Event

Program/Report: The 2nd Japan Finland Design Symposium
Theme: The Quietness (Design for the Quietness)
date: April 4 (Wednesday) 13:30 - 18:00
Venue: Dai-ichi Hotel Ryogoku


14 : 00Open
14 : 15 Keynote Speech: "Quietness" Viewed from Japanese Oriented Culture
Kenji Ekuan
Japan Finland Design Association, Chairman of JFDA Japan (Chairman, GK Design Group)

Keynote Speech: The linguistic meanings of "Quietness"
Yrjo Sotamaa
Japan Finland Design Association, Chairman of JFDA Finland (Rector, University of Art and Design Helsinki)


15 : 15Commemorative Speech: "Heart of the Quietness"
Eizan Gotou
(Buddiest priest)

Coffee break

16 : 30Presentation: "Design for the Quietness and the Culture"

Coordinator: Japan Finland Design Association, President of JFDA Japan
Makoto Shimazaki (Professor, Musashino Art University)

Panelist: Board Members of JFDA Japan & Finland
Keiko Torigoe (Soundscape Researcher, Designer of Acoustic Environment, Assistant professor, The University of Sacred Heart)

Severi Blomstedt (Professor, Arrchitecture)

Osamu Ishiyama (Professor, School of Science and Engineering, Department of Architecture, Waseda University)

Yrj Wiherheimo (Interior Design, Professor of University of Art and Design Helsinki)

Takamichi Ito (Professor, Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music)

Barbro Kulvik (Industrial Design, Fiskars Design Village)

Hiroko Watanabe (Textile Designer, Professor of Tama Art University)

18 : 00Adjourn




Theme: Matsuzaki Landscape Symposium
date: April 5 (Thursday) 13:00 - 18:00
Venue: Matsuzaki-cho Environmental Center / Culture Hall


15 : 00Open
15 : 15 "The Innovative City - Arabia Development in Helsinki"
Matti Rautiola
(Professor, Arrchitecture, President of the Finnish Architects Associations)

16 : 00 "From empty spaces to creativity, development of the Fiskars Art and Design Community."
Antti Siltavuori
(Fiskars Artist and Design Community)

16 : 45 "Alvar Aalto's Library in Viipuri - a survival story"
Esa Laaksonen
(Professor, Arrchitecture, Director of the Alvar Aalto Academy)

18 : 00Adjourn



Secretariat
Japan Finland Design Association (Japan)
c/o The Finnish Institute in Japan
3-5-39 Minami Azabu, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan 106-8561

c/o GK Graphics Incorporated
telephone : 03-5952-6831 facsimile : 03-5952-6832
e-mail : jfda@gk-design.co.jp


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