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11:30〜12:30/Free of Charge
"The surfaces of well-being in Architecture"
Loris Casalboni CEO and Chairman of Oltremateria
Loris Casalboni, Researcher and creative, born in Rimini in 1962 after having gained experience in the world of boating, ceramics and design; in 2008 together with his brother, Euro, found the brand OLTREMATERIA®- The surfaces of wellness "is where researching the possibility to improve the materials performance and well-being of people, reducing the environmental impact compared to the common chemical, is able to obtain the ECOMALTE® and OLEOMALTE® the first materials for continuous floor and wall surfaces, water-based single components without cement and without epoxy resins , also consisting of polymers derived from natural sunflower oil and natural RECYCLED aggregates: quartz, stones, marbles, glass bottles and light bulbs, bricks and pottery. With performances and certifications of the highest level, so much so that OLTREMATERIA enters the best projects and works at international level both in the field of furnishing and residential construction as well as in commercial and design complements.
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13:30〜14:30/¥1,000
"Power of Expanding Design"
Junko Koshino Designer
Toshiyuki Kita Design Producer
Junko Koshino presented collections in the Paris Fashion Week from 1978 for 22 years. Since then, she has held shows around the world, including Beijing, NY (The Met), Vietnam, Cuba, Poland, Myanmar, Russia, and Spain, actively working for international cultural exchange. Her diverse design activities range from costume designs for the opera “The Magic Flute,” “Madama Butterfly,” Broadway musical “Pacific Overtures” (nominated for ten Tony Awards), DRUM TAO stage costumes, sports uniforms, the second emblem of JOC, to designing fireworks. She is also active in supporting the devastated areas hit by disasters in Japan. In 2018, she directed a fashion show at the Osaka Prefectural Government Office. Koshino also serves as a member of the Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (Culture and Education Commission), the Special Envoy of the 2025 International Expo, and the Ambassador of Osaka Marathon. She was accredited as Person of Cultural Merits in 2017. She hosts a radio show “Koshino Junko MASACA” every Sunday from 5 PM on TBS radio.
Began designing in Japan and Italy from 1969. Since then, Kita has designed many best-seller products from Italian, German, and Japanese manufacturers such as furniture, home electronic appliances, robots, daily necessities. Many of his works are selected for permanent collections in world famous museums such as The Museum of Modern Art in New York (MOMA). He is also very active in revitalizing and promoting local Japanese traditional crafts and industries as well. He is the Director of the international trade fair for home and lifestyle renovation “LIVING & DESIGN” and proponent of Japanese lifestyle renovation, the “RENOVETTA” project. Professor, The Osaka University of Arts. Kita supervised the Japanese pavilion at the Expo 2010 Shanghai China. In 2016, he served as The International Jury of Compasso d’Oro, Italy. Many awards include “carrier internazionale of Compasso d’Oro” of Italy and Distinguished Service Award regarding Intellectual Property (Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry). Honored “Commendatore Ordine al Merito della Repubblica Italiana” in 2017.
His recent publications include “Power of Design,” “Local Industry + Design,” “Venture for Design.”
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15:30〜17:00/¥1,000
"Crossing scale "from architecture to the city""
Katsuhiko Endo Archtect / Endo Architect and Associates
Born in Yokohama in 1970. Graduated from the Department of Architecture, Faculty of Engineering, Musashi Institute of Technology (current Tokyo City University) in 1992. In 1995, earned a master's degree in Architecture, Graduate School of Engineering, University of Tokyo. Established Endo Architect and Associates in Tokyo in 1997 (changed to Endo Katsuhiko Architect and Associates Inc. in 2007). Opened Osaka Office in 2017 and Daigo Office in 2019. Received numerous awards including first prize in the architectural design competition for Osaka City Museum of Modern Art (tentative name) in 2017, (later given the name "Osaka Nakanoshima Art Museum" in 2018), first prize in the architectural design competition for Ibaraki Daigo Town Hall in 2017, and first prize in the15th Public Buildings Award for Toyota City Nature Center in 2016. His major works include “U-CAN Yoyogi ANNEX” (2010), “La Cienega West” (2011), “Homigaoka Kindergarten” (2016), and “Chojamaru VIEW TERRACE” (2017).
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