Videos by Tolokyo

There are some awesome bands playing on the live stage outside! Gonna upload this and then get a drink. ^__^

Videos by Tolokyo
This artist makes really cool clocks and original instruments – really cool style.
And he’s been presenting at design festa for over 15 years!

Videos by Tolokyo
After walking around, seeing lots of art, listening to some great live music, and meeting some friendly people, it’s time to get away and take a break from it all for a second.

Videos by Tolokyo
Friendly people from all over the world come out to see everything going on at Design Festa. Sebastian brought along his sister Anna, who’s visiting Japan for the first time in 5 years. She found a great shirt from a friendly designer.

Videos by Tolokyo
There’s an outside stage with some great live music – and cute girls selling beer. What more could you ask for!?? ^__^

I have to give a big hand to star volunteer Phil aka ‘Tolokyo’ aka ‘Caught doin’ good’. Here for the 3rd time and on leave from planning his awesome project to film people doing amazing things around this globe of ours, he is bringing you on the spot coverage of Design Festa, here at Tokyo Big Site, this weekend May 15th and 16th. You can check out his regular channel here, but he is giving us rolling clips throughout the day on his raw channel

Welcome to Design Festa Vol 31!

Hi everyone!
Just wanted to make an apology about the blog being offline for a couple of days. Hopefully the hiccups have passed.
Next thing is, Volume 31 is now fast approaching, so do you have something awesome to show the world? Where better than Asia’s largest art event!! Apply NOW online.
We’re also looking for volunteers who speak English, other languages a plus, who can volunteer to do the following:

- artist interviewers/photographers,
- artist interviewers/videographers (DV) and
- visitor interviewers/photographers/videographers (DV)
On May 15th and 16th next year.

For more info contact Stephen! stephen@designfesta.com

Well, although its only just over a month since our 15th anniversary event, the days and weeks are flying away and we are organising the next event, happening May 15th and 16th next year! You can already apply online to be an exhibitor.

Today I wanted to mention one of our many foreign exhibitors at the recent Vol 30. Tama is a very nice guy whose home turf is jointly New Zealand and a tiny Polynesian island not too far from Fiji and Tonga, called Niue. This was his statement about his exhibition: “I represent ideas by colours, to convey subjects of thought energy & form, subatomic & macro nature, quantumness , space, emptiness, landscapes big & small, flows for one point to another, vibrations, routines of sort, nature’s natural unity,love, thoughts. Many works are based around Niuean motifs”

I emailed him after the event to see how his work is progressing since Design Festa,

How did you find about the event?
at a Hotel , I found a pamphlet

Did doing the event influence your way of working / exhibiting, did you
get any new ideas?
Not so much influence , but really interesting to see, new ideas always come..

What are your upcoming projects?
Entering art awards, trying to get exhibit of my work, still have work for sale in a gallery in Auckland New Zealand

Do you have any artistic goals / future ambitions?
To be my living, and make a career as an artist.

Any advice for other artists who are thinking about exhibiting at DF
Relax and smile, its a friendly place

Well I’d like to thank Kopo Tama for being such a great sport at the event and giving me this interview. I really enjoyed looking at his work and contemplating the mathematical and natural forms he uses.

Check it out for yourself!
kopotama.com

Michael Kloran C+-1481

Well its been 2 weeks already since DF closed down our 15th Anniversary edition at Big Sight. Through the amazing work of our volunteers we’ve managed to get ALL the (English speaking) foreign exhibitors who were interviewed on the day up on to both flickr and our report page. Check out your favorite exhibitors, or if you were an exhibitor check out your profile, click through to flickr and leave us a comment!!

Today I’d like to pick out the lovely Mr. Michael Kloran, who sportingly agreed to give us a video interview.
His illustration is linked up with his job teaching Japanese people how to be better teachers so they can make a difference in the developing world. He uses his illustration in an educational capacity, for children’s books as well as for his own enjoyment. We hope you enjoy this interview

Kloran.com
Video by ToLokyo
Edited by me (^_^)