2010. 9.11.sat - 10.24.sun
reception : 9.22. wed (18:00-20:00)
at TIME & STYLE MIDTOWN

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AT.
Saison-Nice
17, rue Gubernatis 06000 Nice
Tél. +33 4 93 85 69 04

OUVERTURE
Du mardi au Samedi, de 12h à 14h et de 19h à 22h
FERMETURE le DIMANCHE et le LUNDI.

OPENING
From Tuesday to Saturday, 12pm to 2pm, and 7pm to 10pm
CLOSED on SUNDAY and MONDAY.

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shun kawakami per giuliano fujiwara
4/13 - 19 (11:00-20:00)
Reception Party: 4/13 19:00-21:00

@ giuliano Fujiwara / MILANO Store
Via Borgospesso 11, 20121 Milano
+39 02 3653123

Exhibition design by artless
Artwork by shun kawakami and takashi kawada(kotenhits) + daisy balloon

shun kawakami per giuliano fujiwara
4/13 - 19 (11:00-20:00)
Reception Party: 4/13 19:00-21:00

@ giuliano Fujiwara / MILANO Store
Via Borgospesso 11, 20121 Milano
+39 02 3653123

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PRESS :
(EU)
FASHIOM WINDOWS (www.fashionwindows.net)
LOST IN FASHION (www.lostinfashion.it)
Sfilate (www.sfilate.it)
superfuture (www.superfuture.com)
Fashion+Fedora (fashionplusfedora.com)
DAZED digital (dazeddigital.com)

2010.4/2(FRI)-18(SUN)
Opening Reception 4/3 (SAT) 18:00 - 21:00

@+81 Gallery+Lab. (3331 Arts Chiyoda 204)
3331 Arts Chiyoda 204,
6-11-14 Sotokanda Chiyoda-Ku Tokyo 101-0021 JAPAN
〒101-0021 東京都千代田区外神田6丁目11-14

Organized by +81 Gallery+Lab
Curated by Satoru Yamashita
Printed by Adpia Inc.
Paper by Heiwa Paper Co.,Ltd.

> Download
http://www.artless.co.jp/20100402-A4.pdf

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artwork by shun kawakami (artless)
balloon by daisy ballon
calligraphy by gen miyamura
photography by yuu kawakami

motion graphic by EDP

CANNES LIONS
International Advertising Festival (Design Lions)
Corporate or Brand Identity / Broadcast Design & Graphics :
"GOLD"

D&AD / THE BEST ADVERTISING AND DESIGN IN THE WORLD
Awards 2010 : TV & Cinema Communications
TV Promotions, Stings & Programme Junctions

*ED AWARDS / European Design Awards :
Bronze

Vuoden Huiput (Top of the Year Finland) : Shortlist

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Urban Abstract from Musuta on Vimeo.

Urban Abstract

Creative Director: Jopsu Ramu, Musuta Ltd.
Art Director: Jopsu Ramu Musuta Ltd., Shun Kawakami, artless Inc.
Design: Jopsu Ramu, Musuta Ltd.
Sound: Chikao Maruyama
Producer: Timo Huhtala, Musuta Ltd.
Director: Mitsutomo Maeda & Masaru Ikeda, EDP graphic works Co., Ltd.
Production company: EDP graphic works Co., Ltd.
Project management Tokyo: Masaji Kinoshita, Shirofuchi Inc.
Executive Producer: Musuta Ltd.
Created by: Jopsu Ramu & Timo Huhtala, Musuta Ltd.

Art Director Jopsu Ramu from Musuta Ltd. has created together with Shun Kawakami (artless Inc.) an artist and designer from Tokyo - a piece titled Urban Abstract. This digital art piece was commissioned by TV Nelonen and it is being shown as the November break bumpers on one of the biggest commercial TV channels in Finland: TV Nelonen.

Urban Abstract -piece was born in Tokyo during 2009.
It consists of 40 X five second clips, or it can also be viewed as a one 200 second journey.

D&Ad Awards

The piece was awarded bronze in this years D&Ad awards, it was selected for the book 'The Best Advertising and Design in the World 2010' to be published by Taschen. Urban Abstract was picked amongst more than 20 000 pieces submitted to D&Ad and was among the seven pieces chosen in the highly competed TV & Cinema Communications category. D&AD is an organization that represents the global creative, design and advertising communities. Since 1962, D&AD has set industry standards and educated and inspired the next generation.

URBAN ABSTRACT - About the concept:

Urban Abstract is a journey across urban space that unfolds in forty, 5 second parts. The journey, in one, two and three dimensions, is a bit like abstract surfing in which the original destination is only reached after a number of seemingly random yet linked detours occur. Points , lines, planes and other abstract elements create a journey through an Urban Abstract.
The space between things is as important as intended space, perhaps creating a fourth dimension. Meaningful shapes and purposes occur in this dimension's reality as well. The concept of "negative space" has meaning here.
Nature plays a part as well. To be able to understand and differentiate what is urban one has understand what is nature.
The style of the shorts is fluid and, though seemingly random, stream into a cohesive whole. Perhaps watching them in a different order would be more like seeing the same journey from another point of view. The sound world is also very important -- movement in space is sensed even if watching the shorts with eyes closed. Sounds overlap, fade, come and go.
Architectural, abstract, someway minimalist and abstract with a touch of humanity.
This feeling is reached through mixing techniques such as vectors , hand drawn lines and painting.
Urban Abstract was realized in Tokyo by a team of artists, designers and animators from Finland and Japan. Urban Abstract was created by Jopsu Ramu from Musuta Ltd, a concept, art & design -studio based in Tokyo and Helsinki.

About the creators:

Jopsu Ramu
Jopsu Ramu (born 1982). Jopsu is a young, successful Finnish designer and an art director (awarded by D&Ad, European Design Awards) who runs her own design studio Musuta Ltd. Jopsu Ramu creates art, graphics, space & design.

Shun Kawakami (artless Inc.)
Shun Kawakami is a highly awarded designer & artist living in Tokyo. He is also the founder and chief of Artless Inc. He has won awards in many design competitions from NYADC Young Gun6, Type Director's club (TDC) to Art Director's Club (ADC). He has also held many exhibitions in Japan, Europe and the U.S.
http://www.shunkawakami.jp/
http://www.artless.co.jp/

Musuta Ltd.
Musuta Ltd. is a Finnish company operating in Helsinki & Tokyo. Musuta is a multidisciplinary design studio, Musuta can draw, write & think. Musuta does design, graphics, art, space, branding & concepts.
Musuta produces Ramu's personal art work as well as creates commercial work for different clients including: Iittala, Pepsi Co., Kawada Group, TV Nelonen...
http://musuta.com

Links:

The website http://www.urban-abstract.com works as a part of the piece and creates an extra dimension for the clips shown on TV.

D&Ad:
http://www.dandad.org/

The 200 second piece can be viewed at:
http://www.urban-abstract.com

Vimeo:
http://vimeo.com/7681282

* RICH magazine　www.richmagazine.jp

Motoin Graphic by WOW Tiokyo
Artworks by shun kawakami(artless)
Music by Masato Hatanaka

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kansei ‐ Japan Design Exhibition:
2008.12/12 (fri) - 21(san)
at Les Arts Décoratifs (Musée du Louvre / Paris)

Print section:
Art book by Shun Kawakami

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This December, JETRO, in conjunction with the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), will hold the "kansei-Japan Design Exhibition" at Les Arts Décoratifs in Paris, as the first in a series of exhibitions held under the Japanese government's "Kansei Value Creation Initiatives." The exhibition is also being held as part of activities to commemorate 150 years of diplomatic ties between Japan and France.

The exhibition, which will feature numerous product displays and visual installations, aims to promote understanding of the Japanese "kansei," or sensibility, found in Japanese design and products, as well as the "monozukuri" spirit behind Japanese manufacturing.

Period
December 12-21, 2008
*Tuesday to Friday 11:00 - 18:00
*Saturday and Sunday 10:00 - 18:00
*Thursdays 11:00 - 21:00
*Closed on Monday

Venue
Les Arts Décoratifs
Musée des Arts Décoratifs (Rohan and Marsan wings of the Louvre)
107, rue de Rivoli
75001 Paris
*Nearest metro stations: Palais Royal-Musée du Louvre, Tuileries, Pyramides
*Bus: 21, 27, 39, 48, 68, 72, 81, 95

Organized by
Japan Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI)
Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO)

Co-organized by
Les Arts Décoratifs

The Melbourne exhibition
will be held at No Vacancy Gallery,
Red Cape Lane
in QV, Melbourne.

Launch party, Friday the 7th of November, 7pm until 10pm.