We are pleased to announce that Tokujin designed the new ISSEY MIYAKE flagship store in Milan, and now it is opened.

The 190 year-old authentic and historical building was restored and futuristic aluminum come together to express the passage of time. It expresses the contrast between history and future showing the many layers of time in the texture of the interior walls juxtaposed with futuristic materials. The floating sculptures of round aluminum at the entrance delivers a sense of translucency and specialize colors and reflects the space.

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Address : Via Bagutta 12, 20121 Milano, Italy


www.isseymiyake.com

We are pleased to announce that Tokujin Yoshioka is presenting 4 projects at Salone del Mobile 2017.


TOKUJIN YOSHIOKA × LG
S.F_Senses of the Future
This exhibition presents a large-scale light installation with the new work "S.F chair” under the theme of SF (sci-fi). This ingenious installation combines the state of the technology of LG with the unique artistic vision of Tokujin Yoshioka. It projects a poetic phenomenon that can only be described as a tapestry of light: a truly futuristic dimension which confounds and transcends the human senses.
Period｜Tuesday 4th April - Sunday 9th April

Venue｜SUPER STUDIO / ART POINT, Via Tortona, 27 - Milan 20144, Italy


TOKUJIN YOSHIOKA_Glass Fountain
hosted by ISSEY MIYAKE
The exhibition of the new artwork "FOUNTAIN - Glass Table" will be held at the first ISSEY MIYAKE flagship store, which is also designed by Tokujin Yoshioka. The new work "FOUNTAIN - Glass Table" (Glas Italia) was created when a piece of flat glass is transformed into a three dimensional form with the technique of glass craftsmen in Murano Island, Italy. The glasses sparkle like natural fountains, and fill the whole exhibition space with shimmers.
Period｜Tuesday 4th April - Sunday 9th April
Venue｜ISSEY MIYAKE, Via Bagutta 12 - 20121 Milano


Kartell
MATRIX chair designed by TOKUJIN YOSHIOKA
Tokujin Yoshioka will present an innovative 3D structure "MATRIX chair” at Salone del Mobile 2017.
Period｜Tuesday 4th April - Sunday 9th April 2017

Venue｜ Rho Fiera Milano, Hall 20 - Stand A15 B14


LOUIS VUITTON
Blossom Stool Designed by Tokujin Yoshioka
We are pleased to announce that Tokujin Yoshioka will present “Blossom Stool" - the first collaboration with LOUIS VUITTON Objets Nomades a - in Italy for the first time.
Period｜ Tuesday 4th April - Sunday 9th April

Venue｜ Palazzo Bocconi, Corso Venezia, 48 Milan, Italy

Upcoming solo exhibition

The exhibition, TOKUJIN YOSHIOKA_SPECTRUM will be held at Shiseido Gallery, Ginza, Tokyo from 13th January 2017.

In this solo exhibition, Tokujin Yoshioka will present his new installation, “Spectrum”. This groundbreaking experience offers an almost mystical journey through light, with seemingly infinite rainbow colors drawn from nature, science and technology projected to flood the entire space.

Date｜2017.1.13 (Friday) ー2017.3.26 (Sunday)
Venue｜SHISEIDO Gallery
Address｜Ginza Shiseido Building, basement floor. 8-8-3 Ginza Chuo-ku,Tokyo

http://www.shiseidogroup.jp/gallery/

We are pleased to announce that Tokujin Yoshioka will present
 "Blossom Stool" a new collaboration for LOUIS VUITTON Objets Nomades
at Design Miami from 30th November - 4th December 2016.

LOUIS VUITTON
 Objets Nomades

Date｜November 30th - December 4th 2016

Venue｜Design Miami

Address｜Meridian Avenue & 19th Street

Adjacent to the Miami Beach Convention Center Miami Beach, USA
http://miami2016.designmiami.com/

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U.S. Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy recently visited the "KOU-AN Glass Tea House" exhibition.

Mrs. Caroline Kennedy has always been deeply interested in Japanese culture. In the spring sunlight shines peacefully at the stage, the ambassador was served tea by Miss. Makiko SEN, a daughter of SEN Soshitsu, the head of Urasenke. In the space filled with natural light, which comes through glasses, she experienced brightly rainbow colored "Flower of light " emerged by the effect of prisms.



TOKUJIN YOSHIOKA KOU-AN Glass Tea House
Venue : Kyoto Shogunzuka Seiryu-den
Exhibition : "KOU-AN Glass Tea House" has received great response from inside and outside Japan. It is a great pleasure for us that many people have visited the site to see the work.Thank you to the cooperation and support, the exhibition period has been extended. It we will be announced on our website 3 months prior to the closing day.

"Water Block" has been displayed at the United States Embassy official residence with the kindness of the United States Ambassador to Japan Caroline Kennedy.
The United States Embassy official residence is a modern western architecture where the historical meeting of Emperor Hirohito and MacArthur commander in chief of allied forces took place in 1945.
"Water Block" is permanently exhibited at Musée d'Orsay, Paris.

KOU-AN Glass Tea House has received great response from inside and outside Japan.
It is a great pleasure for us that many people have visited the site to see the work.
Thank you to the cooperation and support, the exhibition period has been extended.
It we will be announced on our website 3 months prior to the closing day.

Exhibition : 8th April 2015 - to be announced
Venue : Kyoto Shogunzuka Seiryu-den
Address : 28 Zushiokukacho-cho, Yamashina-ku, Kyoto-shi, Kyoto
Access : 20 min by taxi from Kyoto station
20 min by taxi from Keage station of Tozai Line
30 min walk from Sect Shorenin Temple (Higashi-yama trail)

Shogunzuka Seiryu-den http://www.shorenin.com

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The architectural plan for the New National Stadium
- The Floating Fountain -
A piece of architecture transformed into a platform for the Olympic Flame

Design is free: it has no definitive answers, and grows like a living being. In parallel with the evolution of technology, design is moving on from the era of challenging physical forms to a completely new age.
The architecture of the future will be founded in an “experience” born out of heightened human sensation and time. For me, experiences powerful enough to jolt the heart with the altogether unexpected and ecstatic, comprise the most important “material” that mankind can empathize with. It transcends race and time.

The Outer Gardens of Meiji Shrine have been loved by Japanese people since ancient times. The architectural plan for the New National Stadium is based on a design that is at one with nature, by fusing with the beauty of the four seasons. The mysterious, lean, minimalistic design leads from the spirit of “Japanese tea rooms” that epitomizes finely-honed Japanese beauty.

The floating Fountain. Visitors can enjoy strolling and jogging at the tranquil water’s edge amid the greenery of the Outer Gardens. During the summer, the water produces a cooling effect, and it can also be used in the event of a disaster.
"A piece of architecture which transcends form" becomes a "Fountain" for athletes - and it will be reborn as a huge platform for the Olympic Flame, a symbol of courage and hope to people all over the world.

- An inspiration for all eternity -

In July 2015, when Prime Minister Abe announced the revision of plans for the New National Stadium, the stadium for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games, an image occurred to me.
I regard the creation of an idea as a personal challenge, just as an athlete challenges the limitations of humankind. Its realization is a moment of joy and happiness.
This design was created with a sense of appreciation for the joy creation brings, for being born in this age. This design is a depiction of my feelings for the future.

Since the competition called for a design-build format, countless architects including Zaha Hadid and myself were not able to participate. But it is my wish that this idea will live on perpetually and realized somewhere in the world in the future.
I hope the rejuvenated New National Stadium will become a symbol of Japan as a sacred site for athletes from every corner of the earth, and a legacy of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Tokujin Yoshioka

Tokujin’s first solo-exhibition in Kyusyu, the south-east island in Japan.
In the exhibition, his renowned art works will be displayed such as “Honey-pop” which was presented in 2001 and had received the international attentions, “Water Block” which is installed permanently at Musee d’Orsay, and “VENUS” the natural crystal chair. In addition, there will be the installation work “TORNADO” in which Tokujin layered transparent straws that spreads over the exhibition space like the natural phenomenon. TOKUJIN YOSHIOKA_TORNADO will be an exhibition where we think upon the future of nature and human beings.


The Saga Prefectural Museum

TOKUJIN YOSHIOAK_TORNADO
Exhibition : July 2nd, 2015 [Thur.] - August 2nd, 2015 [Sun.]
Opening Hours : 9:30 - 18:00
*Closed on Mondays
Address : 1-15-23 Jonai, Saga City, Saga Prefecture 840-0041
Link : https://saga-museum.jp/museum/