2024.04.16

VOL. 353

Award&Competition
	WA Awards 47th Cycle is Now Open and Accepting Entries
	Since 2006 and for over 46 Cycles, World Architecture Community organizes the prestigious and acclaimed World Architecture Community Awards (WA Awards). WA Awards 10+5+X 47th Cycle is on for the most exceptional, inventive, and awe-inspiring projects globally until May 3, 2024 (23:59 GMT +0). ADF (NPO Aoyama Design Forum) is lending its support to the WA Awards as a media partner.

Award&Competition
	Hong Kong Design Centre - DFA Design For Asia Awards 2024 - Call For Entry
	The DFA Design for Asia Awards 2024, hosted by the Hong Kong Design Centre (HKDC) with media partnership from the NPO Aoyama Design Forum (ADF), will accept entries until June 30, 2024, offering a 50% early bird discount on entry fees until April 30, 2024.

Award&Competition
	The 5th VMARK Vietnam Design Award is Now Open for Entries
	The 5th VMARK Vietnam Design Award is now calling for entries. This is the National Design Award system empowered by VDAS Design Association, HCMC (Ho Chi Minh City) Vietnam to highlight the excellent qualifications of the best design, design innovation, and design concept through screening by the professional judging panel from international design associations in Interior Design, Architecture, Industrial Product Design, Graphic, Multimedia, Branding & Communication and Fashion Design. As the symbol of winning the Innovation Design, VMARK Vietnam Design Awards is celebrating annually and honored in VMARK Vietnam Design Week – Award Gala Night to strengthen the national competitiveness and improve the quality of life. The award seeks submissions that resonate with the theme, "Design Thinking. Design Tomorrow." Submissions must be received by April 30, 2024. ADF (NPO Aoyama Design Forum) is backing this award as a media partner.

Award&Competition
	¡ÚClosing Soon¡ÛDesign 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. Project submission deadline: April 21, 2024

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.

Trend Reports
	¡ÚADF Web Magazine¡ÛNEW 006, the Sixth Art Auction by NEW AUCTION to Take Place
	The renowned auction house "NEW AUCTION" is set to host its 6th auction, "NEW 006," on April 27, 2004, at the prestigious SAI art gallery in Tokyo. Among the illustrious artworks to be featured in this event is a remarkable piece from Andy Warhol's iconic Marilyn Monroe series, titled "Pink Marilyn." This exceptionally valuable artwork is a rarity in the global auction circuit, adding to its allure and significance. Created in 1967, just five years after Marilyn Monroe's passing, this series stands as a quintessential example of American Pop Art. Through the innovative use of the screenprint technique, Warhol challenges conventional perceptions by juxtaposing continuity and variation in his portrayal of the legendary Hollywood icon.

Trend Reports
	¡ÚADF Web Magazine¡ÛREPUBLIC OF II BY IV Unveils the ¡ÈPicos Collection¡É Created in Collaboration with Ames at Salone del Mobi
	REPUBLIC OF II BY IV proudly introduces the Picos Collection, a dynamic collaboration with Ames, premiering at the esteemed Salone del Mobile furniture fair in Milan, Italy, in April 2024. Set to be showcased at Hall 24, Stand F01, this collection marks a significant milestone in the partnership between Ames and the esteemed Canadian design studio, seamlessly merging traditional Colombian craftsmanship with modern design sensibilities.

Trend Reports
	¡ÚADF Web Magazine¡ÛChris Berens¡Çs Solo Exhibition ¡ÈTHE GREAT BELOW¡É is Held at Megumi Ogita Gallery
	Chris Berens's solo exhibition "THE GREAT BELOW" at MEGUMI OGITA GALLERY until April 27, 2024, offers a mesmerizing journey into an ethereal realm where light and shadow converge. This marks his first solo showcase in Japan in over seven years. Berens, renowned for his mastery of illustration, gained fame in 2005 with his debut solo exhibition in Amsterdam. His works have since been exhibited globally, including at MEGUMI OGITA GALLERY in Tokyo and in major cities like New York, Los Angeles, and Singapore.