2024.03.12

VOL. 348

Award&Competition
	2024 Kyoto Global Design Awards Call for Submissions
	Amidst the dynamic backdrop of 2024, as the world's gaze converges on the pursuit of sustainable well-being and the effortless fusion of state-of-the-art AI technology, the 2024 Kyoto Global Design Awards (KGDA) warmly invites creative designers and inventors from every corner of the globe. The central theme for this year revolves around achieving a harmonious union of aesthetics and sustainability, prompting creators to craft compelling, environmentally conscious, and socially impactful masterpieces. The NPO Aoyama Design Forum (ADF) actively backs the Kyoto Global Design Awards as a media partner.

Award&Competition
	Design Educates Awards 2024 is now Accepting Applications
	Design Educates Awards (DEAwards) acknowledge, exhibit, and globally promote the finest concepts and executions in architecture and design. It unites a community of visionaries who emphasize the genuine added value of their projects. The NPO Aoyama Design Forum (ADF) is honored to stand behind the Design Educates Awards 2024 as a media supporter."

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-Would you exhibit your works for free?
	Omotesando has a renowned reputation as a source of innovative art. The artworks are exhibited in our gallery in a great place where people with a deep understanding of art.

Trend Reports
	¡ÚADF Web Magazine¡ÛImmersive VR journey ¡ÈShadowtime¡É to be Screened at SXSW
	Immersive VR experience Shadowtime, debuting at SXSW, critiques tech utopianism by exploring dual realities in the digital and ecological realms. Coined by the Bureau of Linguistical Reality, the term "Shadowtime" describes the simultaneous occupation of two irreconcilable times. The project urges reflection on the interplay between technology and the climate crisis, emphasizing the need for tangible environmental action amid digital escapism.

Trend Reports
	¡ÚADF Web Magazine¡ÛThe Museum Shops
	Chartered Architect and Founder Von Chua emphasizes the evolving role of museum shops, noting their central placement and commercial focus. Chua discusses the varying approaches of museum shops worldwide, highlighting the need for cultural institutions to balance merchandise appeal with showcasing the institution's ethos. He underscores the importance of such shops in generating funds for museums and galleries, urging a shift towards curated, meaningful merchandise.

Trend Reports
	¡ÚADF Web Magazine¡ÛDigital Orchard designed by Atelier Architecture & Design
	Atelier Architecture & Design unveils Digital Orchard, a post-production facility in Europe's largest natural park, the Chilterns Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (ANOB), just 30 miles from London. The project aims to restore the compromised natural ecosystem through thoughtful land management, providing an exceptional working environment.