Design Touch 2017

With the cancellation of Tokyo Designers Week, the free and open to all Design Touch has grown in stature among the numerous art and design related events that are held in Tokyo each autumn.

The main attractions of this year’s event are “Digital Vegetables” by PARTY in the grass square area behind Midtown, School of the Future by Ars Electronica, Monokokoro Paper Lanterns in the area next to 21_21 Design Sight, Salone in Roppongi Vol. 5 in the courtyard area behind Midtown, and the Good Design Exhibition inside Midtown.

All events run from the 13th of October until the 5th November except Salone which runs from the 13th until the 22nd and the Good Design Exhibition which runs from November 1st to the 5th.

Admission to all events is free except the Good Design Exhibition which charges 1,000yen for entrance.

(Greg Lane)