2023.05.02

VOL. 304

Award&Competition
	DFA Design for Asia Awards 2023 Call For Entry
	The "DFA Design for Asia Awards" (DFA DFAA), with its focus on Asia, is one of the most prestigious international annual design events that enables outstanding design projects worldwide to propagate Asian values and perspectives. For the 2023 edition, online applications can be submitted from now until June 30, 2023 (Hong Kong time).

Award&Competition
	LOOP Design Award 2023 is now calling for applications
	The LOOP Design Awards are now open for the fourth edition of the awards, with a number of new features and new trophies.The LOOP Design Award is a platform to recognize outstanding work in the fields of architecture, interior design, landscape design, product design and architectural photography and to promote the creativity and skills of the participants worldwide. To apply for the LOOP Design Award, please visit the registration page.

Award&Competition
	Design Anthology Awards 2023 Call for Entries
	The Design Anthology Awards 2023 aims to recognise exceptional work in the fields of architecture, interior and product design, and to recognise individuals and organisations that are actively working to change the public¡Çs perceptions of what design in the Asia Pacific region means today. Aoyama Design Forum proudly supports the Design Anthology Awards 2023.

Service
	Call for works on the ADF Art x Design EC website
	NPO Aoyama Design Forum (ADF) has launched the ADF Art x Design EC site to promote artists and designers further. Based on the concepts of "Your Art & Design Can Color Someone's Life," "Making Art & Design Accessible" and "Bring Colorfulness To Your Space," we hope that everyone can enjoy art and design more easily and add color to their lives.

ADF gallery
	ADF Art Gallery Project Vol.23 "Earth of Beauty" by Tomoaki Kirino
	ADF (NPO Aoyama Design Forum) will hold a photo exhibition "Earth of Beauty" as the 23rd art exhibition "ADF Art Gallery Project" from May 1, 2023 (Monday) to May 8, 2023". This exhibition will feature about 15 works, including representative works and new works from their photo collection. We hope you will enjoy it. Image¡§©Kirino Tomoaki

Recruitment
	Looking for Entries for Design Anthology Magazine¡ª Design Anthology
	Would you like to show the world your work? The Aoyama Design Forum (ADF) is seeking information on projects (architecture, product design, hotels, condominiums, apartments, restaurants and bars) recently completed or soon to be completed from designers and owners for the "Design Anthology."

Trend Reports
	¡ÚADF Web Magazine¡Û¡ÈBinary Spectrum¡É an Art Installation Designed by Dubbeldam Architecture + Design
	For the lobby atrium of one of these new buildings on King Street in downtown Kitchener, Canada, Dubbeldam Architecture + Design designed Binary Spectrum, a site-specific installation that draws ideas from the region's rich history of manufacturing and its transformation into an emerging technology hub. The three-story-high installation consists of 8,000 coloured discs of varying diameters suspended from 650 wire cables.

Trend Reports
	¡ÚADF Web Magazine¡ÛVideo projection born from unprecedented collaboration : Thought-Provoking Science
	Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM), Acfas, and the Quartier des Spectacles Partnership are pleased to present a new video projection entitled Matière à réflexion on the expansive façade of UQAM's Président-Kennedy Pavilion from May 2 to June 8, 2023. Celebrating Acfas' 100th anniversary, the work is based on 13 award-winning images from the association's highly acclaimed La preuve par l'image competition.

Trend Reports
	¡ÚADF Web Magazine¡ÛDan Lam: The Social Media Sensation Shaping Contemporary Sculpture
	Content Creator & Social Media Specialist Ellen Boonstra introduces Dan Lam, a Texas-based artist, who uses unconventional materials such as foams, polyurethanes and resins to create oozing, organic forms, often in bright colors, that are a visual feast for the viewer. In an emailed conversation, the social media influencer discusses her creative process and explores her inspirations, challenges and hopes for the future.