EVENTS INDEX

[Hour] 11:00 - 21:00 (illuminated between 17:00 - 21:00)
[Place] Grass Square
[Charge] Free
[Produced By] PARTY
[Held By] Tokyo Midtown

The Grass Square will be graced with a massive greenhouse, the interior of which will be planted with familiar vegetables while the ceiling will be lined with LEDs invoking the sky and water. When visitors directly touch the vegetables, the LEDs inside the greenhouse will react and transform the space with flower seeds and the color of the leaves from that vegetable. The idea is to create an richly colored interactive experience, taking the vegetables that we normally only consider as food and allowing for an exploration of their varied aspects as plants.

[Hour] 11:00 - 21:00 (illuminated between 17:00 - 21:00) [Place] Midtown Garden
[Charge] Free
[Produced By] WOW / HAKUTEN
[Held By] Tokyo Midtown

Paper lanterns will be placed along the small river in the Midtown Garden. Such lanterns are often used in modern times as decorations or as shop signs, but these "material mind" lanterns will start to waver when people draw close, as though welcoming them. The light will also change, as though expressing joy.This is a new expression of a possible format for paper lanterns, fusing traditional Japanese materials with design and bringing a "mind" to "materials". Enjoy an interactive experience while walking through the greenery of the garden.

[Hour] 11:00 - 21:00
[Place] Atrium
[Charge] Free
[With Cooperation From] Ars Electronica
[Held By] Tokyo Midtown

We live in a boundless information society. As various events can be converted to digital data, huge collections of information “Big Data” can now be devoured at ease, individuals have their own media ‘sources’ and outlets, such as with SNS. On the other hand, the reliability of news sources, and the resulting problems of shared information, including issues with privacy, have emerged as important concerns. It is imperative that each person pay close attention to the meaning of information and handle it with care. In the School of Future volume 2, we think about the meaning brought by designed information and try to touch on this information in a new way.
Paolo Cirio’s printed life size images of people captured by Google Street View, displayed in their original locations, become ghosts of the information society, asking the audience to consider privacy on the Internet. So Kanno and Takahiro Yamaguchi’s Asemic Languages device, is programmed with AI machine learning to create its own handwritten characters. AI allows the machine to draw self-determined lines and shapes on paper, making people think about communication within the construction of languages and their ability to convey meaning and deceive.
How can we deal with information “Out of Control”?

WORKS & CREATORS

[Hour] 11:00 - 21:00
[Place] Courtyard
[Charge] Free
[Held By] Salone in Roppongi Executive Committe
[With Cooperation From] Tokyo Midtown

This year marks the fifth holding of Salone in Roppongi, creating a meeting place for people to discuss, express and exchange designs. Becoming a sort of "designers junction," you'll be welcomed by designers filled with dreams, ambition and passion, just like attending the Milano Salone design week itself. From here, spread your wings out into the world!

[Hour] 11:00 - 19:00
[Place] Canopy Square
[Charge] Free
[Held By] Mazda Motor Corporation

The new Mazda CX-8 features colors and shapes that can only be created by the rich sensibilities of designers and techniques of true craftsmen, combined with a stunning interior that can only be created by hand, realizing a space that brings the "joy of driving" and "an elegant richness and relaxation" to the driver and each and every passenger. Dressed in the powerful style of an SUV but offering a fast and sporty drive, all the while cutting a mature and calm, elegant silhouette, nd with a high quality interior perfectly suited to the flagship Mazda SUV. This is Mazda Design. "Rather than just a lump of metal, we want to make a car into something with a sense of presence akin to that of a living creature." Experience with all five senses the essence of craftsmanship-created Mazda design.

[Hour] 11:00 - 21:00
[Place] Atrium
[Charge] Free
[Held By] NTT DOCOMO, INC.

Sometimes the creative process runs up against a wall.At such times, we mustn’t be afraid to destroy what we have built up.That’s because destruction is the process of going back to the beginning of things, and it’s the only way to reach the ideal.Docomo came into being 25 years ago. Docomo’s approach to creating products is expressed in this installation, using smartphone-shaped building blocks.

[Hour] 11:00 - 21:00
[Place] Courtyard
[Charge] Free
[Held By] Panasonic Corporation

Panasonic continues to operate in close connection to people's lifestyles, going beyond the boundaries of the times. Centered in their DNA as a long-time home electronics manufacturer, they will ask the question "what will make life better next?" and then attempt to depict their answers.Under the concept of "Hands-on Innovation." this is your chance to touch collaborative products with "GO ON"* and other as of yet unannounced prototypes.
*"GO ON" is a joint collaboration of Kyoto craftspeople who apply the time-honored techniques of Japanese crafts

[Hour] 11:00 - 17:00
[Place] Midtown Garden
[Charge] Free
[Held By] Menome Co., Ltd.
[With Cooperation From] Tokyo Midtown

An antique market held by the monthly magazine "Menome", which has been handling antiques and works of art for 40 years. Top class antique dealers will gather to display a range of pieces carefully selected by their refined eyes and sensibilities; just looking at them may inspire something new inside you.

● Award Ceremony *Invitation Only
[Date] 10.13 fri
[Hour] 16:30 - 17:30 *Footage of the award ceremony will be posted on USTREAM
● Exhibition
[Date] 10.13 fri - 11.5 sun
[Place] Plaza B1

This year marks the 10th anniversary of the Tokyo Midtown Award, a competition to discover and support the next generation of creators. We will be announcing and displaying the 14 winners from among the 1,489 entries we received this year along with 77 award-winning works of the past design competitions.

[Hour] 11:00 - 21:00
[Place] Galleria B1/3F
[Charge] Free
[Held By] Tokyo Midtown

Interior & design shops will introduce a wide selection of items, based in this year's theme of "touch" and under the heading of "designs you want to touch."

[Hour] 11:00 - 20:00 *Until 18:00 on the day
[Place] All around Tokyo Midtown
[Charge] ¥1,000 (Valid for 5 days / University students or younger free) *Some completely free
[Held By] Japan Institute of Design Promotion

The Good Design Award is known for the "G Mark" logo that comes with the award. This event will allow you to come into contact with the latest in design, featuring the more than 1,000 recipients of the G Mark in 2017. There will also be plenty more to see, including a presentation unveiling the top 100 designers, the "Long Life Design Award" being presented to long selling designs, and an exhibition of unique designs from Asia.

[Hour] 11:00 - 19:00
[Place] Tokyo Midtown Design Hub (Midtown Tower 5F)
[Charge] Free
[Held By] Japan Institute of Design Promotion

The panel of judges for the Good Design Award is comprised of over 80 individuals, all working on the frontlines of a wide variety of fields around the world and including designers, architects, scientists, journalists and corporate executives. This exhibition takes personal selections from each and every one of them and exhibits them along with a message concerning what they find appealing about that piece in particular. Just being able to touch upon the thought processes of the judges is in itself an exciting opportunity.

[Time] 10:00 - 19:00 *Last admittance 30 minutes before closing
[Place] 21_21DESIGN SIGHT Gallery 1, Gallery 2
[Charge] Adult ¥1,100 / University Students ¥800 / High School Students ¥500 / Junior High School Students and younger free
[Held By] 21_21DESIGN SIGHT / THE MIYAKE ISSEY FOUNDATION

The base of our culture and life, lies in the 'untamed mind.' This exhibition focuses on the fascinating power of the instinctive, untamed mind of contemporary creators, unveiling how to detect the ʻuntamed mindʼ through their works and documents.

[Time] 10:00 - 18:00 *Last admittance 30 minutes before closing
[Place] Suntory Museum of Art (Galleria 3F)
[Charge] Adults ¥1,300 / University & High School Students ¥1,000 / Junior High School Students and younger free
[Organized By] Suntory Museum of Art / The Asahi Shimbun
[Sponsored by] Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd. / Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Co., Ltd. / Suntory Holdings Limited

Kano Motonobu was an artist active during the Muromachi period (1333-1568) and who established the Kano school of painting. He took the use of brushes by famous Chinese painters, organized and developed their techniques, formed them into his own style of painting and then taught that to his students, allowing for a progression into group creative activities. With a focus on the paintings of Motonobu, this exhibit tracks the growth of the Kano school as an organization.