The Japan Foundation Sydney presents its latest exhibition, Japanese Design Today 100, introducing a wide selection of familiar items produced from the 1990s to the present. This exhibition is a part of Sydney Design 2011, and will be at the Japan Foundation Gallery from 29 July – 16 September.
Japanese Design Today 100 offers an insight into Japanese urban culture, a reflection of everyday life in Japan. It includes 13 examples of objects produced from post-war Japan when Western influences was evident in product design, a trend that accurately reflected the overall cultural situation then.
Other highlights of the exhibition include the world’s first portable transistor television (1960), Sony’s first robotic pet dog, AIBO ERS-111 (1999), and a full-sized model of a Yamaha electric scooter (2003).
“When seen as a whole, the objects featured in this exhibition are not just good examples of excellent product design, but a collection of living reference material that reveals the form of contemporary Japanese life,” observes Masafumi Fukagawa, Curator of Kawasaki City Museum. Fukagawa is one of the Selection Committee Members for Japanese Design Today 100.
DESIGN TALK: What’s Next? Japanese Design: the shape of things to come with Noriko Kawakami
Noriko Kawakami is the Associate Director of 21_21 DESIGN SIGHT, a centre for design and creation, directed by world-class visionaries Issey Miyake, Taku Satoh and Naoto Fukasawa. She was previously Editor of AXIS Magazine for seven years, external Editorial Director for design projects at Italy’s Domus Academy Research Centre, and contributes to numerous art and design publications such as Graphis, Beaux Arts and Vogue Nippon.
In her talk, Noriko will be selecting and analysing a number of present day projects (products and spaces) along with the creative thinking behind them in an attempt to ascertain the future possibilities that may occur as a result of their very design. She will be touching on elements of the design practice, as well as introducing new projects and collaborations between young designers and small-medium sized enterprises.
Friday 5 August, 6:30pm
Japan Foundation Multipurpose Room
Free Admission. Bookings are essential, opens 11 July
02 8239 0055 /reception@jpf.org.au
29 July – 16 September 2011
Japan Foundation Gallery
Monday – Friday, 11am – 4pm, Wednesdays open late until 8pm
Closed on weekends
Free admission
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