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manga, break dancing, haiku and tea ceremonies... designboom is happy to support the low budget independent festivals organized by a network of young creative people. ‘tokyo style in gothenburg’ 11-13 august 2004 http://tsig.se in cooperation with ‘tokyo style in stockholm’ 5-10 august 2004 (every year) http://www.tokyostyle.se swedish creators have long been fascinated and inspired by this japanese culture and lifestyle. this august, during three intensive days in gothenburg and six busy days in stockholm, locals will be able to take part of tokyos unique contemporary culture and creative lifestyle. under the theme ‘urbanism & underground’ and through collaborations, exhibitions, performances, screenings, workshops, lectures etc. these cross-cultural festivals feature major works in the field of japanese contemporaray architecture, design, fashion, dance, art, photography, film, theatre, music, gardening and technology. japanese low-budget street art, as posters, stickers..., has become an important part of the urban public space, and tokyo’s creatives bring some of it over to sweden. ‘tokyo style...’ is a platform where people from two different cultures can meet, exchange experiences and learn from eachother . the goal is to stimulate the local cultural life, develop longterm working relationships and open up for new business oppertunities. in stockholm : museums, galleries, stages, department stores, shops, hotels and restaurants all chip in to house the japanese invasion. in gothenburg: most of the events during ‘tokyo style in gothenburg’ is gonna take place at the cultural building röda sten, http://www.rodasten.com but the festival will also spread to other venues and galleries around central gothenburg. there will be a special ‘tokyo style art tram’ were designers are going to replace the usual advertisment with contemporary japanese art. --- see fusion: architecture + design in japan israel museum, jerusalem, 31 july - 11 december 2004 --- ------- monthly designboom newsletter ------- ------- ? comments and contact us ? -------	gothenburg’s location : röda sten ‘tokyo style’ ads using brockmann figures by ‘next century modern’ TOKYO STYLE IN STOCKHOLM 2004 logo designed by namaiki puppies designed by TGB design natural tissues by female designer tomoko mitsuma, an artist who creates objects with plants.