www.designtokyo.jp/en/

Tokyo Big Sight, Japan

Wed FriJuly 6 − 8 , 2011

TO Tokyo and FROM Tokyo --- DESIGN TOKYO transmits "Marketable Design".

DESIGN TOKYO is an annual event which gathers the latest design products and leading designers from all over the world.

Its first edition ended in July 2010 and welcomed key buyers coming in flocks to find new vendors and see what's fresh in the design and lifestyle fields.

Join DESIGN TOKYO and share your desirable and commercially successful ideas which add value to the market.

Exhibit Profile

� Interior ・Lightings ・Fabrics ・Clocks ・Furniture ・Home appliances ・Photo frames ・Flower vases, etc.

� Fashion ・Bags ・Accessories ・Shoes ・Jewelleries ・Watches, etc.

� Textile ・Bedclothes ・Curtain ・Carpets ・Window shade ・Floor mats ・Towels, etc.

� Dining ・Glasses ・Potteries ・Cutlery ・Pans ・Cutting knives ・Kitchen appliances, etc.

� Decoration ・Wallpaper ・Tapestries ・Wall decoration ・Partitions ・Decorative accessories, etc.

� Gift ・Candles ・Fragrances ・Stationeries ・Household goods, etc.

� Baby & Kids ・Toys ・Clothing ・Furniture ・Bedclothes, etc.

� Outdoor Living ・Furniture ・Gardening products ・Lightings, etc.

Visitor Profile

� Retailers ・Design stores ・Select shops ・Interior shops ・Department stores ・Lifestyle shops ・Gift shops ・Museum shops, etc.

� Importers/Exporters � Distributors � Hotels/Restaurants

� Interior coordinators � Manufacturers � Publications/Media

� Advertising agents � Developers � Architect offices, etc.

DESIGN TOKYO helps you grab an opportunity to expand your business in the Japanese/Asian

design and lifestyle markets. Because you can...

• Conduct business discussions face to face with key buyers in the Japanese design industry.• Find local business partners in Japan and neighbouring countries.• Carry out market research of Japan and Asia.• Promote your products with thorough press coverage worldwide.

Screening Committee

DESIGN TOKYO establishes the Screening Committee, organised by specialists

working in the design industry. The Screening Committee shall conduct screening

and qualify applicants as exhibitors at DESIGN TOKYO while respecting the

concept and the quality of the fair and its screening policies.

Judges (Titles omitted, not in order)

Kazuo Kawasaki

Yukio Fujimaki

Tomomi Nagayama

Takao Mizukami

Application Schedule

Submission of registration form　 　 �

Submission of the examination documents　 　 �

Screening committee (Schedule: to be advised)　 　 �

Approval　 　 �

July 6–8, 2011 DESIGN TOKYO

Yukio Fujimaki, President, Fujimaki Brothers, Inc.Mr. Fujimaki – known as a ‘Charismatic Buyer’– has been storming Japan based upon numbers of new and maverick works he handled. Today, he has been actively involved not only in apparel industry but also in brand producing, educational field, and TV, etc.

Kazuo Kawasaki, Ph.D., Design Director / Professor of Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka 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’.

Tomomi Nagayama, Interior StylistMs. 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. She has been interested in products and things which go well with our daily life, and has been studying about them.

Takao Mizukami, Chief Editor of 'Real Design'Mr. Mizukami had been engaged in editing magazines for digital products, watches, art, fashion and luxurious lifestyle. In 2010, he became the editor in chief of 'Real Design', whose motto is 'Giving Stable Quality to our Hands' while he has been in charge of interior, housing and lifestyle magazines.

DESIGN TOKYO has a great advantage of its high-end visitor profile and it was actually an ideal venue for business discussions. We prepared 2 meeting sets and arranged 90 appointments with design stores or other retailers. The total sales on site reached 120 thousand USD.

DIAMOND CO., LTD.

This time, we received orders not only from domestic companies but also from overseas retailers, and the total sales will reach 100 thousand USD. It is true that the show provides us even better opportunity to meet high-profile buyers compared to the other shows. We will definitely come back to the show next year.

WITH SMILE CO.

We were very glad that visitors were excited to see our products and got orders on-site, while some discussions are going on with some other buyers. We believe for those who haven't entered the Japan market, DESIGN TOKYO is a great marketing point.HOUSE OF RAN

Utilising support services from Show Management, we sent out many invitations and set appointments before the show. We got orders on-site and received tons of contacts from retailers, manufacturers as well as journalists.

MGX BY MATERIALISE

Several dozens of our buyers visited the show and we placed orders with 3 vendors. There is a growing need for design products at the shops. We look forward to visit the show next year and discover unique and high-end products from all over the world.BALS CORPORATION (Interior shop)

We came to the show with 5 buyers and visited the exhibit area thoroughly. To source our multi-brand boutiques, we looked for some fashion accessories and objects which spice up our product line. The total purchase amount will reach 50 thousand USD.SHIPS LTD. (Select shop)

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Our buyers in charge of each product categories walked around the show to find new items and fulfill our 30 stores. The total purchases will reach several thousand USD. We will definitely visit next year as well.

WELCOME CO., LTD. [Former GEORGE’S FURNITURE CO., LTD.] (Lifestyle shop)VISITOR

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We came to the show for two days to find overseas brands which were new to the Japan market. The discussions are still going on and the import will reach several tens of thousands of USD. We expect to see even more overseas exhibitors next year in order to enrich our product line-ups.BIBLIO CO., LTD. (Importer)

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Support Services Exhibitors-only Privileges

Appointment System through “e-Guidebook”

All exhibitors will be listed on our exclusive bilingual online

catalogue, “e-Guidebook”. You can post photos of your products

with features which you will exhibit during the show. All buyers will

be able to look through the e-Guidebook before they visit the show

and be able to make appointments with overseas exhibitors. This

system is very efficient in increasing your sales at the venue.

Publicity Service

To maximise media coverage, Show Management prepares media

releases which include your company and product information.

DESIGN TOKYO will send these releases to major Japanese and

global trade press. Simply send your information to Show

Management to effectively publicise your company.

Hotel Discounts and Interpreting/Translating Services

DESIGN TOKYO exhibitors are given great discounts on a variety

of hotels in Tokyo, starting at approx. US$75. DESIGN TOKYO

Show Management also helps arrange translating and interpreting

services for your business needs, starting at approx. US$45 for

translating/page, and interpreting at approx. US$230/day.

Special Seminar on How to Conduct Business in Japan

Show Management will hold a special seminar only for overseas

exhibitors on the day before the show. This special seminar will

offer coaching on how to penetrate the new market, Japan. It will

be a great opportunity for you to learn more about the Japanese

market, business custom, and how to utilise the show and so on.

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Exclusive Use of Exhibitors-only Logos

Exhibitors and their actual exhibits (exclusive to DESIGN TOKYO)

are entitled to use exhibitors-only logos (see the right sample

image) as a proof of exhibiting. You can utilise the logos on

product packages, line-up catalogues, and company website for

sales promotion.

Grant of Certificate of Participation at DESIGN TOKYO

Show Management issues a certificate of your participation at

DESIGN TOKYO 2011 as a qualified exhibitor. It will be sent after

the show and you can utilise by setting it at the reception room,

etc. as needed.

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Date: July 5 (Tue), 2011 16:00− (Planned)

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