What is the "design festa" ?

Have you ever heard of "Design Festival" in Japan ? It's an one of the biggest art events in Japan, where artists of all ages, nationalities, genres and styles gather.

The events mainly consits of 5 types below and the number of boothes are over 5000 !! - bright booth - dark booth - workshop booth - live painting booth - show stage

It helds at Tokyo Big Sight. You may know the place for "commic market" and you can guess how big it is. It would take around a day even if you decide to run through most. Your plan to go through most wont't be exexuted in front of so many tiny but fascinating stuff.

How was it ?

In short, it was amazing. You can expect so many doors to an unexpected world that you cannot open all.

This page will describe some of them that I encountered and I'm happy if it helps you to think you want to go to the next festival.

Thanks "Karaage chan" (Fried chicken)

How adorable you are! 6 months years old puppy welcomed me in front of the festival, which made me crazy just from a start. Once I looked around after saying goodbye to him, I noticed that all pedestrians were somehow artistic. Then I recoginzed that art festival had already begun. The shirt I bought at vivienne westwood was the only thing I was able to rely on, but I'd like to wear a shirt with a patch I made to show respects.

Real puppy with special rubber

You may be surprised to be told that it's a robot. This puppy doesn't have any actuators or sensors, but here is an story. This 'robot' was invented by a tech Ph-D guy who retired a company for this product. He invented a surface type touch sensor a decades ago and presented it to big toy companies to ask if it's can be implemented some doll products. However, their reaction were not welcoming and they stated no way to utilized the sensor. Any sounds once the sensor found that the doll was touched? Rather, the company found that it was very interesting to embrace the heavy stuffed toy due to special rubber inside the toy that he replaced cotton with. After that, he realized that the essential function the stuffed toy robot was soft and heavy. Finally, he removed his patented sensor too! I can agree with his choice now because I'm one of those who embraced his product. I'm so afraid that you cannot tell how it move. According to him, his product stimulates some very much, but the others not. Those who has some mental issues tend to be welcome his product. Oh, well, but I believe it's wonderful to all human beings. Heavy. It makes a life...

https://www.instagram.com/patoran_mirai/

Sauna hat made by whool felt

I like sauna. I think it's getting more and more popular to go sauna in Japan, but I think sauna hat is not necessarily prevailed to everybody. I was the also the one. A friend of mine knew a a lot and happend to be able to buy a great product. At first, it's cute isn't it? Needless to say, this product represents Mt.Fuji. The gradation of colors is beautiful and cool. I love it.

https://www.instagram.com/felt.ksh/

Blotter Card

I'm a man and unfortunatelly not a man who deserves to perfume yet. On the other hands, my wife was gifted perfume even if she doesn't like strong smell. Blotter card was the one of the solutions and encountered. Blotter card is a heavier grade of absorbent board. They are suitable for use when testing Deodorant scents. In this booth, the glamourous cards themelves are forcused. The cards I chose would be place on my desk and help me relax while some hard business meetings. I really expect them to make my heart beat slow while the meeting becomes hot.

https://www.instagram.com/redflavor_n/

Phenix flower

A nice old man greeted me at the store. He explained us that he had to close his flower shop because his flower was phenix flower and it meant that customers didn't need to buy flowers for 5 years once they bought... How pity it was... However, a man seems very happy and talked the story with his smile. I could understand he really enjoyed his booth and kept smiling to every pedestrians at the festival, which made us to stop our steps. Don't you want to talk to him and chose great floweres to your love?

Neckless to polar bear

You may know the polar bear. It's a piggy bank made by a Finnish bank and so many designers made his wearings and sell through EC sites. I also don't know how come he becomes so popular but it's true. Thus, when I noticed the bear was placed on a desk of a booth, it's surprinsing but understandable. My wife likes him so I thought the time came when our polar bear got his own neckless. I really loves the strowberry!

Postcards

Recently, I started postcrossing. (https://www.postcrossing.com/) The goal of this project is to allow anyone to send and receive postcards from all over the world! The idea is simple: for each postcard you send, you will receive one back from a random postcrosser from somewhere in the world. I'm a beginer and just sent 5 cards, but planning to send over 5000 cards just as like others in the project. I was so happy to be able to gather wonderful cards and cannot wait to send them to appeal japanese cultures.

The trash rabbits

Original characters were also the major products at the festivals. I can say all were cute but I'll choose this if I have to pick up. The trash rabbits. You can understand what they are. Oh what a cute rabbit... I have to require Japanese govt. to adopt them as national trash charaters for the betterment of trash issues...