Originally set for June 16th to 20th, The Asahikawa Design Week 2021 is a gathering of interior design professionals and architects from around the country that will be held on a staggered schedule due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. This news was announced by the Executive Committee.
The new exhibition period will be divided between June and September, with the June period running from 16th to 20th as per the original schedule, and will include the “International Furniture Design Competition Asahikawa Award Ceremony” and a number of online lectures such as the “ADW Debate” in which architect Kengo Kuma, world-renowned designer Toshiyuki Kita, and Chiaki Hayashi, who is involved in various design projects, will discuss the theme of “Designing a Sustainable Future”.
For 5 days in September, from the 15th to the 19th the “Asahikawa Food Design Exhibition” “Open Factory”, and the CityCampus “SDGs x DESIGN x Shopping Park” are scheduled to be held, among other activities.
Asahikawa Design Week (ADW) is an event held with the aim of combining the potential of nature and people of the northern land through the power of design, for a more sustainable society.
In the past, the exhibition was focused on Asahikawa furniture only, but in recent years, it collaborated with a wide variety of industries not just limited to furniture or woodworking, and this year the ADW’s 6th edition will be joined by representatives of 48 various organizations.