Exhibiting Information 8 Dates: July 5 [ Wed ] -7[ Fri ], 2017 Venue: Tokyo Big Sight, Japan Organised by: Reed Exhibitions Japan Ltd. www.designtokyo.jp/en /
DESIGN TOKYO transmits Marketable Design Only the products which passed a screening by a committee will be displayed. Exhibit your sophisticated yet functional products that are also marketable.
62,000* Qualified Buyers *expected/including concurrent shows Face-to-Face Business Discussions Selected Products 3 4
DESIGN TOKYO - Japan s leading trade fair for selected design products DESIGN TOKYO attracts a variety of visitors who seek sophisticated, functional yet marketable design products selected from around the world. Exhibit Profile Gift Variety gifts Stationery Bath & toiletry products Travel & leisure products, etc. Fashion Bags Accessories Shoes Jewellery Watches, etc. Special Zone Aroma & Fragrance Zone Candles Aroma diffusers Aroma lights Dining Glasses Potteries Cutlery Pans Kitchen appliances, etc. Baby & Kids Toys Clothing Furniture Bedclothes Maternity products, etc. Detergents Deodorants Perfumes, etc. DESIGN TOKYO helps you to Textile Bedclothes Curtain Carpets Floor mats Towels, etc. Outdoor Living Furniture Gardening products Outdoor supplies, etc. Interior Zone Lightings Fabrics Furniture Decoration Wall decoration Tapestries Partitions Decorative accessories, etc. Home appliances Photo frames Flower vases, etc. Screening for Exhibiting DESIGN TOKYO establishes the Screening Committee, organised by industry leaders. The Screening Committee shall conduct screening and qualify applicants as exhibitors at DESIGN TOKYO while respecting the concept and the quality of the fair. Applicants will be required to submit company and product information to the Show Management. Screening Committee (Titles omitted, not in particular order) Michelle Millar Fisher Fumio Takashima Curatorial Staff, MoMA - The Museum of Modern Art, New York Ms. Fisher is a member of the curatorial staff in the Architecture + Design department at the Museum of Modern Art, a doctoral candidate in Art History at the CUNY Graduate Center, and an educator in art, architectural and design histories at Harvard's Graduate School of Design, Parsons The New School for Design, and The Frick Collection etc. 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. Find local agents/distributors in Japan Conduct business discussions with a great variety of buyers Carry out market research of Japan Promote your products thorough press activities Kazuo Kawasaki 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. Importers Wholesalers Distributors Retailers Interior shops Design stores Gift shops Specialty stores Apparel shops Accessory shops Stationery shops Manufacturers Interior coordinators SP/PR agents Publications/Media Developers Architect offices Hotels/Restaurants etc. 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. Arts program at Parsons, The New School for Design. (Updated information to be announced at www.designtokyo.jp/en/) 5 6
Major Buyers to Visit Qualified buyers find DESIGN TOKYO as a sourcing mecca of design products Major visitors of previous show (excerpt) Concurrent shows bring 62,000 * buyers Importers/Distributors/Agents Demands for design products in Japan are on the rise not only at interior shops but also various retail channels, such as stationery shops, lifestyle shops, apparel shops, and even book stores. With the 8 concurrent fairs, DESIGN TOKYO attracts many different kinds of buyers from all over Japan so that exhibitors will find potential customers from various industries at the show. *expected Floor Plan (preliminary) Interior Shops/Design Stores Concept Shops/Apparel Shops 8 + Visitors from the 8 concurrent fairs! 12th INTERNATIONAL VARIETY-GIFT EXPO TOKYO 8th TABLEWARE EXPO 6th KITCHENWARE EXPO Hotels/Restaurants 8th FASHION GOODS & ACCESSORIES EXPO Apparel shops Accessory shops Select shops EAST HALL 1-3 4th H&B EXPO Health & Beauty Products Expo Tokyo Cosmetic shops Department Stores Gift Shops/Stationery Shops 1st Interior Products Expo Tokyo Interior shops Variety gift shops 12th INTERNATIONAL VARIETY-GIFT EXPO TOKYO Gift shops Mass retailers Interior shops 9th Baby & Kids Expo Baby & kids specialty stores Toy stores 28th 2017 Stationery stores Book stores Gift shops EAST HALL 4-6 EAST HALL 7 7 8
Increase Visibility with DESIGN TOKYO DESIGN TOKYO PRODUCTS AWARD DESIGN TOKYO PRODUCTS AWARD is given to the most marketable design products passed the screening. The award has raised great attentions of the industry, attracting not only the buyers but also major magazines, TV shows, newspapers, etc. Both winning products and entrees are extensively promoted to the industry prior to/during the show. 2017 Exclusive Support Services for Overseas Exhibitors 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. Special Seminar on How to Maximise Show Results Onsite (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. Date: July 4 [Tue], 2017 (Planned) Venue: Seminar Room in the exhibition hall <IMAGE> <IMAGE> Entry Privileges 1 Special feature on DESIGN TOKYO Website top page 2 E-promotions to 850,000* buyers database 3 Press releases to Japan and global major press to maximise media coverage *subject to change 3 Hotel Discounts and Interpreting/ Translating Services Exhibitors are given great discounts on a variety of hotels in Tokyo, starting at approx. USD 95. 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. Winning Privileges 1 Exposure at the Special Gallery during the show 2 Entitled to use the official award-winner logo 3 Media exposure before and during the show Exhibitions Organised by Reed Exhibitions Reed Exhibitions holds 500 events in 30 countries, including trade and consumer exhibitions, conferences and meetings, ranging across 43 industry sectors. Press Activities Show Management promotes the show as well as exhibitors and their products toward different kinds of media around the world. By exhibiting at DESIGN TOKYO, exhibitors will be able to increase their visibility in Japan and the world. 9
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