Creative Cities Network in the design category like Nagoya. Every May, Graz hosts Designmonat Graz [Graz Design Month]. Am…

Biennale Internationale Design Saint-Étienne 2013 Report

18 April, 2013 [REPORT]

Biennale Internationale Design Saint-Étienne 2013 Report

Date:
Wednesday, 13 - Sunday, 17 March, 2013

The Biennale Internationale Design Saint-Étienne, founded in 1998, is an internationally recognized high-profile design event focused on design-led innovation, prospects for the future, a…

Granag Project

15 March, 2013 [EVENT]

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Graz and Nagoya Collabo Project
Granag Project

The City of Graz, with a population of 250,000 is the second largest city in Austria, and like Nagoya is an accredited member of the UNESCO Creative Cities Network in the design category.…

Creative Design City Nagoya will participate in Biennale Internationale Design Saint-Étienne 2013

17 January, 2013 [EVENT]

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Creative Design City Nagoya will participate in Biennale Internationale Design Saint-Étienne 2013

Date:
Wednesday, 13 - Sunday, 17 March, 2013

Founded in 1998, the Biennale Internationale Design Saint-Etienne has become a high-profile design event recognized worldwide, focused on the innovation, the prospective and the research …

Aichi/Nagoya Arts & Design Tour Report

10 December, 2012 [REPORT]

Aichi/Nagoya Arts & Design Tour Report

Date:
Thursday, 4 November - Saturday, 8 December, 2012 (9 tours)

Aichi/Nagoya Arts & Design Tour is a tour designed to help participants rediscover the allure of Nagoya. Participants visited the city with expert interpreters focusing on art and des…

Family Design Workshop Report

26 November, 2012 [REPORT]

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Family Design Workshop Report

Date:
Friday, 23 November, 2012 (holiday)
2:00pm - 4:30pm

Fostering the Next Generation: Engaging the Power of Design for Human Resource Development for the Future We held this human development resource project, targeting ordinary citizens like…

“Medical design, inventing care solutions for tomorrow” Report

21 November, 2012 [REPORT]

International Symposium
“Medical design, inventing care solutions for tomorrow” Report

Date:
Tuesday, 20 November, 2012

I was privileged to deliver a talk at the symposium “Medical Design” held in Saint Etienne, France. My presentation concentrated on Toyota’s medical healthcare robots that are under devel…

“Medical design, inventing care solutions for tomorrow” will be held in city of Saint-Étienne.

1 November, 2012 [EVENT]

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International Symposium
“Medical design, inventing care solutions for tomorrow” will be held in city of Saint-Étienne.

Date:
Tuesday, 20 November, 2012

An international symposium for medical design was held in another UNESCO City of Design, Saint-Étienne, France. We sent a speaker to the symposium. Please refer to the report page for the…

[re:think] Japan + Korea | Design Report

29 October, 2012 [REPORT]

IdcN Commemorative Exhibition
[re:think] Japan + Korea | Design Report

Date:
Thursday, 18 - Sunday, 28 October, 2012 (closed on Tuesday, 23 October)
11:00am - 8:00pm (closed at 5:00pm on the last day)

This exhibition focused on products made with traditional techniques or ordinary materials that have been reexamined by adding a design perspective. Japan presented products from central …

Family Design Workshop will be held!

10 October, 2012 [EVENT]

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Family Design Workshop will be held!

Date:
Friday, 23 November, 2012 (holiday)
2:00pm - 4:30pm(Registration : 1:45pm - )
Period:
Monday, 15 - Monday, 5 November, 2012

Fostering the Next Generation: Engaging the Power of Design for Human Resource Development for the Future We will hold this human development resource project, targeting ordinary citizens…

Aichi/Nagoya Arts & Design Tour will be held.

2 October, 2012 [EVENT]

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Aichi/Nagoya Arts & Design Tour will be held.

Date:
Thursday, 4 November - Saturday, 8 December, 2012 (9 tours)

Aichi/Nagoya Arts & Design Tour is a tour designed to help participants rediscover the allure of Nagoya. Participants will visit the city with expert interpreters focusing on art and…

[re:think] Japan + Korea | Design

1 October, 2012 [EVENT]

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IdcN Commemorative Exhibition
[re:think] Japan + Korea | Design

Date:
Thursday, 18 - Sunday, 28 October, 2012 (closed on Tuesday, 23 October)
11:00am - 8:00pm (closed at 5:00pm on the last day)

This exhibition focused on products made with traditional techniques or ordinary materials that have been reexamined by adding a design perspective. Japan will present products from centr…

Aichi Triennare 2013 Official Goods Student Competition will be held!

1 September, 2012 [EVENT]

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Aichi Triennare 2013 Official Goods Student Competition will be held!

Date:
Sunday, 14 October, 2012
2:00pm - 5:00pm (1:00pm open)

Aichi Triennale 2010, a first-time event, attracted more than 570,000 visitors and was a grand success. For the second Triennale, slated to open on August10th, 2013, the Creative Design C…

Workshop “Architectural Gymnastics” Report

11 August, 2012 [REPORT]

Aichi Triennale 2013 Year-Before Event
Workshop “Architectural Gymnastics” Report

Date:
Friday, 10 August, 2012
Morning session: 11:10am - 0:40pm
Afternoon session: 1:30pm - 3:00pm

“Architectural Gymnastics”, a 2011 Creative Design City Nagoya project, was re-launched as the Aichi Triennale 2013 Year-Before Event, an exciting presentation with participation by both …

DMY International Design Festival Berlin 2012 Report

1 August, 2012 [REPORT]

Design Event
DMY International Design Festival Berlin 2012 Report

Date:
Wednesday, 6 - Sunday, 10 June, 2012

Once again, Creative Design City Nagoya was invited to participate in the annual design event held in another UNESCO City of Design, DMY International Design Festival Berlin. CDCN present…

Mirit Weinstock Design Talk Report

17 July, 2012 [REPORT]

Talk Session
Mirit Weinstock Design Talk Report

Date:
Monday, 16 July, 2012
5:00pm – 7:00pm

Among Mirit Weinstock’s jewelry are many pieces inspired by traditional Japanese ornaments. For instance, the primary material in her shuttlecock collection pieces is a gold or silver coa…

Mirit Weinstock Design Talk

17 July, 2012 [EVENT]

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Talk Session
Mirit Weinstock Design Talk

Date:
Monday, 16 July, 2012
5:00pm – 7:00pm

At creators shop Loop, a project designed to foster young Nagoya creators and located on the 4th floor of International Design Center NAGOYA, the internationally active Israel-based jewel…

Call for Entries—Aichi Triennare 2013 Official Goods Student Competition

2 July, 2012

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Call for Entries—Aichi Triennare 2013 Official Goods Student Competition

Aichi Triennale 2010, a first-time event, attracted more than 570,000 visitors and was a grand success. For the second Triennale, slated to open on August 10th, 2013, the Creative Design …

Workshop “Architectural Gymnastics” will be held again this year in Nagoya!

1 July, 2012 [EVENT]

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Aichi Triennale 2013 Year-Before Event
Workshop “Architectural Gymnastics” will be held again this year in Nagoya!

Date:
Friday, 10 August, 2012
Morning session: 11:10am - 0:40pm
Afternoon session: 1:30pm - 3:00pm

Workshop “Architectural Gymnastics” will be held as Aichi Triennale 2013 Year-Before Event! About “Architectural Gymnastics” Kenchiku Taiso is a form of gymnastics…

UCCN General Assembly + C2-MTL + City of Design Subnetwork Report

10 May, 2012 [REPORT]

UCCN General Assembly + C2-MTL + City of Design Subnetwork Report

Date:
Monday, 21 - Friday, 25 May, 2012

The general meeting of the UCCN is held annually in one of the accredited Network cities; this year it was held at the Société des arts technologiques (SAT) in Montréal, a UNESCO City of …

Representatives of the City of Nagoya will attend the Convention and General Meeting of the UNESCO Creative Cities Network 2012 in Montréal.

10 May, 2012 [EVENT]

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Representatives of the City of Nagoya will attend the Convention and General Meeting of the UNESCO Creative Cities Network 2012 in Montréal.

Date:
Monday, 21 - Friday, 25 May, 2012

Creative Design City Nagoya will attend the UNESCO Creative Cities Network meeting on May 21 – 25, 2012. Every year the meeting is held in an appointed city, and it will be conducte…

Director-General of UNESCO has nominated Beijing (China), Jeonju (Republic of Korea) and Norwich (UK) as members of the UNESCO Creative Cities Network.

1 May, 2012

Director-General of UNESCO has nominated Beijing (China), Jeonju (Republic of Korea) and Norwich (UK) as members of the UNESCO Creative Cities Network.

Director-General of UNESCO has nominated Beijing (China) as UNESCO City of Design, Jeonju (Republic of Korea) as UNESCO City of Gastronomy and Norwich (UK) as UNESCO City of Literature. W…

Creative Design City Nagoya will participate in DMY Berlin 2012 (DMY International Design Festival 2012) again this year!

1 May, 2012 [EVENT]

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Design Event
Creative Design City Nagoya will participate in DMY Berlin 2012 (DMY International Design Festival 2012) again this year!

Date:
Wednesday, 6 - Sunday, 10 June, 2012

Once again, Creative Design City Nagoya was invited to participate in the annual design event held in another UNESCO City of Design, DMY International Design Festival Berlin. We will intr…

Director-General of UNESCO has nominated Hangzhou (China) as a member of the UNESCO Creative Cities Network.

1 April, 2012

Director-General of UNESCO has nominated Hangzhou (China) as a member of the UNESCO Creative Cities Network.

Director-General of UNESCO has nominated Hangzhou (China) as the fifth UNESCO City of Crafts and Folk Art joining Aswan, Santa Fe, Kanazawa and Icheon. We now have 31 members in our Netwo…

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