Arte e Cultura
World-class Architects Design for Dogs at Exhibition to be 'Unleashed' at Japan House London in September 2020
Other exhibits featuring in include:
was created and directed by Hara Kenya, Nippon Design Center in conjunction with co-founder Imprint- featuring world-class architects and designers including Hara Kenya himself, Ban Shigeru, Kuma Kengo , Itō Toyō, Sou Fujimoto and Ma Yang Song
Japan House London will shortly be announcing a critically acclaimed UK-based architect, commissioned to create a new design, becoming the 16 exhibit in . During the exhibition, a range of canine-related items from Japan can be found in The Shop at Japan House London.
The exhibition first launched at Design Miami in 2012 and has since received global acclaim touring in Japan [ Tokyo , Gallery - MA], China [ Shanghai , Himalayas Museum] and Brazil [Japan House São Paulo]. This exhibition at Japan House London will be the first time for it to be seen in Europe .
Japan House London was one of the first cultural institutions in the UK to re-open to the public on Thursday 9 July. Locals and Londoners are welcomed back to explore the Ground Floor, the first space to reopen in accordance with UK Government guidelines, with a newly introduced booking system and raft of safety measures in place.
Hara Kenya, Chief Creative Director for the Japan House project and creator of :
"We are delighted that, at the invitation of Japan House London, we are able to take this exhibition to London. While the architecture is 'for dogs', each of the contributors taking part in this unique project is a first class, world renowned architect. Please come and enjoy this cutting-edge architecture exhibition".
Simon Wright , Director of Programming, Japan House London:
"This exhibition, featuring architecture specially designed for our canine best friends by a pantheon of stellar creative minds, is thoughtful, provocative and delightfully playful. Come and join us, and design with us."
" has always allowed us to see designers and architects as creative problem-solver, story-teller and even empathic futurists," says Julia Y.C. Huang , CEO of Imprint, co-founder of s. "In its eighth year of inception, we cannot but think it has a special meaning for it to take place in 2020. In this time of uncertainty, I can be certain that a visit to Japan House London for this exhibition will bring smiles to your faces."
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The cultural destination has received Visit Britain's 'We're Good To Go' Standard, to reassure guests that they can visit Japan House London safely, with clear processes in place that adhere to Government and public health guidance.
In addition to a one-way visitor route, Japan House London has installed a raft of new measures to ensure visitor safety, published at www.japanhouselondon.uk/covid
The measures include:
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