Aalto University student projects on display at prominent Tokyo gallery
18.06.2013
At midsummer the 21_21 Design Sight Gallery in Tokyo will open an exhibition that will include works by students of applied art and design from the School of Arts, Design and Architecture.
Participants include students Hanna Anonen and Tero Kuitunen with their work Muukalainen and Kristos Mavrostomos and Anna van der Lei with their work pUu.
The gallery, which is run by Issey Miyake, who is known for his fashion clothing that makes use of technology, and two other designers, has established a legendary reputation. The designers of 21_21 Design Sight are known for their open-mindedness in the field of design.
‘This could be compared with having the works of our students exhibited at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. I believe that the works of our students were included because they emanate firmness, tranquillity and a good relationship with nature. We have one foot in the forest and another in the global world, which can be seen from our ability to create quality that stands the test of time,’ says Timo Salli, Professor of Applied Art and Design.
The Color Hunting exhibition comprises design with colour as its starting point, as well as completely new points of view into colours and nature. Taking centre stage in the exhibition are trees that surround people in the city. Their importance is often overlooked in everyday life. Students have been given the task of studying one of the trees in their home town, examining its background, history and special qualities. The task has been to produce content for the works, which would attract international interest toward the tree in question and encourage visitors to come closer to the tree.
The idea of the exhibition is that the selected trees should bring out the versatility of the world and the characteristics and identities of each country. The curator of the exhibition is Dai Fujiwara.
In addition to the Aalto University School of Arts, Design and Architecture, the following seven schools have been selected for the exhibition: Tohoku University of Art and Design, HAL Tokyo College of Technology & Design, Hong Kong Design Institute, Parsons The New School for Design, Shih Chien University College of Design, Sydney University of Technology and the Royal College of Art.
Color-Hunting –exhibition: 21 June –6 October 2013 at the 21_21 DESIGN SIGHT Gallery, Tokyo, Japan.
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