Event

Japan Finland Design Symposium

The 4th Japan Finland Design Symposium Theme: Designing the Quietness Time: October 11, 2003 Venue: Bunka Women's University A201 (Auditorium A), Tokyo

Feel Finland: The symposium is a part of a larger event presenting Finnish culture, art and science to the Japanese public during autumn 2003. The Feel Finland event is a campaign organized by the Finnish Institute in Japan in cooperation with the Embassy of Finland in Japan in bringing opportunities of excellent cultural dialogues by publicizing fine aspects of Finland and activities of marketing promotion and unique exchanges.

Program & Report

12:30 Doors Open Venue: Bunka Women's University A201 (Auditorium A) 13:00 Opening First of All Kenji Ekuan: The Quietness, Now and Future Chairman, Japan Finland Design Association (Japan) / Rep. GK Design Group 13:20 Keynote Speech Makoto Shimazaki: Why the Quietness Now President, Japan Finland Design Association (Japan) / Interior Design/ Prof. Emeritus at Musashino Art University Yjro Sotamaa: The Culture of Quietness President, Japan Finland Design Association (Finland) / Rector, University of Art and Design Helsinki 14:30 Coffee Break 15:00 Presentation Moderator: Keiko Torigoe Sound Scape Design / Prof. The University of the Sacred Heart lecturers: PROFILE Masako Sone: Beyond Times - Quietness Seen in Our Daily Life Product Design / Prof. Bunka Women's University Timmo Salli: Works and Observations Product Design / Prof. University of Art and Design Helsinki Osamu Ishiyama: Buddhism and Design Architect / Prof. Waseda University Mikko Heikkinen: Will You Please Be Quiet Please Architect / Heikkinen Komonen Architeccts Hiroko Watanabe: Textile and Japanese Culture Interior textile Design / Prof. Emeritus Tama Art University Barbro Kulvik: Finnish Lifestyle Industrial Design / Fiskars Design Village Masato Isaka: Designing the Wind Industrial Design / Prof. Shizuoka University of Art and Culture / Exec. Director of Japan Institute of Design 17:30 Adjourn 18:00 Reception Venue: Bunka Women's University C201 (Space 21) 19:30 Adjourn

Q Designing the Quietness - Contemporary Finnish Design - From October 10 (Fri) through 28 (Tue) held at Living Design Center of OZONE (3F Park Tower Hall) with the same theme as the symposium. Works will be exhibited in conveying the emotional, intuitive, multi-sensory and intellectual qualities of Finnish design, architecture and art. "Designing the Quietness" - Appealed by Finnish Designers Exhibiting works of accomplished15 designers, architects and artists representing today's Finland with the theme "Quietness." It expresses how Finnish tradition, quality of feeling and humanized science and technology are reflected in today's Finnish design and visual cultures.

Yrjo Kukkapuro (interior architect)

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 previous / activity