Eight out of sixteen of Design and Technology faculty Ken Tanabe’s Motion Graphics 3 students (Fall 2012) have been selected by The 21_21 DESIGN SIGHT gallery in Tokyo for the exhibit, “Name The Tree.” This is being presented within the larger exhibition, “Color-Hunting,” directed by Dai Fujiwara, former Creative Director of top Japanese fashion design label Issey Miyake. The exhibition opens on 6/21/13 and runs until 10/6/13.
The 21_21 DESIGN SIGHT building is in Roppongi, Tokyo and was designed by famous Japanese architect Tadao Ando, and the Gallery Directors are three of Japan’s most famous designers: Issey Miyake, Taku Satoh, and Naoto Fukasawa, with Associate Director Noriko Kawakami.
The artists selected from Parsons alumni are:
- Samantha Cooper
- Lindsey Flood
- Francisco Flores
- Owen Herterich
- Ceyda Onal
- Adam Sabh
- Annie Seo
- Chih-Han (Sylvia) Yang
Other contributions came from universities and organizations around the world, including:
- Aalto University (School of Arts, Design and Architecture) (Finland)
- Hong Kong Design Institute (HKDI)
- Tohoku University (Japan)
- University of Technology, Sydney (Australia)
- Shih-Chien University (Taiwan)
- HAL College of Technology & Design (Tokyo)
- Royal College of Art (UK)
You can find out more about the exhibition here.
