Tokyo Designers Block (TDB) is one of
Tokyo
Tokyo, officially the Tokyo Metropolis, is the capital of Japan, capital and List of cities in Japan, most populous city in Japan. With a population of over 14 million in the city proper in 2023, it is List of largest cities, one of the most ...
's main recurring design events. It is a 5-day exhibition showcasing hundreds of international and domestic
design
A design is the concept or proposal for an object, process, or system. The word ''design'' refers to something that is or has been intentionally created by a thinking agent, and is sometimes used to refer to the inherent nature of something ...
ers of all backgrounds. Works are displayed all through
Tokyo's fashionable districts, in shop windows, exhibition spaces and galleries.
TDB is the brainchild of
Teruo Kurosaki, president of Aoyama design shop
Idée, who got the idea following a visit to London's ''designersblock''. "TDB is not a design event nor a
trade show
A trade show, also known as trade fair, trade exhibition, or trade exposition, is an exhibition organized so that companies in a specific industry can showcase and demonstrate their latest products and services, meet with industry partners and ...
of product designs; we are willing to make fun of design and try the best how design can do to the society in Tokyo."
History
* 2000 (12–15 October) "Form follows your mind"
* 2001 (10–14 October) "Design makes cities"
* 2002 (10–14 October) "Design has no boundaries"
* 2003 (9–13 October) "Anything goes design flows 2003"
* 2004 (7–11 October) "1968 revolutions"
* 2006 (31 October – 5 November) "100% design tokyo"
External links
Designersblock
Design institutions
Events in Tokyo
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