IID Gallery - Past Events
Below is a list of all past events for IID Gallery. Current and upcoming events, as well as other details, are available on the venue's page.
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Kaoru Takano Exhibition
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Masako "HEADLESS - someone who could be you"
This exhibition showcases Masako's first attempt at designing an electronic application, made using analog paintings as a source material.More »
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"IID Kids Workshop Summer 2011"
Kids workshops conducted by resident artists and creators working in various fields. See website for more details.More »
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"Snowdome Museum"
Permament exhibit of over 1000 snowdomes from around the world.More »
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”LOVE2 AFTER EDEN” Exhibition
An auction of handcrafts for earthquake relief charity, plus lectures, workshops and more.More »
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numabooks + nam "numabookface"
A new form of bookstore! The piled up books are not chosen by the customer but, after telling the organizers about yourself, you have an appropriate one selected for you by the curators/vendors.More »
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"Riso Goccopro Printa / Animizumo" Exhibition
On display are screen prints made using the latest digital technology developed by the Riso Kagaku corporation.More »
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Yuko Ohata + Hyogo Miyachi Exhibition
100 works depicting human figures: photos by Ohata and paintings by Miyachi.More »
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"Kids Atelier Exhibition"
6th exhibition of works by kids at the Mishuku atelier.More »
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"RISO Screen Print" Exhibition
Produced by New Esperanto Label & Izumonesia, this interactive exhibition features stencil printing works.More »
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Masato Yokoyama "Adolescent Jenga"
Exhibition of photos of smiling adolescents taken over a period of two years, art directed by Masahiro Kakinokihara and featuring copy written by Mako Okayama.More »
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"Watching Shuko Tsuchiya Work"
Shuko Tsuchiya is a contemporary artist who works with Chinese ink paintings. He has previously produced promotional artwork for Sony, Nike, Christian Dior and other brands. For this event, there will...More »
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Kids Summer Workshop 2010
Series of summer vacation workshops aimed at kids and their parents that develop artistic sensibilities and creative skills.More »
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Kumiko Takahashi + Yumie Shirai "Hitonoyume in Tokyo"
First solo exhibition by Kumiko Takahashi, a well-known lyricist and drama scriptwriter. On display are paintings and installations produced in collaboration with Yumie Shirai, who did the art direction...More »
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"Nebulavo 2010 A/W Exhibition: Door Is Open"
2010 A/W collection by graduate of IID.More »
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IID Candle Night 2010
This candle night event is a gesture of support for the "slow night" events where all lights are turned off and people gather by candlelight. There will also be a number of live performances and food and...More »
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"Creator Design" Exhibition
This exhibition is organized by the nonprofit organization Modern Manufacturers Party, which supports Japanese craft and manufacturing industries. On display are handmade products that bear the distinct...More »
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"Fun with Gardens Vol. 41: Dyeing Silk with Crimson"
This workshop will teach participants how to extract crimson and make dyed items with it. See website for more details (Japanese only).More »
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"IDD Green Day vol.7"
7th installment of IID's Green Day festival, with a packed program of fun and games for both kids and adults.More »
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"Ochabi Alumni Association" Exhibition
Exhibition of paintings, sculptures, videos, photos and more by alumni of Ochabi.More »
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"near Near NEAR" Exhibition
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"Look Forward! Artist file for the Future" Exhibition
This exhibition features a collection of works by 15 groups of young artists working in various scenes who have previously exhibited at IID Gallery. Visitors will be able to get a sense of their creation...More »
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"Koryu Ikebana" Exhibition
On display are flower arrangements by students of the ikebana workshop taught by Rimei Ogo from September-November 2009.More »
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Kamitaki "sept08 staying familiar sept09 continued drawings"
New York artist Kamitaki took pages from the New York art magazine Artforum, cut circles out of them and then rotated them just slightly in order to create a kaleidoscope effect. More »
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"One Nite Only" Exhibition
"Last Thursday" is an event held every last Thursday of the month by Tokyo Design Flow. This exhibition showcases the live painting works that were created at these events, all of which will also be on...More »
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"Hashorareta Story Travels Exhibition"
Exhibition focusing on "Hashorareta" art works. The collection of 11 stories with the same title will go on sale on October 13th. Related events also scheduled. See website for details.More »
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Open Campus 2009
IID is the home base of many creators, as well as a venue for various workshops and events about making things. It has also become a practical laboratory for working and learning. This open house is a...More »
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Norio Nishihara "Please Touch the Hand"
Norio Nishihara is an artist who makes "wearable" art. This show is not a gallery of finished works, but rather a hands-on exhibition where visitors can put his works on and enjoy wearing them within the...More »
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2009 Exhibition "Knock Knock"
14 building works that make up a city. Each participating artist has created either a building or an artwork selected and assembled from buildings, collectively making up a single large city. The coexistence...More »
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Shinya Aizawa "Coronation"
Opening party: July 1st (Wed) *Gallery will close at 17:00. Doors open 19:00. 20:00 Talk show 20:30 Live performance by Chopiiin 21:30 Fortune telling cornerMore »
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2009 Contemporary Handicraft Party Exhibition
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"Spirit of Plants" Exhibition
Installation linking the IID gallery to the garden. Green Renovation, started by Yuichi Tsukata and Kiyoshi Ishida in the back garden of IID in 2005, became Midorino (Midorinovation) starting from last...More »
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"Atelier / Lounge in Progress Vol. 2" Exhibition
Artist Yoshie Oyanagi will be installing her live atelier at IID Gallery for the month of February so that visitors will be able to see her works being created and her progress over the duration of the...More »
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"Winter Fest 2008" Event
This is the third year that Winter Fest is being held - an event conceived to get kids to have fun watching movies during Christmas. 2008 is the year of Japan-Holland exchange, and this year's Winter Fest...More »
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Yuki Hayashi "End of the World"
Yuki Hayashi's work possesses a quietness all its own. Its simplified graphical landscapes have something apocalyptic to them, but are at the same time charged with possibilities for multiple rebirth and...More »
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"Parhelion Box" Exhibition
Kozue Oshima and Yukie Noda create another world out of their rich sensibilities in harmony with the real one. Although their subjects and techniques differ, the space constructed out of the common vibe...More »
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Soseki Exhibition - 30 Artists Celebrate 100th Anniversary of Yumejuya
Soseki Natsume's "Yumejuya." This magical story with many devoted fans was made into a film in 2007, and celebrates the centennial since its writing this year. This exhibition features interpretations...More »
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"Sanyo IID Design Lab Works 2005-2008" Exhibition
Features products, sketches and video works that look into new possibilities for in-house design and well-conceived home appliances.More »
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IID 4th Anniversary Open Campus
IID celebrates its 4th anniversary this October. This one-day open house/campus event traces IID's development and activities over the past four years, in addition to introducing the work of the various...More »
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"Driftwood Dinosaurs" Exhibition
"Driftwood" series by Mitsuru Koga, an artist who makes sculptures from natural materials. This is a huge installation that recreates a dinosaur excavation site. A collection of these works is being simultaneously...More »
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"Kids Summer Workshop 2008"
August 18th (Mon), 23rd (Sat), 24th (Sun), 30th (Sat) 11:00-19:00 Opening times may vary according to the workshop. Venue: IID, Setagaya Monozukuri School Aimed at elementary school students. Kids...More »
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Porter's Paints Workshop
Time: 14:00-16:00 Venue: IID Meeting Room 1st floor Bring: Small object you want to paint Fee: ¥3000 Limited to 10 persons Open to all Come make your own original painted accessory.More »
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"Having Fun With (Numbers=The World's Common Symbols)" Exhibition
Paul Cox's video installation works will be screened. Opens 16:00 on August 8th, opening party from 18:00- Venue: Setagaya Monozukuri School, IID Gallery Workshops will be held on Saturdays and Sundays....More »
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"Gifts and Trophies for Someone" Exhibition
Even if you look at the catalog of a trophy maker, you never seem to find the one you want. Because you never really try to find fault with something you've received as a gift, no matter what sort of thing...More »
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"Papuning" Exhibition
This exhibition features four young artists whose activities are slowly expanding to an ever widening variety of venues. Their work has sometimes been described as "installation," "moving artwork," "organic,"...More »
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"IID Candle Night 2008"
Electricity is all around us, lighting up even the nights that would otherwise be shrouded in gloom, allowing us to go about our nocturnal activities conveniently and safely. This event attempts to reconsider...More »
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Porter's Paints Workshop
Painting on large walls. This workshop will teach you a little bit about how to become a mural artist! Everyone is invited to bring in a small object, like an old photo frame, and turn it into an original...More »
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"The Danchi" Exhibition
The headquarters of "danchi" (housing projects) mania, the Corporation for the Organization of Residential Cities, presents this photo exhibition of Japanese housing projects, in part to commemorate the...More »
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"Aurora" Exhibition
Four artists explore the concept of an "aurora," each exploring in their own way the luminous landscape that emerges from it, prompting viewers to imagine the encounter with the aurora they have yet to...More »
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"Making Sock Monkey with Red Heel Socks" Workshop
In the midst of the world depression in the early 20th century, mothers in Illinois started crafting sock animals for their children out of commonly worn work socks with red heels. The story spread all...More »
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"It's Time to Start Preparing for a Space Trip" Event
With support of "Space Films" which contributes video documentation of cosmic space, this special event presents rare footage from the cosmos and a talk on recent space development projects. There's no...More »
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"Iida Mizuhiki Exhibition"
This exhibition introduces the tradition of Iida Mizuhiki, decorative Japanese cords made from tightly twisted paper. Workshop & Talk Event Inviting the Iida Mizuhiki specialist, this workshop...More »
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"Let's Make Christmas Ornaments!" Workshop
Location: IID 3F 301 (room 2-A) Things to bring: Scissors, cutting knife, glue, stapler Capacity: 20 people Instructors: Shigeki Fujishiro, Bradley Fraser, Nathan Shanahan Organized by office Shiro...More »
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"Chirstmas Paper Ornament Making" Workshop
Schedule: About 30 minutes during 11:00-12:00 or 13:30-16:30 Location: IID 1F Meeting Room Capacity: 98 Instructor: Michiko Terauchi *Parent must accompany elementary school students and younger. Using...More »
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Shinko Okuhara "Atelier / Lounge in Progress Vol.1"
This exhibition presents works by Shinko Okuhara. Altering the exhibition space into her studio space, she will create works throughout the exhibition so that viewers can see the progression of her works....More »
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"Making Bottle Openers with Hidehiko Kinoshita" Workshop
Location: IID 3F 301(2-A classroom) Bring small knife, file for woodworking, and wear casual clothes. (Small knives ¥1300, and Files ¥1700 can be purchased at the site, please inquire at the IID office...More »
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Kazuho Ogiya "Favorite Songs, Favorite Stories"
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On Move Commemorative Talk Event
Celebrating IID's 3rd anniversary, this weekly series of lectures are presented by people connected to IID. IID, creation, and their own activities will be discussed each time. This talk event will be...More »
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"On Move: Design Pitch Vol. 4" Talk Event
"Design Pitch" is a presentation series by creators from various design fields. Going beyond the boundaries of different genres, this talk event features mixtures of ideas and styles, aiming to explore...More »
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"Textile Workshop - Anitiquity of Nature" Special Lecture
This is a special lecture by the Kinsei Asanuno (modern linen) Laboratory from IID. Centering around the studies on "Takamiya-nuno," a kind of linen developed in the Edo period, this lecture introduces...More »
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Sound Workshop for Adults Vol. 3
From Ryukyu glass wind chimes, to Nara-Ruri wind chimes and Akita's Goten-Iga wind chimes, a variety wind chimes are made all over in Japan. This workshop teaches participants how to make a bamboo wind...More »
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"IID Selected Market" Event
With "sustainable" as the overall theme, works by a wide range of creators in the fields of fashion, graphics and product design are on display and for sale at IID. More »
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Notcho's Workshop: Making Kendama with Product Designer Shinya Miyazaki
Notcho's Workshop presents woodcraft workshops, for which a guest designer is invited each month. This time, product designer Shinya Miyazaki presents how to make an original Kendama (Japanese cup-and-ball),...More »
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Joyful Gardening vol.18 "Making Old Ladies' Bags with Used Clothes"
Pieces of fabric were donated by clothing brand 45RPM. Let's make your original handcrafted bag! Location: 2F Studio School Seats: Up to 20 people Things to Bring: Sewing kit, tea cup. Presented...More »
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Porters Paint Workshop
Painting on large walls, you can easily become a Porter's Painter! And why not paint on small articles to make your own original work? Place: Meeting Room (IID 1F) For: Anyone, Up to 10 people To...More »
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Yuko Murata "Nowhere Picnic"
Yuko Murata creates paintings using motifs found in magazines, books, or traveling brochures. Her extremely simplified landscapes depict "nowhere" and feature animals with lovely and yet awkward expressions...More »
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Notcho's Workshop: Balance Game
Notcho's Workshop presents woodcraft workshops that invite a guest designer each month. Please contact IID for more details. Location: IID 3F 301 Teachers: Toshikazu Goto(gift_), Satoru Kinoshita...More »
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Porters Paint Workshop
Painting on large walls you can easily become a Porter's Painter! And why not paint on small articles to make your own original work? Place: Meeting Room (IID 1F) For: Anyone, Up to 10 people To Bring:...More »
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"Takamiyafu" Exhibition
Takamiyafu is one of the most famous types of linen invented in the Edo period. Back then, the fabric was sold in Takamiya in Nakasendo (current Takamiya-cho in Shiga Prefecture) and was very popular with...More »
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Porters Paint Workshop
Painting on large walls you can easily become a Porter's Painter! And why not paint on small articles to make your own original work? Place: Meeting Room (IID 1F) For: Anyone, Up to 10 people To Bring:...More »
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Kids Workshop in Summer
IID Setagaya Monodukuri School presents various workshops for children during the summer break. This is a learning experience as they have fun making and designing things. *Elementary school children...More »
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Porters Paint Workshop
Painting on large walls you can easily become a Porter's Painter! And why not paint on small articles to make your own original work? Place: Meeting Room (IID 1F) For: Anyone, Up to 10 people To Bring:...More »
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"Think Sink Tuvalu" Exhibition
J-Wave (81.3FM) radio station conducted a report on this island in the southern Pacific Ocean (the show was on air on May 4th.) Tuvalu is feeling the effects of global worming and is destined to disappear...More »
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"A Mountain, that is..." Exhibition
This exhibition features 11 artists who all take "mountains" as their theme. Participating artists come from different genres such as graphics, video, illustration, fashion, and media art. In addition...More »
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"Let's Design Monkiri Pattern on Glass" Workshop
Miho Shimonaka of Explantae and "to a T", and a glass work production company are collaborating for this workshop. Shimonaka uses Monkiri techniques to create her designs, which were originally used in...More »
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"Let's Make a 'Remind Box' with Kentaro Nakamura!" Workshop
There are usually at least a few things that people always carry when they go out, and pretty much everyone must have had the experience of not being able to find those things anywhere when in a hurry....More »
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Radio Juku Preview "Radical Design 198X" Talk Event
"Beautiful country," "beautiful life," and "beautiful design" - the word "beautiful" is overused in so many situations only to make things look harmless and acceptable. On the other hand, there are things...More »
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Porters Paint Workshop
Painting on large walls you can easily become a Porter's Painter! And why not paint on small articles to make your own original work? Place: Meeting Room (IID 1F) For: Anyone, Up to 10 people To Bring:...More »
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204 Architechture Workshop
In Setagaya Ward, there are a lot of empty open spaces. With architects from IID, participants take a walk around the neighborhood to do research and make sketches to plan new public spaces. There are...More »
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"Design Pitch Vol 3" Talk Event
This is the third presentation series called "Design Pitch" held at IID. This time, with "Green Landscape in the year 2037" as its theme, creators from various genres are introducing their unique design...More »
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"Subtle Green" Exhibition
Signs and traces of nature are seen in the details of daily life and the artists in this exhibition have discovered the subtlety of nature, each from their different viewpoints. The photographs on display...More »
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Joyful Gardening vol.15 "Making Old Ladies' Bags with Used Clothes"
By folding a piece of Kimono cloth, you can make a hand bag. If it's for a bag to put tools in for yard work, you can use cotton or linen, whereas silk can be used for bags you use when going out. Take...More »
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Porters Paint Workshop
Painting on large walls you can easily become a Porter's Painter! And why not paint on small articles to make your own original work? Place: Meeting Room (IID 1F) For: Anyone, Up to 10 people To Bring:...More »
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Notcho's Workshop: Making Mobiles with Takashi Ueno
Place: IID 3F-301 (Room 2-A) Open for anyone, up to 12 people Things to Bring: Hammer *Please ask if you don't have one. Natcho's 4th workshop with designers. Takao Ueno (product designer) introduces...More »
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Porters Paint Workshop
Painting on large walls you can easily become a Porter's Painter! And why not paint on small articles to make your own original work? Place: Meeting Room (IID 1F) For: Anyone, Up to 10 people To Bring:...More »
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Chiba University Department of Design Graduation Exhibition 2007
This graduation exhibition from Chiba University Department of Design aims to create an opportunity for people to think about society through design. Using the Ikejiri Insitute of Design (IID) - housed...More »
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Porter's Paints Workshop
Painting on large walls you can easily become a Porter's Painter! And why not paint on small articles to make your own original work? Place: Meeting Room (IID 1F) For: Anyone, Up to 10 people To Bring:...More »
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Megumi Oda + Masafumi Arita "Yip yap igloo"
An exhibition by two Hiroshima-born artists, fashion designer Megumi Oda aka Nebulavo and IID veteran Masafumi Arita, the concepts of "the most sensuous expressions in the world!", "after global warming...More »
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Workshop: Building Pachinko Machines with Shigeki Fujishiro
Design old-fashioned pachinko machines that use marbles with product designer Shigeki Fujishiro. Instructors: Fujishiro Shigeki and Satoru Kinoshita from Notcho's ws For: Anyone including families,...More »
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Porter's Paints Workshop
Painting on large walls you can easily become a Porter's Painter! And why not paint on small articles to make your own original work? Place: Meeting Room (IID 1F) For: Anyone, Up to 10 people To Bring:...More »
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Winter Fest
Christmas has been embraced as a national event in Japan. In Christian cultures, people generally spend Christmas at home with family, showing 'love' by exchanging presents that they place under Christmas...More »
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Shami Exhibition
"Shami" is a brand of handmade jeans that follows the concept of making highly individual designs that cannot be imitated by ordinary apparel makers. This exhibition presents approximately 50 handmade...More »
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Porter's Paints Workshop
Date: October 14th, 28th Place: Meeting Room (IID 1F) For: Anyone, Up to 10 people To Bring: Small object to paint on Reservations: Send an email to Porter's Paints Workshop Section <contact@porters-paints.com>...More »
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Porter's Paints Workshop
Place: Meeting Room (IID 1F) For: Anyone, Up to 10 people To Bring: Small object to paint on Reservations: Send an email to Porter's Paints Workshop Section <contact@porters-paints.com> with workshop...More »
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"Antique Shizen-Nuno (Fabric made from tree bark and plants)" Workshop
Place: Meeting Room (IID 1F) Up to: 15 members To bring: Magifying glass (Only if in possession of one) Fee: ¥5000 Shinichiro Yoshida, author of "Japanese Shizen-nuno (Fabric made from tree bark...More »
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Shoen Workshop "Objects of Time"
Workshop on creating art objects using various memorabilia such as shoes or hats worn as a child or pebbles found on the beach. To Bring: Objects of memory For: High school students and above Reservation:...More »
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Porter's Paints Workshop
Place: Meeting Room (IID 1F) For: Anyone, Up to 10 people To Bring: Small object to paint on To Reserve: Send an email to Porter's Paints Workshop Section <contact@porters-paints.com> with workshop...More »
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Shoen Workshop "Objects of Time"
Workshop on creating art objects using various memorabilia such as shoes or hats worn as a child or pebbles found on the beach. To Bring: Objects of memory For: High school students and above Reservation:...More »
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Nara Yoshitomo + graf "A to Z"
This is a lecture and slideshow by film critic and curator Shoichiro Tachiki on the "Nara Yoshitomo and A-Z" exhibition which is being held in Hirosaki. Location: Classroom 2-A (IID 3F) No reservation...More »
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Chikara Matsumoto "Climbing Universe"
Chikara Matsumoto is known as the creator of distinctive animations seen from his unique point of view with his own special techniques. A development of his hand-made drawings, his animation becomes a...More »
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"Masanori Ikeda + Hitoshi Odajima + Dekiyayoi" Exhibition
This exhibition is the result of a collaboration between Masanori Ikeda, who creates situations for photographing and then makes works which tread the boundary between reality and fiction; Hitoshi Odajima,...More »
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Kids Studio Works Exhibition
This is the IID's third exhibition of works by children from the Ikejiri school. On the 29th, there will be a collaborative workshop held by designer Masashi Arita. Works by these little artists who love...More »





