From October 31 (Fri.) to November 9 (Sun.), the design and art festival "DESIGNART TOKYO 2025" (hosted by the DESIGNART TOKYO Executive Committee) featured "SEN-AN" at the AXIS Building, and attracted significant attention and captivated many visitors. This popular exhibition will be on display at the same location for a limited time. Please take this opportunity to visit us!
| Event period | Friday, December 5 to Sunday, December 7, 2025 |
|---|---|
| Dec 5 (Fri): 16:00 - 19:00 | |
| Dec 6 (Sat): 13:00 - 18:00 | |
| Dec 7 (Sun): 13:00 - 18:00 | |
| ※Additional open days: Dec 13(Sat), 14(Sun), 20(Sat), 21(Sun) | |
| Venue | B1F Special Area （B111） |
| Fee | Free |
| Organizers |
GRANDIR Inc. |
| Creator | YUZO KOSAKA（NOMURA Co., Ltd. nora）,YUSHI TANAKA（NOMURA Co., Ltd.）,YOSHIKI ICHIKAWA （AURORA Inc.）,AYAKA HAGIYA（NOMURA Co., Ltd. IVD） |
| Cooperation | MASAMICHI INABA（MDL Inc.）,SHINJI OZAKI（arc co.,ltd.）,YOSHIYUKI TAKAHASHI / HIROSHI IDE（SOW inc.）,TOKI CORPORATION,ModuleX Inc.,DN Lighting Co., Ltd.,YUKO KIYOTAKE/CHIEKO SUGA/NORIYUKI HIRATA（Tea Ceremony Salon Lempicka）,KIENGI |
Exhibition Details
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Between Timeframes｜SEN-AN is a spatial experiment that reconstructs the traditional culture of the tea room and re-examines "the Japanese sensibility" in the present day. Historically, the tearoom was a place to calm the mind and sharpen perception in harmony with nature. Its essence lies not in style, but in serving as a "spiritual apparatus" that reconsiders time, space, and relationships.This work inherits that spirit while deviating in terms of material and structure, creating a space that stimulates sensitivity through "form" and "ma (interval/emptiness)." We adopted the non-traditional material LGS, redefining it not through modernism but as a "structure that reflects time," presenting it as a mirror of life in industrialized society.
It is not the persistence of objects, but the persistence of a culture that cultivates sensitivity. Tradition is not imitation, but a continuous process of "questioning" and "translation." With this stance, we will continue our activities. As a first step, we challenged ourselves with an installation of a contemporary tearoom.Available for sale and adaptable to other spaces.
DESIGNART TOKYO 2025 SPECIAL VIDEO
SEN-AN / GRANDIR+Yuzo Kosaka, Yushi Tanaka, Yoshiki Ichikawa, Ayaka Hagiya, Hiromi Sato
