6th DESIGN TOKYO

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PARTICIPATION GUIDE

Dates: July 8 [ Wed ] - 10 [ Fri ] , 2015 Venue: Tokyo Big Sight, Japan Organised by: Reed Exhibitions Japan Ltd.

DESIGN TOKYO SHOW MANAGEMENT — REED EXHIBITIONS JAPAN LTD. Contact

18F Shinjuku-Nomura Bldg., 1-26-2 Nishishinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 163-0570, Japan Tel: +81-3-3349-8519 Fax: +81-3-3349-8530 E-mail: dt-eng@reedexpo.co.jp A division of Reed Business Registered in England, Number 678540

www.designtokyo.jp/en /

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Only the products which passed the screening by designers and stylists will be on display.

Come and display your stylish and fashionable products.

They are catching its industry's attention.

TO Tokyo and FROM Tokyo — DESIGN TOKYO transmits "Marketable Design"

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Only the products which passed the screening by designers and stylists will be on display.

Come and display your stylish and fashionable products.

They are catching its industry's attention.

TO Tokyo and FROM Tokyo — DESIGN TOKYO transmits "Marketable Design"

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A Large Number of Visitors

Face-to-face Business Discussions

Highly-selected and Stylish Products 3

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A Large Number of Visitors

Face-to-face Business Discussions

Highly-selected and Stylish Products 3

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What is

DESIGN TOKYO is a leading trade fair which gathers marketable design products from all over the world.

It has welcomed a great variety of visitors coming in flocks to find latest cutting-edge products and see what's fresh in design and lifestyle fields.

Exhibit Profile

Screening for Exhibiting

Interior

Fashion

Textile

Dining

DESIGN TOKYO establishes the Screening Committee, organised by specialists working in the design industry such as designers and top stylists. The Screening Committee shall conduct screening and qualify applicants as exhibitors at DESIGN TOKYO while respecting the concept and the quality of the fair and its screening policies. Applicants will be required to submit company and product information to the Show Management.

・Lightings

・Bags

・Bedclothes

・Glasses

・Fabrics

・Accessories

・Curtain

・Potteries

・Clocks

・Shoes

・Carpets

・Cutlery

・Furniture

・Jewelleries

・Window shade

・Pans

・Home appliances

・Watches, etc.

・Floor mats

・Cutting knives

・Towels, etc.

・Kitchen appliances, etc.

・Photo frames ・Flower vases, etc.

Decoration

Judges Gift

Baby & Kids

(Titles omitted, not in particular order)

Outdoor Living

Luke T. Baker

・Wallpaper

・Candles

・Toys

・Furniture

・Wall decoration

・Fragrances

・Clothing

・Gardening products

・Tapestries

・Stationeries

・Furniture

・Lightings, etc.

・Partitions

・Household goods, etc.

・Bedclothes, etc.

Curatorial Staff, MoMA - The Museum of Modern Art, New York Mr. Luke T. Baker is a member of the curatorial staff in the department of Architecture and Design at the Museum of Modern Art and a writer specialising in design, craft, and material culture.

He holds a master's degree in Design and Decorative Arts History from Bard Graduate Center in New York City. Recent exhibitions include: Designing Modern Women 1880-1980, Hand Signals, and Brute Material: Fiber into Form. His writing has appeared in Modern, Outpost Journal, Metalsmith, the Studio Potter, Art Papers, and other publications.

・Decorative accessories, etc.

Fumio Takashima

DESIGN TOKYO helps you grab an opportunity to expand your business in the Japanese markets. Because you can…

President and Chief Executive Officer, BALS CORPORATION Mr. Takashima has established BALS CORPORATION in 1990 for the purpose of sales of imported furniture and interior goods. He has been running over 150 shops including BALS TOKYO, J-PERIOD, WTW and Francfranc which celebrates its 20th anniversary in 2012. His business approach based on fashion sensitivity and marketing has been attracting increasing attention from the industry.

Find local business partners in Japan Conduct business discussions face to face with a great variety of visitors Carry out market research of Japan Kazuo Kawasaki

Promote your products with thorough press coverage all over Japan

Ph.D., Design Director/Professor Emeritus, Osaka University and Nagoya City University Mr. Kawasaki is a design director, who has been designing wide range of products. He has been awarded from numbers of Japanese and overseas prizes. Numbers of his products have been exhibited as permanent collections at major overseas museums such as ‘MoMA’.

Visitor Profile ・Importers

・Wholesalers

・Distributors

・Retailers

・Interior shops

・Design stores

・Lifestyle shops

・Department stores

・Gift shops

・Specialty stores

・Apparel shops

・Accessory shops

・Stationery shops

・Manufacturers

・Interior coordinators

・SP/PR agents

・Publications/Media

・Developers

・Architect offices

・Hotel/Restaurants etc.

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Tomomi Nagayama

Interior Stylist Ms. Nagayama has been actively involved in interior & product styling for magazines such as ‘Casa BRUTUS’ and ‘ELLE DECO’, etc. Also, she has been handling interior styling, etc., for corporate show rooms and catalogues. She has been interested in products and things which go well with our daily life, and has been studying about them.

Arts program at Parsons, The New School for Design.

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?

What is

DESIGN TOKYO is a leading trade fair which gathers marketable design products from all over the world.

It has welcomed a great variety of visitors coming in flocks to find latest cutting-edge products and see what's fresh in design and lifestyle fields.

Exhibit Profile

Screening for Exhibiting

Interior

Fashion

Textile

Dining

DESIGN TOKYO establishes the Screening Committee, organised by specialists working in the design industry such as designers and top stylists. The Screening Committee shall conduct screening and qualify applicants as exhibitors at DESIGN TOKYO while respecting the concept and the quality of the fair and its screening policies. Applicants will be required to submit company and product information to the Show Management.

・Lightings

・Bags

・Bedclothes

・Glasses

・Fabrics

・Accessories

・Curtain

・Potteries

・Clocks

・Shoes

・Carpets

・Cutlery

・Furniture

・Jewelleries

・Window shade

・Pans

・Home appliances

・Watches, etc.

・Floor mats

・Cutting knives

・Towels, etc.

・Kitchen appliances, etc.

・Photo frames ・Flower vases, etc.

Decoration

Judges Gift

Baby & Kids

(Titles omitted, not in particular order)

Outdoor Living

Luke T. Baker

・Wallpaper

・Candles

・Toys

・Furniture

・Wall decoration

・Fragrances

・Clothing

・Gardening products

・Tapestries

・Stationeries

・Furniture

・Lightings, etc.

・Partitions

・Household goods, etc.

・Bedclothes, etc.

Curatorial Staff, MoMA - The Museum of Modern Art, New York Mr. Luke T. Baker is a member of the curatorial staff in the department of Architecture and Design at the Museum of Modern Art and a writer specialising in design, craft, and material culture.

He holds a master's degree in Design and Decorative Arts History from Bard Graduate Center in New York City. Recent exhibitions include: Designing Modern Women 1880-1980, Hand Signals, and Brute Material: Fiber into Form. His writing has appeared in Modern, Outpost Journal, Metalsmith, the Studio Potter, Art Papers, and other publications.

・Decorative accessories, etc.

Fumio Takashima

DESIGN TOKYO helps you grab an opportunity to expand your business in the Japanese markets. Because you can…

President and Chief Executive Officer, BALS CORPORATION Mr. Takashima has established BALS CORPORATION in 1990 for the purpose of sales of imported furniture and interior goods. He has been running over 150 shops including BALS TOKYO, J-PERIOD, WTW and Francfranc which celebrates its 20th anniversary in 2012. His business approach based on fashion sensitivity and marketing has been attracting increasing attention from the industry.

Find local business partners in Japan Conduct business discussions face to face with a great variety of visitors Carry out market research of Japan Kazuo Kawasaki

Promote your products with thorough press coverage all over Japan

Ph.D., Design Director/Professor Emeritus, Osaka University and Nagoya City University Mr. Kawasaki is a design director, who has been designing wide range of products. He has been awarded from numbers of Japanese and overseas prizes. Numbers of his products have been exhibited as permanent collections at major overseas museums such as ‘MoMA’.

Visitor Profile ・Importers

・Wholesalers

・Distributors

・Retailers

・Interior shops

・Design stores

・Lifestyle shops

・Department stores

・Gift shops

・Specialty stores

・Apparel shops

・Accessory shops

・Stationery shops

・Manufacturers

・Interior coordinators

・SP/PR agents

・Publications/Media

・Developers

・Architect offices

・Hotel/Restaurants etc.

5

Tomomi Nagayama

Interior Stylist Ms. Nagayama has been actively involved in interior & product styling for magazines such as ‘Casa BRUTUS’ and ‘ELLE DECO’, etc. Also, she has been handling interior styling, etc., for corporate show rooms and catalogues. She has been interested in products and things which go well with our daily life, and has been studying about them.

Arts program at Parsons, The New School for Design.

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Concurrent fairs enrich DESIGN TOKYO is held with 7 different fairs.

With these concurrent fairs, DESIGN TOKYO attracts more prime importers and buyers.

Concurrently held with 7 different fairs

A record number of 60,000* visitors will visit DESIGN TOKYO in 2015. (*expected)

Design products are sold through a various channel in Japan more than ever before. Demands for design products are on the rise not only at interior shops but also various retail shops such as general gift shops, lifestyle shops and apparel stores. With these concurrent fairs below, DESIGN TOKYO attracts a great variety of visitors from all over Japan and provides a great opportunity of active business discussions among many different industries.

Excerpt from main visitors (in the previous fair) Importers/Distributors

Floor Plan (preliminary) 6th FASHION

6th

4th

KITCHENWARE TABLEWARE EXPO EXPO

GOODS & ACCESSORIES EXPO 7th Baby & Kids Expo - July 2015 -

*

Japan’s largest trade fair for babies’ and kids’ items

The leading trade fairs for tableware and kitchenware products

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2nd H&B EXPO Health & Beauty Products Expo Tokyo A leading trade fair gathering all kinds of health and beauty products

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INTERNATIONAL VARIETY-GIFT EXPO TOKYO

10th

Japan’s leading trade fair for all kinds of variety-gift

ETOILE KAITO & CO., INC.

ITOCHU RETAIL LINK CORPORATION

K. ONISHI & CO., LTD.

KANEMATSU TEXTILE CORPORATION

KIYOHARA & CO., LTD.

KOWA COMPANY LTD.

MARUBENI INTEX CO., LTD.

SANYEI CORPORATION

T. CHATANI & CO., LTD.

T. KAWABE & CO., LTD.

etc.

Interior Shops/Design Stores ACME FURNITURE

Japan’s leading trade fair gathering world’s various fashion accessories

Entrance/E

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DAIDO CO., LTD.

AXIS

BALS TOKYO

Crastina INTER FURNITURE

ENTRE VIDA

F.O.B COOP

H.P.DECO

HHSTYLE.COM

IDEA SEVENTH SENSE

IDÉE

ILLUMS

J-PERIOD

KARIMOKU60

KEYUCA

LAZY SUSAN

MATURiTE

THE CONRAN SHOP

UNICO

VICEVERSA

YAMAGIWA

DAIMARU MATSUZAKAYA

HANKYU HANSHIN

ISETAN MITSUKOSHI

LUMINE

MARUI

MATSUYA

ODAKYU

PARCO

SOGO & SEIBU

TAKASHIMAYA

TOBU

TOKYU

B-COMPANY

BLEU BLEUET

FRANCFRANC

GEORGE’ S

INOBUN

LOFT

MUJI

PLAZA

QUATRE SAISONS

SPIRAL MARKET

TIMELESS COMFORT

TOKYU HANDS

etc.

Department Stores

Japan’s largest* stationery & office products trade fair

etc.

Gift Shops

WATASHI NO HEYA

etc.

Specialty Stores/Apparel Shops

* "Largest" in reference to the exhibitor number of trade fairs with the same concept.

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AMERICAN RAG CIE

BARNEYS NEWYORK

ESTNATION

FREAK'S STORE

JOURNAL STANDARD

SAZABY

TOMORROWLAND

UNITED ARROWS

URBAN RESEARCH

BEAMS

SHIPS

etc.

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Concurrent fairs enrich DESIGN TOKYO is held with 7 different fairs.

With these concurrent fairs, DESIGN TOKYO attracts more prime importers and buyers.

Concurrently held with 7 different fairs

A record number of 60,000* visitors will visit DESIGN TOKYO in 2015. (*expected)

Design products are sold through a various channel in Japan more than ever before. Demands for design products are on the rise not only at interior shops but also various retail shops such as general gift shops, lifestyle shops and apparel stores. With these concurrent fairs below, DESIGN TOKYO attracts a great variety of visitors from all over Japan and provides a great opportunity of active business discussions among many different industries.

Excerpt from main visitors (in the previous fair) Importers/Distributors

Floor Plan (preliminary) 6th FASHION

6th

4th

KITCHENWARE TABLEWARE EXPO EXPO

GOODS & ACCESSORIES EXPO 7th Baby & Kids Expo - July 2015 -

*

Japan’s largest trade fair for babies’ and kids’ items

The leading trade fairs for tableware and kitchenware products

xit xit Entrance/E

2nd H&B EXPO Health & Beauty Products Expo Tokyo A leading trade fair gathering all kinds of health and beauty products

xit Entrance/E xit Entrance/E

INTERNATIONAL VARIETY-GIFT EXPO TOKYO

10th

Japan’s leading trade fair for all kinds of variety-gift

ETOILE KAITO & CO., INC.

ITOCHU RETAIL LINK CORPORATION

K. ONISHI & CO., LTD.

KANEMATSU TEXTILE CORPORATION

KIYOHARA & CO., LTD.

KOWA COMPANY LTD.

MARUBENI INTEX CO., LTD.

SANYEI CORPORATION

T. CHATANI & CO., LTD.

T. KAWABE & CO., LTD.

etc.

Interior Shops/Design Stores ACME FURNITURE

Japan’s leading trade fair gathering world’s various fashion accessories

Entrance/E

xit Entrance/E xit Entrance/E

DAIDO CO., LTD.

AXIS

BALS TOKYO

Crastina INTER FURNITURE

ENTRE VIDA

F.O.B COOP

H.P.DECO

HHSTYLE.COM

IDEA SEVENTH SENSE

IDÉE

ILLUMS

J-PERIOD

KARIMOKU60

KEYUCA

LAZY SUSAN

MATURiTE

THE CONRAN SHOP

UNICO

VICEVERSA

YAMAGIWA

DAIMARU MATSUZAKAYA

HANKYU HANSHIN

ISETAN MITSUKOSHI

LUMINE

MARUI

MATSUYA

ODAKYU

PARCO

SOGO & SEIBU

TAKASHIMAYA

TOBU

TOKYU

B-COMPANY

BLEU BLEUET

FRANCFRANC

GEORGE’ S

INOBUN

LOFT

MUJI

PLAZA

QUATRE SAISONS

SPIRAL MARKET

TIMELESS COMFORT

TOKYU HANDS

etc.

Department Stores

Japan’s largest* stationery & office products trade fair

etc.

Gift Shops

WATASHI NO HEYA

etc.

Specialty Stores/Apparel Shops

* "Largest" in reference to the exhibitor number of trade fairs with the same concept.

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AMERICAN RAG CIE

BARNEYS NEWYORK

ESTNATION

FREAK'S STORE

JOURNAL STANDARD

SAZABY

TOMORROWLAND

UNITED ARROWS

URBAN RESEARCH

BEAMS

SHIPS

etc.

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Support Service

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Overseas Products Sourcing Guidebook

(FREE)

A special guidebook will be prepared only for overseas exhibitors. The guidebook provides company information, product features with photos and contact information. Prior to the show, the guidebook is planned to be distributed to 10,000 major Japanese importers and buyers who are interested in sourcing international products. This makes the entire industry notice the presence of overseas exhibitors, attracting more visitors to their booth as well as enhancing appointments with buyers at the show.

Special Seminar Conducted in English on How to Conduct Business in Japan

Date: July 7 [Tue], 2015 (Planned) Venue: Seminar Room in the exhibition hall

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Publicity Service

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Reed Exhibitions Japan is a member of Reed Exhibitions, the world’s leading events organiser. Reed Exhibitions Japan organises 110 large scale exhibitions per year.

We will continue making full use of our experiences and knowledge to develop DESIGN TOKYO into another successful show.

(FREE)

A special seminar will offer coaching on how to penetrate the new market, Japan. It will be a great opportunity for you to know more about Japanese business customs, market trends and how to utilise the show in advance.

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Reed Exhibitions Japan – Japan’s largest exhibition organiser

Excerpt from the shows organised by Reed Exhibitions Japan’s largest and international jewellery trade show with 1,200* exhibitors and 30,000* visitors in 2015. (*expected)

MAISON&OBJET is the major event for professionals working in the art of living in all its rich and varied expressions. The lifestyle show brings together a 360° product offering.

(FREE)

To maximise media coverage, Show Management prepares media releases which include your company and product information. DESIGN TOKYO will send these releases to major Japanese and global trade press. Simply send your information to Show Management and effectively publicise your company.

LiS is a boutique trade event where designers of high end giftwares, homewares and fashion brands, showcase their latest collections, with a clear emphasis on style, design, creativity and quality.

27th INTERNATIONAL OPTICAL FAIR TOKYO

Asia’s leading optical trade fair gathering latest eyewear and related products from all over the world.

Hotel Discounts and Interpreting/Translating Services DESIGN TOKYO exhibitors also given great discounts on a variety of hotels in Tokyo, starting at approx. USD 95. DESIGN TOKYO Show Management also helps arrange translating and interpreting services for your business needs, starting at approx. USD 47 for translating/page, and interpreting at approx. USD 260/day.

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Support Service

1

2

Overseas Products Sourcing Guidebook

(FREE)

A special guidebook will be prepared only for overseas exhibitors. The guidebook provides company information, product features with photos and contact information. Prior to the show, the guidebook is planned to be distributed to 10,000 major Japanese importers and buyers who are interested in sourcing international products. This makes the entire industry notice the presence of overseas exhibitors, attracting more visitors to their booth as well as enhancing appointments with buyers at the show.

Special Seminar Conducted in English on How to Conduct Business in Japan

Date: July 7 [Tue], 2015 (Planned) Venue: Seminar Room in the exhibition hall

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9

Publicity Service

<IMAGE>

Reed Exhibitions Japan is a member of Reed Exhibitions, the world’s leading events organiser. Reed Exhibitions Japan organises 110 large scale exhibitions per year.

We will continue making full use of our experiences and knowledge to develop DESIGN TOKYO into another successful show.

(FREE)

A special seminar will offer coaching on how to penetrate the new market, Japan. It will be a great opportunity for you to know more about Japanese business customs, market trends and how to utilise the show in advance.

3

Reed Exhibitions Japan – Japan’s largest exhibition organiser

Excerpt from the shows organised by Reed Exhibitions Japan’s largest and international jewellery trade show with 1,200* exhibitors and 30,000* visitors in 2015. (*expected)

MAISON&OBJET is the major event for professionals working in the art of living in all its rich and varied expressions. The lifestyle show brings together a 360° product offering.

(FREE)

To maximise media coverage, Show Management prepares media releases which include your company and product information. DESIGN TOKYO will send these releases to major Japanese and global trade press. Simply send your information to Show Management and effectively publicise your company.

LiS is a boutique trade event where designers of high end giftwares, homewares and fashion brands, showcase their latest collections, with a clear emphasis on style, design, creativity and quality.

27th INTERNATIONAL OPTICAL FAIR TOKYO

Asia’s leading optical trade fair gathering latest eyewear and related products from all over the world.

Hotel Discounts and Interpreting/Translating Services DESIGN TOKYO exhibitors also given great discounts on a variety of hotels in Tokyo, starting at approx. USD 95. DESIGN TOKYO Show Management also helps arrange translating and interpreting services for your business needs, starting at approx. USD 47 for translating/page, and interpreting at approx. USD 260/day.

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DT150_BRC_E_H1-H4 (yamamoto) W420XH297

PARTICIPATION GUIDE

Dates: July 8 [ Wed ] - 10 [ Fri ] , 2015 Venue: Tokyo Big Sight, Japan Organised by: Reed Exhibitions Japan Ltd.

DESIGN TOKYO SHOW MANAGEMENT — REED EXHIBITIONS JAPAN LTD. Contact

18F Shinjuku-Nomura Bldg., 1-26-2 Nishishinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 163-0570, Japan Tel: +81-3-3349-8519 Fax: +81-3-3349-8530 E-mail: dt-eng@reedexpo.co.jp A division of Reed Business Registered in England, Number 678540

www.designtokyo.jp/en /