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VOL 31 STAFF COMMENTS……

May 31st, 2010

The atmosphere amongst the staff here at DFG remains euphoric after the event, so let’s hear what the staff have to say!

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Osamu….”So exciting!,the live stage bands were fantastic! A great day out for my family and I!”

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Yukiko (indoor stage)…….”We were so pleased by the high number of visitors attending both days! Personally i was in a great position to enjoy watching all the wonderful performances taking place on the Indoor Stage! I hope VOL32 will be even bigger and better!”

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Daisuke ….”I saw so many amazing artists i was inspired to be more creative in my own art!”

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Benny……”So many creative artists and lots of happy visitors! It was lovely talking to them!”

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Same (Mini Theatre) …….”Fantastic fun viewing the very original films and of course getting to meet the people making them! Let’s all make VOL32 fantastic too!”

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Yimei……”Really great performances, lots of visitors! The time passed so fast, I can’t wait for the next one!”

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Stephen……..It’s magical to be able to regularly throw such an event, I’ve never been a part of anything like this before and i’m always looking forward to the next one!”

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Sally……”Fun! Awesome! I bought some great fashion & accessory items…I was also pleased to see so many of our Gallery artists exhibiting at the event and i’m looking forward to meeting many more at the next Design Festa, come and join us!”

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Hyewon……”I was so happy meeting so many Korean artsists, visitors and media! See you all again next time!”

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DF Cafe staff Danno….”My first Design Festa event…..tanoshkatta! , everything was great! especially the live stage!”

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DF Cafe Isop……”I was impressed by seeing so many types of art and of course my band 6T01 and i really grooved on the fantastic live stage energy! It was our first time to play at Design Festa!”

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Kozue…..”I’ve attended the event twice before but this was my first time to experience it as a staff member….and it was just great to be able to meet and talk to so many creative people!”

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Kenny (restaurant/live stage manager) “As i’ve said previously Design Festa thrives on change and i know that the changes we brought to the live stage  for this event increased the level of enjoyment for bands and visitors both! As a relatively new staff member i am now starting to understand just how much fun there is to be had at this crazy event!”

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Nica….”I loved the Ghana cuisine and was so pleasantly surprised to find this type of food and ambiance here in Japan! as for the event? great weather, great people and great art!”

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Ryo……”Having had record numbers of visitors and artists we are all so pleased ! the new outdoor live stage ROCKED! i was so happy to meet so many old friends again!”

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Nao…..”I enjoyed the craft section very much and bought a beautiful ring from artist Torico, I love her style! Also i made it out to the live stage for my first time WOW! I can’t wait for VOL32!”

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Yaoki….”I want to thank all our amazing volunteer staff for their incredibly hard work!”

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Ken……”this was my very first event! I met so many talented people….it was a sensory overload!”

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Panda…….”I really enjoyed the communication with artists and visitors from so many countries!”

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Madoka….”Incredible! My mother exhibited her cute soft cat objet and sold 7!”

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Sakuratei staff Momo…..”My first time!, i had such a good time….i’m definitely going to the next one!”

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Toshie….”I was really knocked out by the high level of Korean art there!”

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Hatobo……”Simply the best event we’ve had so far! I really liked artist Hama’s huge live painting and would like to thank him for kindly donating his artwork for VOL31’s pamphlets”

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Yusuke….”This event made dreams come true! I’m looking forward to seeing more inspirational art at VOL32!”

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DF Director Takeshi…..”What made Design Festa VOL31 such a success was the fact that the event itself could generate such a high level of original art….I’m deeply appreciative that all the artists and visitors attending had such a deep feeling for the event as a whole, Thank You all so much and see you next time!”

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LIVE STAGE LIVE PAINTING by MAR!

May 20th, 2010

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artist Mar who is well known for his vivid murals around the gallery at the start of the day………..but when the kids found him things got quickly out of hand!…….

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LIVE STAGE REPORTS (SUN)

May 19th, 2010

Here’s 3 of the bands who caught my ear!…………

from Okinawa…..THE VACANCES (whom i tried to interview but the singer seemed to think that i was Bruce Willis for some reason so it never got further than our fighting for an autograph from each other!) anyway this band captivated their large audience with their own inimitable style of sing-a-long punkabilly anthems……an amazing frontman who at times reminded me of the late great Lee Brilleaux (Dr. Feelgood)

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JACK & SALLY!

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whose Berlinesque style both bemused and enamoured the audience……..this band are going places!

Last but not least the fantastic PSYDOLL !!!

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Uenoyama……………..Nekoi……………….Ucchi

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playing tracks from their new (and 6th) album “10 Spyglasses” and offering the many gaijin watching their performance a taste of J-Cyberpunk, PSYDOLL created the perfect atmosphere  for the later bands to follow……..for more info check out http://www.psydoll.com

Psydoll have an impressive tour history under their belt with tours in Canada (2001), Beyond The Veil (Leeds UK 2003) and other gigs in Aberdeen Scotland!

…..And many thanx to Live Stage Boss Kenny for organising it all! here he is below with former DF staff Megan and her sister Sarah.

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The Writing is Truly on the Wall

May 16th, 2010

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it’s 1538 DF time and as volume 31 chuggs along, art in all its guises continues to be born. fashion continues its march down the runway, illustration jumps off pages, food and drink are being cosumed in copious amounts, music belches from speakers,  and the crowd keeps coming and going…. but where are you?

there is still time to Yurikamome your ass over here and get your hardon…..ummmm – art on!

hope to see you before it’s over for another 6 months.

ta!

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Le Jardin Gaulois

May 16th, 2010

There are so many restaurants at the 4th floor and they are all amazing! But there is one I really fall in love with. It is the French one:  You can buy there all my favourite food: Quiche, Crepes, custard cake, french fries and chicken Provence style and much much more. The owner Richard Rodot comes from France, Burgundy and lives here in Japan since 20 years. First he worked as a chef for other restaurants then he decided to open his own restaurant Brin de Muguet (www.brin-de-muguet.com).  Additional to that he owns several shops around Tokyo where you can buy a lot of more delicatessen from France! www.lejardingaulois.com. All the food is self made and just delicious!  He enjoys coming to the Design Festa  because both customers and the organisation are very friendly and he likes the atmosphere of the event!

So if you want to eat something special just drop by there for one of the wonderful cakes!

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Ghana House

May 16th, 2010

This is just amazing. Walking around hall B, just at the entrance to the outdoor area I discovered this amazing stand with food from Ghana! They sell specialities from Ghana, peanut curry, sweet potato banana beans, different kinds of beers, and much much more. They came to Design Festa because they are always looking for an event to promote their restaurant and culture from Ghana. Just go there and check it out! The owner Charles Boateng imports everything original from Ghana and the food tastes just wonderful! He has another restaurant in Saitama with the same name: www.ghanahouse.com

They are planning to screen the world cup games as Ghana is participating and they plan a party as well.

Let`s go there!

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VOL31 FREAKY HIGHLIGHTS! (SAT)

May 16th, 2010

Huge crowds signalled the start of another fantastic event……..

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not forgetting our wonderfully wacky artists and performers!…..

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CHECK BACK SOON FOR THE SECOND DAY of DESIGN FESTA VOL31!!

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VOL31 LIVE STAGE HIGHLIGHTS (SAT)

May 16th, 2010

Kicking off the start of yesterdays awesome line-up of bands outside at the crowded Live Stage was the incredible punk band BORDER, who soon whipped the crowd into a frenzy as the usually soft spoken singer Shin grew more and more intense……..IMG_0094731IMG_0063482IMG_0073469

throughout the day as the sun got hotter so did the music culminating in to raucous set from DF staff member Kenny’s grunge band SUPERHERO….

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seen below DJ KSK’s free-mic crew…..

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and a cast of crazies!

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Live Band! トルチョックディナーショー Tolchock Dinner Show

May 15th, 2010

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

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Artist Interview 1

May 15th, 2010

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!

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