2nd International Conference on Design for Ocean Environments "OCEAN BLINDNESS ーWe Don't Know the Oceanー"

With our theme of "Connecting the Ocean and people through Learning," 3710Lab, which has offered practical programs fusing marine education and design since its founding in 2015, will host the "2nd International Conference on Design for Ocean Environments" and exhibition in collaboration with The Nippon Foundation. The theme of the exhibition is "OCEAN BLINDNESS ーWe Don't Know the Oceanー." Various events will take place during the exhibition period, including reports on workshop results by Naoto Fukasawa and we+, in addition to workshops by dot architects + contact Gonzo, Sae Honda, COMPANY (Aamu Song & Johan Olin) and others. Please come and join us.

For holding the event

OCEAN BLINDNESS ーWe Don't Know the Oceanー

This summer has been the hottest on record. The secretary-general of the United Nations,
Guterres used the term "global boiling" to warn of this abnormal condition. This is the hottest
summer ever experienced by mankind. The ocean has a major influence on this.
The ocean is what makes us, life, viable. It nurtures an abundance of living creatures, is a
major logistics hub, and is a treasure trove of energy. The ocean is human activity itself. On
the other hand, the ocean is the largest unexplored area on the planet, with so much
potential, yet we are unaware of it. When we look at the ocean, we see only a small part of it.
3710Lab will explore the ocean that is too big to be seen, and too visible to be fully grasped,
through the theme of "OCEAN BLINDNESS" and through design.

■Conference Program and Speakers

Friday, September 29
16:30〜 Opening and Private Viewing
17:45〜 Opening Remarks（3710Lab Representative: kodai Taguchi）
18:00〜 Executive Director, The Nippon Foundation: Mitsuyuki Unno TALK:
"Designing Relationships between the Ocean and People (tentative title)
19:00〜 Public Workshop by Naoto Fukasawa "My Vision of the Ocean"

Saturday, September 30
13:00〜 TALK & Workshop by dot architects + contact Gonzo "The Storm" Participants wanted!
15:00〜 Workshop report by we+ "Materials From The Ocean"
15:45〜 Workshop by Jin Kuramoto to be held this fall　Crosstalk for "The Ocean Camping - Forms Rising from the Ocean"
16:30～17:30 Talk discussion by we+, Jin Kuramoto, dot architects, and contact Gonzo, "How will ocean environmental design be shaped?"

Sunday, October 1
13:00〜 TALK & Workshop by COMPANY (Aamu Song & Johan Olin)　"Sea Shell Workshop" Participants wanted!
17:30〜 Crosstalk by HAKUTEN and we+ "Sustainability and the Potential of Ocean Resources in the Decoration of Temporary Spaces"

Monday, October 2 - Friday, October 6 
No conferences or workshops will be held. Please enjoy the exhibit. An online talk will be
given by Tom Dixon.

Saturday, October 7
13:30〜 General Discussion "Design Ideas for Facing the Ocean Environment"
16:00〜 TALK by photographer Nao Tsuda and 3710Lab representative Kodai Taguchi "Oceanscape As Dialogue"

Sunday, October 8 - Monday, October 9 （Closes at 15:00 on the 9th）
No conferences or workshops will be held. Please enjoy the exhibit.

＊Up-to-date program details will be announced on the 3710Lab website and SNS as soon as they are determined.

■Introduction of some of the exhibits