Fiskars Design Village Exhibition

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At Living Design Center Ozone
Media: Furniture, Product, Art Talk

This is an exhibition of furniture, textiles, sculptures and paintings by the designers and artists of Fiskars, a small village 80 kilometers west of Helsinki. Fiskars was on its way to becoming a ghost town after the internationally reknown knife company of the same name moved its factories to the United States in 1977, after more than a century of manufacturing knives and other tools in this land. However, the abundant nature, traditions and cultural heritage called to designers, artists, and artisans from all over the world. They held a group exhibition in 1994, and Fiskars succeeded in rebuilding their village by establishing an artists union in 1996.

There will be symposium to the theme of "Development through art - Why Fiskars suceeded in rebuilding" on August 25th, 16:00-18:30. Entrance is free.

Schedule

From 2006-08-24 To 2006-09-12

Artist(s)

Markku Kosonen, Kari Virtanen et al.

Fee

Free

Venue Hours

From 10:30 To 19:00
Closed on Wednesdays
Note:Open on a Public Holidays Wednesday.

Maps

Navitime (Japanese)
Yahoo (Japanese)

Access

12 minutes walk from the south exit of JR Shinjuku Station. A free shuttle bus departures from the L-tower building (at intervals of ten minutes).

Address

3F to 8F Shinjuku Park Tower, 3-7-1 Nishi Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-0023
Phone: 03-5322-6500 Fax: 03-5322-6501

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Fiskars Design Village Exhibition</a>
Venue: Living Design Center Ozone
Schedule: From 2006-08-24 To 2006-09-12
Address: 3F to 8F Shinjuku Park Tower, 3-7-1 Nishi Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-0023
Phone: 03-5322-6500 Fax: 03-5322-6501

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