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Creation Kids Lab 2019

  • DATES : Mon. August 19 - Wed. August 21, 2019
  • HOURS : 10:30a.m. - 1:00p.m. / 2:30p.m.-5:00p.m.

Creation Gallery G8 has been operated by Recruit Holdings Co., Ltd. in the Ginza area of Tokyo since 1985, as part of its social contribution activities. Gallery exhibitions focus on graphic design, with the aims, through design, of enriching people’s lives and serving as a venue for encounters of all kinds.

Following the inaugural program conducted last year, this summer the gallery will again host a series of workshops for young children: “Creation Kids Lab 2019.” This year’s theme will be the “furoshiki,” the quintessential Japanese wrapping cloth with a long and rich history of usage in Japan. The workshops will cover three interrelated aspects of the furoshiki on separate days: designing, dyeing and wrapping.

What is perhaps the furoshiki’s greatest appeal is its simplicity: a square piece of cloth that invites unlimited ideas and endless possibilities for using it. Through the workshops, we hope to provide children with an opportunity to experience, together with their instructor, the fun of learning, discovery and creation.

Workshops
August 19 (Mon) – August 21 (Wed), 2019
(1) 10:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.* (admission from 10:15 a.m.)
(2) 2:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.* (admission from 2:15 p.m.)
* Finishing times are approximate.

Notes:
– The contents of the morning and afternoon workshops are identical.
– All workshops are intended for primary school students.
– Each workshop can accommodate up to 15 students.
– Reservations are required. Participation fee: ¥1,000 per workshop.

For information on Creation Kids Lab 2018:
http://rcc.recruit.co.jp/g8/exhibition/201808/201808.html?lang=en

August 19 (Mon): “Learning about Stencil Dyeing with an Artisan from Kyoto”

Instructor: Kenichi Yamazaki, “Yuzen” stencil carver

Kenichi Yamazaki was born in 1958. He began studying dyeing and design in 1974. He continued under the tutelage of Kozo Nishimoto, an expert in stencil dyeing employed at Chiso Co., Ltd. a textile firm with a history of more than 450 years. Mr. Yamazaki himself has been employed at Chiso since 1975. His works have won various awards for textile design through the years.

* Some of the works created in this workshop will be shown at the “Creation Project 2019” show scheduled to be held at the gallery starting in late November 2019.

For reservations: https://creationkidslab20190819.peatix.com

August 20 (Tue): “Let’s Try Designing a Furoshiki”

Instructor: Yuka Shiramoto

Yuka Shiramoto, who hails from Shizuoka Prefecture, is an art director and graphic designer. After initially working at Shinmura Design Office, DRAFT and POSTALCO, she went freelance in 2011. Among the awards she has received are Tokyo ADC Awards (2014, 2015), Japan Package Design Awards’ “Silver Award” in the Foodstuff category, and a JAGDA New Designer Award.

For reservations: https://creationkidslab20190820.peatix.com

August 21 (Wed): “Let’s Tie and Wrap with a Furoshiki”

Instructors: Mamiko Harano and Miyuki Sato (Furoshiki Study Group)

The Furoshiki Study Group is a nonprofit organization established in Kyoto in 1992. Members undertake diverse activities focused on proposing new ways of wrapping with furoshiki cloth, with two principal aims: to promote greater use of the furoshiki in contemporary lifestyles, and to pass this knowledge on to the next generation. The organization, whose membership numbers approximately 220 (as of January 2018), conducts many different courses dealing with furoshiki. In this workshop, the instructors will share the enjoyment of wrapping different items with a furoshiki, giving students a chance to discover their creative skills in the process.

For reservations: https://creationkidslab20190821.peatix.com

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