Lecture with a Glass of Wine: Seven Hits of Japanese Design

Interest in Japanese design is growing worldwide. New exhibitions are constantly being held in galleries and museums, and the publisher Thames & Hudson has released a comprehensive reference book on the subject. This lecture is also something of a guide.

It will not offer a detailed history of Japanese design (such a story would require several lectures). Instead, it serves as an introduction to the topic: seven short stories about the key masterpieces of Japanese design from different periods, spanning from the mid-20th century to the early 21st century —
the Akari lamps by Isamu Noguchi, the Butterfly Stool by Sori Yanagi, the Teiza chair by Junzo Sakakura, the Kikkoman soy sauce bottle by Kenji Ekuan, the Tawaraya podium by Masanori Umeda, the Miss Blanche chair by Shiro Kuramata, and the Muji CD player by Naoto Fukasawa — their creators and the historical contexts in which they were made.

The lecture will be given by Artem Dezhurko, design historian, PhD, former lecturer at HSE, and former head of the Product Design Department at the All-Russian Museum of Decorative Arts.

Start: Sunday, January 18, 5:00 PM
Venue: Artcinema
Duration: approximately 2 hours
Price: 60 GEL (includes the lecture and a glass of wine or a non-alcoholic drink)