2023.09.05

VOL.322

Award&Competition
	Call For Entries ¡ÈADF Design Award 2024¡É!!
	NPO Aoyama Design Forum (ADF) is pleased to announce the 14th edition of the ADF Design Award 2024, an international design award organised by ADF. Award applications will be accepted from Monday 14 August to Friday 22 December 2023*, must be received by 22 December 2023 (Japan time). This year, as in previous years, the award theme is 'Architectural Design'. The prize money will be USD 30,000 for the Grand Prize and USD 5,000 for the Award of Excellence in each category, with a total prize fund of approximately USD 50,000.

Event&Project
	¡ÈSingapore Design Week 2023¡É Takes Place
	Following its successful return last year, mark your calendar for Singapore Design Week 2023 (SDW 2023) which will take place across the city from 21 September to 1 October. NPO Aoyama Design Forum (ADF) will again support Singapore Design Week (SDW) . Organised by the DesignSingapore Council (Dsg), the 11-day festival provides an exceptional showcase of Singapore¡Çs distinctive creativity while celebrating the Dsg¡Çs 20th anniversary. to mark this milestone, SDW 2023 will adopt the Dsg motto "Better by Design" as the festival theme for this special edition.

Trend Reports
	The Grey Apartment by Genre of Design
	This bare minimalistic design style has often been referred to as timeless, comprehending to its history and fluctuating trends. However, the new wave brutalism imbibed here, quite opposite to its name, is in fact a lot more open ended, and is considered fairly versatile in terms of adhering to styling and personalities. This potential has been efficiently tapped in this, 2500 sqft apartment in Delhi, defined by a restrained palette of brass, exposed concrete, stone, and glass, reinforcing the exceptionally restrained yet luxurious nature of the build.

Trend Reports
	¡ÚADF Web Magazine¡ÛThe Kyoto Global Design Awards, ¡ÈFrom Kyoto to the World
	Kyoto Global Design Awards is pleased to introduce the highly anticipated Designers' Night, a key highlight of the 2023 Kyoto Global Design Awards (KGDA). This extraordinary one-day celebration dedicated to the essence of design will take place on November 15 against the backdrop of Kyoto's cultural splendour.

Service
	ADF Supports CSR 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.

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.

Recruitment
	Aoyama Design Club is looking for new creative members for its coworking space in Omotesando, Tokyo¡ª
	GARDE, an interior design company that provides innovative designs in every field, has established and started a new type of community, "Aoyama Design Club", with an art gallery in Omotesando. With the concept of "creators connecting the world", they are looking for creative members with diverse backgrounds to join us at their coworking space.