Design in Japan 2010

In a world that is becoming progressively more sophisticated and complex, what is the future for design? Defining the future for design and determining what lies ahead for our day-to-day lives and the earth’s environment if we continue on our present course are issues that have much in common. For this exhibition, we invited five curators to consider what it will take to overcome global environmental and economic concerns by probing the issue in terms of the future of design and Japanese society. They engaged in vigorous discussions that addressed the issue of how to break out of the shell of narrowly-defined design and take it to the forefront of manufacturing and urban development. We hope the visitors will enjoy the exhibition that emerged from this exchange of views, marking something of a departure from traditional design exhibitions.