2021.03.30

VOL.195

Competition
	Call for Entries! APSDA Awards 2021
	The Asia Pacific Space Designers Association is now accepting applications for the APSDA Awards to honor and disseminate outstanding interior design in the Asia-Pacific region. The deadline for the applications is 23:59 (GMT + 8) on August 31, 2021. NPO Aoyama Design Forum (ADF) supports this award as a silver sponsor.

Competition
	Call For Entry! Loop Design Awards 2021
	The LOOP Design Awards will launch the second edition of its prize in March 2021, coming back with lots of new features and new trophies to celebrate the best in Architecture, Interior design, Landscape design, Product design and Architecture photography. LOOP is an open platform to creativity and talent, where all the participants may showcase their best works, giving them great visibility around the world. Aoyama Design Forum has concluded a contract with LOOP Design Awards as its media partner, and proudly supports the LOOP Design Awards 2021. There will be an ADF member to participate in the award as a judge. The registration is now open.

Trend Reports
	¡ÚADF Web Magazine¡ÛMuseum Debt Deprives Us of Our Future
	Art writer Riley Yaxley raises a question on misjudged fundraising priority of museum leaderships, convinced that the capital project is ensuring the museum's sustainability. And when the speculation falls short of expectations, museum employees are forced to shoulder the consequences which are more prominent under the financial crisis caused by the pandemic.

Trend Reports
	¡ÚADF Web Magazine¡ÛBrati's Throne at ANDREW RAFACZ in Chicago
	Artist and writer, Amanda Joy Calobrisi contributed a report on the ongoing exhibition "Brati's Throne" at ANDREW RAFACZ Gallery, Chicago where artists Nick Makanna & Maryam Yousif are paired to exhibit there ceramic works.

Trend Reports
	¡ÚADF Web Magazine¡ÛCARING THE CITY, CARING THE CHILDREN
	Product designer Virginia Alluzzi gives an interesting insight on how the experience from urban planning after World War­¶ helps us overcome the hidden impacts caused by COVID-19.

Trend Reports
	ADF Lauched CSR Support Project
	Awards are an option that is still not widely available in Japan. Let's be among the first to discover and develop new and fresh talent. Incorporating "awards" as part of CSR activities into your corporate strategy can significantly increase your company's visibility in the public eye. The word "awards" is in common use worldwide, and your awards business will be recognized as a cultural and social contribution activity. ADF supports your awards program and accelerates your cultural and social contribution activities and branding. There are awards that can only be provided by ADF, which has many connections around the world.