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Client: Nippon Benex Co., Ltd. “EETAL” Project

Request: Pursuing new possibilities in sheet metal

Photo: Masaaki Inoue
Styling: Yumi Nakata

From October 3rd to 13th, Shizuka Tatsuno’s solo exhibition ‘a moment in time -book-‘ will be held at the bookstore ‘BOOK AND SONS’ in Gakugei Daigaku, Tokyo. It will feature her published book *a moment in time—ume—,* presented as an immersive spatial display. Additionally, there will be an exhibit of kusakizome candy works and one-of-a-kind posters of the candy work by the photographer Gottingham. These items will be available for purchase.

A talk event related to this show will also be held with the exhibition.

[Exhibition Details]

Shizuka Tatsuno “a moment in time -book-“

Date: Thursday, October 3 – Sunday, October 13

Venue: BOOK AND SONS Gallery 1F, 2F (2-13-3 Takaban, Meguro-ku, Tokyo)

Time: 12 – 7 PM

Closed on Wednesdays, free admission

WEB : https://bookandsons.com/

* We kindly decline celebratory flowers

[Talk Event Details]

Shizuka Tatsuno x Kumiko Ikada x Takuma Hayashi Talk Event

Date: 3 – 4:30 PM (Doors open at 2:30 PM), Saturday, October 5, 2024

Location: Quatre Takaban, BOOK AND SONS 1F (2-13-3 Takaban, Meguro-ku, Tokyo)

Speakers: Shizuka Tatsuno, Kumiko Ikada, Takuma Hayashi

Fee: ¥1,650 (tax included)

Capacity: 20 people

* Reservation is required via the online store

https://store.bookandsons.com/?pid=182635078

I will participate in the exhibition and sales event ‘Unique Products vol.2,’ held at the gallery shop OFS.TOKYO in Ikejiri-Ohashi, Tokyo, at the gallery OFS.GALLERY from September 5th to 29th.

【Unique Products vol.2】

Dates: September 5th (Thu) – 29th (Sun), 2024

Venue: OFS GALLERY (3-7-3 Ikejiri, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo)

Time: 12:00 – 20:00 (closed on Tue/Wed)

Official Instagram: @ofs_tokyo

Participating Artists/Brands (in no particular order):

Yosuke Ito, O y, Dainichi Corporation, Shizuka Tatsuno, DRILL DESIGN, Ryota Nishimoto

Our website features an article about the activities of the project ‘Omou Bench—The Cycle of Life’ for the 2025 Osaka Expo. For details, please see below.

*Japanese only

https://omoubench.jp/articles/article02/

“Thoughtful Benches—Cycle of Life”

I was involved in the creative and art direction of the Tokyo-made craft gin TOKYO HACHIO GIN ORIENTAL, launched on June 24th.

“TOKYO HACHIO GIN ORIENTAL”press release　

https://x.gd/jQzC1

“TOKYO HACHIO GIN ORIENTAL”website  

https://hachio-gin.jp/oriental/

From 2/3 (Sat) to 2/13 (Tue), Our studio will be showcasing and selling the artwork “Sky” at the “Design Contemporaries” event on Isetan Shinjuku Main Building, 5th floor.

【Design Contemporaries】
Date: February 3, 2024 (Sat) – February 13, 2024 (Tue)
Location: Isetan Shinjuku Main Building 5F Center Park/Stage #5
Address: 3-14-1 Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-0022

[Design Contemporaries] Event details web site
Business Hours: 10:00 AM – 8:00 PM
* Some operating hours may vary depending on the floor. Please check the Isetan Shinjuku website for details.
* Please note that the event details are subject to change or cancellation without prior notice. Thank you for your understanding.
*Before visiting, please check the Isetan Shinjuku website.

My artwork “Memories of Travel Box” in collaboration with JAL, will be exhibited at the touring exhibition “Upcycling Airplanes JAL | Karimoku” held at Karimoku Commons Tokyo.

[Upcycling Airplanes JAL | Karimoku]

Dates: September 16, 2023 (Sat) – October 7, 2023 (Sat) *Closed on Sundays
Location: Karimoku Commons Tokyo 1st Floor Gallery Space
Hours: 12:00-18:00
Free Admission
Director: Keiji Ashizawa
Venue & Graphic Design: Kenji Ito
Cooperation: Japan Airlines Co., Ltd., JALUX Corporation, JAL Engineering Co., Ltd.
Host: Karimoku Furniture
https://commons.karimoku.com/news/detail/230905/

I am honored to have my exhibited work featured in the book
"すてるデザイン 持続可能な社会をつくるアイデア
（Throwaway Design: Ideas for Creating a Sustainable Society,）"

I was featured alongside 11 other Japanese designers in a special section introducing Japanese designers in Poland's VOGUE LIVING.