Fashion brand "Spoken Words Project" introduces a new kind of lifestyle in this exhibition entitled "Someone Read My Diary," featuring pieces that use their original fabrics, applied to Collex's sofa designs and clothes. The wooden, Swedish-made Drana Horse is decorated with paint, and t-shirts, pillows, and "eco" bags have been newly designed for this exhibition. This exhibition also presents Spoken Words Project's 2008/2009 Autumn and Winter collection.

Two designers, Thibaut Rocher (product & craft designer, based in Paris and Tokyo) and Hiroshi Endo (fashion designer, based in Tokyo and New York) will exhibit their collaborative installation of handmade candles, natural soaps and other casted products as well as organic cotton jeans and t-shirts. *This exhibition is at "Happa" located inside the Aoyama｜Meguro gallery.

Handmade clothes produced by RERE using organic cotton are on display.

Director of "2 Tacs", Ryoji Honma is a multitalented creator from Tokyo. This exhibitioin at B Gallery showcases the unique analogue sensitivity of his artwork. Products produced in collaboration Yoshida Kaban will also be on display. -Opening Party Date & Time: April 17th (Thu) 18:00-20:00 -Event "Ryoji Honma Talk Show" Date & Time: April 19th (Sat) 18:00-

This exhibition showcases the 2007 and 2008 Autumn and Winter, 2008 Spring and Summer, and 2008 and 2009 Autumn and Winter collections of the fashion brand Everlasting Sprout. The designers of this brand are only 26 years old but their work has already won much acclaim both in Japan and abroad. Their bold yet delicate fashion sensibility is given poetic form in each design. Their flair for knitting applied to various styles is also noteworthy. Location: Fashion Resource Center Textile Library at Bunka Fashion College

Icaru is a bag brand by Hikaru Yajima. His designs betray his special interest in and attention to their colors and textures. They are not only functional, but also make you feel happier as you use them.

Art Man Japan, a young group of butsudan (Buddhist altar) craftsmen from Mikawa, will exhibit their T-shirt designs at this exhibition entitled "Love My Job, Love My Town." While employing traditional techniques of butsudan making, this collective creates a completely new type of work, transcending the notion of religion that altars are often associated with. Their work has been picked up by magazines, newspapers, and TV programs, netting them much publicity and making their novel take on butsudans something of a sensation. In addition to 10 T-shirts designed by them, this exhibition also presents "Budan" and "Art Man Doll," initial works that made them popular. *The space is closed during the Golden Week holidays.

After Singapore, Hanoi and Seoul, the "Italian Genius Now" exhibition will show in Tokyo at the Italian Cultural Institute from April 29th to June 8th, presenting about 90 works from the important collections of the Centre for Contemporary Art “Luigi Pecci” in Prato (Tuscany), as well as other Italian galleries and institutions. This exhibition was conceived as a multidisciplinary journey through Italian art and design of the last sixty years. It features some of the most famous examples of “Made in Italy” creativity through paintings, pictures, sculptures and design objects by artists and designers such as Ettore Sottsass, Gaetano Pesce, Salvatore Ferragamo, Michelangelo Pistoletto, Mimmo Rotella and Massimo Vitali. Italian Genius Now is a unique chance to admire some of the most interesting creations and results of Italian contemporary trends in art, design and fashion.

This exhibition is one of numerous events being held to commemorate 150 years of exchange between France and Japan. Garments, fashion plates and magazines from the Bunka Gakuen Costume Museum collection from the mid eighteenth century to the present will be on display. Gallery talks are scheduled also.

Bugaku is a type of music with accompanying dance performance, derived from those created in ancient China and Korea, and imported to Japan in the late 8th century. During the Heian period (794-1192) it developed a style unique to Japan as the official performing art at the imperial court, held during Buddhist ceremonies and for sheer entertainment. As the popularity of bugaku thrived, the costumes evolved and elements of aristocratic attire were incorporated into the exotic style, resulting in distinctive designs. Since the initial refinement of the Japanese style, bugaku continued as a traditional theater art performed in Buddhist and Shinto festivals, using the traditional costumes, modified in accordance with changes to the aesthetic sense and textile techniques of subsequent periods. Unfortunately, due to the perishable nature of the costumes themselves, the number of surviving works is insufficient to accurately trace the history. Most of the extant bugaku costumes were used by Nanto Gakubu, the official bugaku troupe in Nara, or at temples, including Shitennoji in Osaka and Nikkosan Rinnoji in Tochigi, from the mid Edo (1603-1868) to Meiji periods (1868-1912). However, there are some earlier examples of costumes made in the medieval style, such as those from the Kamakura period (1192-1333) preserved at Toji (Kyoogokokuji) in Osaka, and the Muromachi period (1392-1573) preserved at Koyasan Amanosha in Wakayama. The Tokyo National Museum has been researching the history of bugaku costumes by creating copies of these. A selection of bugaku costumes and masks preserved at Koyasan Amanosha also forms part of the museum collection. Many of the bugaku costumes previously featured in displays in the Main Gallery are of the style developed in the late Edo period, which continues to be used today. The current display also features examples from the Muromachi period, and copies of the costumes from the Kamakura period, to show the changes made to the designs of traditional bugaku costumes to acquire the present style.

minä perhonen is a fashion brand that was established 13 years ago. Their catalogue of designs continues to grow, backed by a 700+ strong archive of fabric designs. minä perhonen believes in making clothing that stands the test of time. Many of their customers take good care of the clothes, enjoying them for years. Also available at the gallery will be catalogues, books, coasters, posters, bags and T-shirts.

Celebrating the 15th anniversary of the Edo-Tokyo Museum, museum and fashion designer and producer Kansai Yamamoto, whose designs are inspired by the history and culture of Japan, collaborated on the production of this exhibition. Through an exploration of these works by Yamamoto, this exhibition will focus on traditional Japanese culture in order to explore the distinctive aesthetic cultivated in this country. They aim to reassess the significant impact of traditional culture in our lives, and the one it will potentially have on our future. Part of the exhibition on the 6th floor will be open from March 27th (Thurs). [Image: "Kabuki" David Bowie's stage costume (1973) David Bowie collection. (c) Masayoshi SUkita]

Works by emerging artists are on display. vol.145 April 28th (Mon) - May 11th (Sun) Chisato Fujita (Ceramic) vol.146 March 13th (Tue) - March 25th (Sun) Iracu (Bag, small works) vol.147 March 26th (Mon) - June 8th (Sun) Tomomi Kawakami (Glass) vol.148 June 9th (Mon) - June 22nd (Sun) Salon de Pink (Bag) vol.149 June 23rd (Mon) - July 6th (Sun) Miki Inoue (Glass) vol.150 July 7th (Mon) - July 21st (Sun) Kazumi Yoshimura (Ceramic)