PRELIMINARY PROGRAMME
Continuously updated at www.svenskform.se and by the Swedish Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Japan: English version and Japanese version.
29 October
String Furniture x TAF Studio Talk Event
Doors open at 14.30; talk starts at 15.00
Interoffice showroom, Lattice Aoyama Square 6F, 1-2-6 Minami-Aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-0062
Pre-registration required: Register here
www.interoffice.co.jp/en/about
Creative Session & Elektron Super Sekvens
18.00–24.00 (Charge 500 yen)
Starting with a Creative Session with Risa T & Cuckoo, followed by Elektron Super Sekvens feat. Risa T, Cuckoo, Acidclank, Mini and the Elektron Team, ending with an open stage 23.00–24.00.
ZuBar, Zu Bld. 2-54-4 Kita Magome, Ota-ku, Tokyo
30 October – 3 November
DESIGNART TOKYO – Main Exhibition AUTOBAHN
Opening 30 October, 19.00–21.00.
Opening hours: Friday–Sunday 10.00–19.00, Monday 10.00–17.00.
KK Line (formerly Tokyo Expressway), between Sukiyabashi Crossing and Ginza 1-chome, Chuo-ku, Tokyo.
Tickets: artsticker.app/en/events/155300
www.designart.jp/designarttokyo2026
30 October – 10 November
The Conran Shop Japan & Swedish Style – LESSONS
Open 11.30–18.30, closed Wednesdays.
The Conran Shop Shinjuku, Shinjuku Park Tower 3–4F, 3-7-1 Nishi-Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 163-1005.
theconranshop.com/pages/our-stores/shinjuku
30 October – 8 November
GINZA innit Special Exhibition
11.00–19.00
“Cushion Cover Exhibition” featuring Swedish designer Hanna Werning and creative group Bob Foundation. On Sunday 8 November, a special workshop will be held.
Registration: Register here
GINZA innit, 7-10-1 Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo
ginzainnit.com
31 October – 5 November
Exhibition: Claesson Koivisto Rune’s new lamp Nana
11.00–19.00
Utrecht, 2C Kari Mansion, 5-36-6 Jingumae, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0001
utrecht.jp
31 October
PechaKucha Night
18.00–21.00
Hosted by Klein Dytham Architecture on the DESIGNART main stage, featuring Anders Färdig and Elektron.
KK Line, Ginza
1 November
Elektron Micro Super Sekvens
18.00–21.00
Elektron performs on their music machines, plus machine testing for everyone.
Omnipollos Tokyo, 9-5 Nihonbashi Kabutocho, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 103-0026
omnipollostokyo.com
2 November
Welcome Gathering
19.30–21.00
Information for Swedish participants and Japanese friends, with music by Elektron.
Omnipollos Tokyo, 9-5 Nihonbashi Kabutocho, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 103-0026
3 November
Live painting performance: “BIFRÖST”
16.00 – 18.00
By artist Torbjörn Johansson – building bridges in a fusion between Japanese and Swedish culture. Supported by the ART foundation.
Konno Hachimangu Shrine, 3-5-12 Shibuya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0002
www.konno-hachimangu.jp
4 November
Matchmaking
14.00–16.00
Between Swedish companies and Japanese partners at the Business Sweden office.
Registration required: Register here
Business Sweden Tokyo, ARK Mori Building, West Wing 16F, 1-12-32 Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-6016
PO Tidholm presents new Swedish jazz vinyl records
19.00–21.00
Omnipollos Tokyo, 9-5 Nihonbashi Kabutocho, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 103-0026
www.omnipollostokyo.com
5 November
Performance and Artist Talk: PARADISE LOST
10.00–12.00
Mylla Ek, Sofia Nyblom and Shintaro Hirahara explore cultural encounters between East and West.
Konno Hachimangu Shrine, 3-5-12 Shibuya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0002
www.konno-hachimangu.jp
Panel discussion: Sustainability and Recycling
18.00–21.00
With Marge Arkitekter, Bolon, Circalle and Anton Wörmann, followed by a reception with DJ PO Tidholm (by invitation only).
Shibaura House, 1F, 3-15-4 Shibaura, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-0023
www.shibaurahouse.jp
TAF Studio speaks at DiALOGUE Vol. 24
Doors open 18.00, talk starts at 18.30
Registration form: Register here
Itoki Design House 11F (Nihonbashi)
5 – 8 November
Alternative Artefacts Danto Exhibition
11.00–19.00
New tile collections by Claesson Koivisto Rune and Ingegerd Råman.
ATELIER MO, Shin-Aoyama Building East 1F, 1-1-1 Minami-Aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-0062
www.ateliermo.co.jp/pages/galleryshop
6 November
Scandinavian Design Embassy
13.00–14.30 & 15.30–17.00
Fika, two sessions – by invitation only.
Embassy of Finland, 3-5-39 Minami-Azabu, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-8561
finlandabroad.fi/web/jpn/mission
Panel discussion: Caring Society
18.00–21.00
With Marge Arkitekter and Ryoko Iwase. Hosted by the Embassy of Sweden and JSACA. Followed by a reception with DJ PO Tidholm (by invitation only).
Shibaura House, 1F, 3-15-4 Shibaura, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-0023
www.shibaurahouse.jp
More venues during the period
Textiles of Sweden: Nature and Home Life in Scandinavian Design (19 September – 15 November)
Setagaya Art Museum, 1-2 Kinuta-koen, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo 157-0075. Open 10.00–18.00, closed Mondays.
www.setagayaartmuseum.or.jp/en
Interoffice: String Furniture x TAF Studio
Interoffice Tokyo Head Office Showroom, 1-2-6 Minami-Aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-0062
Interoffice Osaka Branch Showroom, Hakko Shinsaibashi AIR Bldg. 2F, 1-19-1 Kita-Horie, Nishi-ku, Osaka 550-0014
Inquiry form: designservice.interoffice.co.jp/en/inquiry/
www.interoffice.co.jp/en/about
Ingegerd Råman and TAF Studio in Kobe (31 October – 1 November)
VAGUE KOBE, Chartered Building 4F, 9-2 Kaigandori, Chuo-ku, Kobe 650-0024. Open 12.00–18.00, closed Tuesday–Thursday.
instagram.com/vague_kobe
Lagom & COAD & Materials (From 7 December)
Åke Axelsson, John Kandell, Jonas Bohlin, Gärsnäs and Verk.
MMoP ”Miyota Museum of Photography（御代田写真美術館）” 1995-1 0zawa
LAGOM at MMoP, 1794-1 Oaza Maseguchi, Miyota-machi, Kitasaku-gun, Nagano 389-0207
mmop.jp/en
More Sweden in Japan during the same period
Several Japanese partners have also invited Swedish designers to their own projects and are keen to connect with Swedish Style, which over the years has become a well-known and welcome feature in Japan.
- String Furniture launches “Pedestal and Museum” and “Museum Trolley”, designed by TAF Studio, at Interoffice in Tokyo and Osaka.
- The tile company Alternative Artefacts Danto presents new tile collections by Claesson Koivisto Rune (Cell and Soft) and Ingegerd Råman (Da Capo and Tile in Number) – both well known in Japan. Claesson Koivisto Rune has also designed a new lamp, Nana, for YSM. Ingegerd Råman and TAF Studio are also exhibiting at the gallery VAGUE KOBE.
- The Swedish designer Staffan Holm has worked with the well-known furniture producer Ariake since 2017 and is now launching the cabinet Hikari and the wall mirror Tsuki Mon.
- Swedish textile designer Hanna Werning and the creative group Bob Foundation will exhibit cushion covers and hold a workshop at a special exhibition at GINZA innit.
- Swedish textiles can also be experienced in the major exhibition Textiles of Sweden: Nature and Home Life in Scandinavian Design at the Setagaya Art Museum. Curated by a Japanese design team It features some 300 objects by 20 designers from different generations.
- From 7 December, last year’s Swedish Style initiative continues at the gallery Lagom run by Dan Sunaga at the photography museum in Miyota, MMoP. The exhibition Lagom & COAD & Materials includes classic furniture pieces by Åke Axelsson, John Kandell, Jonas Bohlin + Gärsnäs and Verk.
For more information, please contact Svensk Form project managers:
ewa.kumlin@svenskform.se
caline.heiroth@svenskform.se
Participant presentations attached.
