BRAND / CREATOR

Kodama Kanazawa

Independent Curator, Code-a-Machine Artistic Director

Contemporary art curator. Completed postgraduate studies in the Fine Arts Research Department at Tokyo University of the Arts and the Curating Contemporary Art at the Royal College of Art (RCA) in the UK. After working for 12 years at public art museums, started working independently in 2013. She curated and co-curated numerous exhibitions both domestically and internationally. She focuses on topics such as globalization and cultural imperialism in modern and contemporary Japan, and endeavors to capture the evolving perceptions and challenges in line with changes in the era and society. In the unit Code-a-Machine with Masui Shinichiro, undertakes commercial projects that resonate art and crafts with companies/municipalities/people and their exhibition spaces.

http://kodamakanazawa.com/

Masato Kawai

Interior Stylist / Space Designer
Director at BUNDLESTUDIO Inc.

Since 2000, he has been an interior stylist and space designer. He built his career in various magazines and is now engaged in styling and directing for model rooms, offices, stores, and event venues for domestic and international companies. In 2020, he founded BUNDLESTUDIO Inc. In 2022, he opened BUNDLE GALLERY in Noda, Chiba, transforming a private residence designed by architect Ren Suzuki in the 1970s into a gallery. He operates it as a cultural hub, hosting exhibitions that bridge design and art.

https://bundlestudio.jp/

Ryuta Aoki

Artistic Director / Social Sculptor

With the theme of exploring “societies as they could be,” he orchestrates research and development, art projects, conferences, and exhibitions, and creates works of art, in the interdisciplinary field of art, science, and technology. He pioneered the first TEDxKids program and Art Hack Day in Japan. In 2021, he served as the artistic director for the “Jack into the Noösphere” exhibition, part of Chiba City's inaugural art festival. Notable exhibitions he has participated in include “ART for SDGs: Kitakyushu Art Festival Imagining Our Future” and “The Year 2121: Futures In-Sight.” He was the first Japanese to be awarded the Social Impact Prize in the Art Division at the 25th Japan Media Arts Festival.

https://ryutaaoki.jp/

Yudai Tachikawa

Born in Nagasaki in 1965, Yudai Tachikawa is the founder of Ubushina, a project through which he tailors traditional Japanese craft techniques to cutting-edge interiors. Working in collaboration with craftspeople throughout Japan, he has produced one-of-a-kind furniture, lighting and art objects for projects including Tokyo Sky Tree, Palace Hotel Tokyo and Isetan Shinjuku. In 2016, he received the Mitsui Golden Takumi award for bringing innovation to the traditional crafts industry. Drawing on his vast experience, Tachikawa launched Amuami in 2023 to bring together the best of Japanese craftsmanship. Working closely with local regions, Amuami aims to create a new era for Japanese craft on the world stage.

https://www.ubushina.com/

VENUE

WORLD Kita-Aoyama Bldg

In 1959, WORLD was founded as wholesaler of women knit sweaters.
Our company name WORLD means "Somedays fly over the World". Currently we have 62 brands and over 2,200 shops in Japan in apparel and lifestyle.
By expanding the business filelds, WORLD reinforces "Platform Business", "Digital Buisiness" and going beyond the traditional "Brand Business",
as a fashion enterprise, we deliver a new value by utilize our cultivated know-how.
As a landmark of fashion company, Kita-Aoyama WORLD Building hosts a varirty of events, creates a culture of communication,shares information that connects and empowers people together.

https://corp.world.co.jp/english/