“Art as Catalyst”

Yuima Nakazato

A fashion designer. Born in Tokyo in 1985. Yuima founded his epony- mous fashion label in 2009, and has presented his collection at Paris Haute Couture Fashion Week as an official guest designer since 2016. He holds an M.A. from the Royal Academy of Fine Arts Antwerp, where his graduate collection earned multiple awards in Europe.

Biosmocking

Biosmocking, is a textile-modeling method for creating three-dimensional textures, utilises digital fabrication to precisely control the super contraction property of specially-tailored Brewed Protein™️ textiles, and makes it possible to bring an entirely new sense of depth to garments. Experimentation with numerous prototypes and fabrication techniques have further improved this production process, resulting in the ability to create three-dimensional textures as well as modify the shape of the material itself. By this technology, we can produce garments that fits each individuals, without generating losses in textile.

SCREENDRESS

This 3D printed dress with embedded screens fosters a tech-mediated connection between the wearer and their surroundings. It’s driven by the wearer’s subconscious brain signals, captured by an advanced EEG sensor called ‘Unicorn Headband’ in collaboration with g.tec that forms a wearable brain-computer interface. Machine learning gauges the wearer’s mental workload and visualizes it on six circular displays on the dress’s neckpiece. As the workload intensifies, the displays simulate dilating eyes, creating an otherworldly effect.

• Date and time: Friday, December 15, 7:00pm-8:15pm
• Eligibility: High school age and ove
• Facilitators: Denise Hirtenfelder and Kyoko Kunoh
• Capacity: 20 persons *Advance registration required. First come, first served
• Application Period: Wednesday, December 13

*This workshop will be conducted in Japanese.

All Bridge 2040 creators

In the beginning of 2023, the Futurelab members Peter Haider, Denise Hirtenfelder, Nicolas Naveau and Maria Pfeifer joined forces to realize their idea for Bridge 2040 as part of the Futurelab Ideas Expedition. The Ideas Expedition takes place as an annual company internal competition and honors two winning projects by employees. The four diverse creators share their vision that in future there must be more inclusion for intergenerational groups in debates on future topics.

Make Your Own Board Games

Try your hand at making a one-of-a-kind game by combining waste materials from small factories in Sumida-ku, such as wood, paper, cloth, leather, and plastic, with your unrestricted imagination.
Board or table-top games come in many varieties: maze games, strategy games, memory games, guessing games, puzzles, battle games, balance games and more, with new games still continuously being created. By making an board game in this workshop, participants will experience procedures important to creation such as research, analysis, brainstorming, and prototyping. They will also experience the pleasure of producing something with their hands which they have come up with themselves.

• Dates: Saturday, December 16, 1:00pm – 5:00pm / Sunday, December 17, 1:00pm – 5:00pm
• Eligibility: Elementary school students Grades 3 through 6
• Planning and implementation: Asobi Daigaku (“Play University”) (Chance For All, SSK, Seki Design Lab., Chiba University Environmental Design Lab.)
• Cooperate with: Chiyoda City Education Board
• Capacity: 20 persons per session *Advance registration required. First come, first served
• Application Period: Wednesday, December 13

*This workshop will be conducted in Japanese.

Asobi Daigaku (“Play University”)

This workshop is operated by four organizations. Chance For All creates after-school care and other inclusive environments for children with the aim of creating a society where everyone can live happily, regardless of the family or environment in which they were born and raised. SSK creates opportunities for children to have experiences that differ from everyday life. Seki Design Lab. opens its design office to the public as a form of “terakoya” (a public educational institute in the tradition of the terakoya “temple school”), providing an opportunity for children to immerse themselves in play and the things that interest them. Chiba University Environmental Design Lab. conducts research into the design of play environments in which children can play independently and freely.