Interior Lifestyle Tokyo is the biggest Japanese interior design trade fair, combining Ambiente Japan, Heimtextil Japan and Homedesign Japan. The previous edition of the event was attended by more than 30,000 visitors and 770 exhibitors from 25 countries. The fair presents the latest products in the field of furniture, decoration and home equipment. The event is held at the Big Sight, the largest exhibition centre in Tokyo.
The exhibition was a collective presentation of Polish designers at a joint stand organized by the Art Ministry, their distributor in Japan. The exhibition presented original products by each designer, along with samplers and short videos showing the creative process of each of the designers. The exhibition was quite diverse, showing Polish designers' works in wood, glass, porcelain and even felt. Four designers taking part in the exhibition received support from Culture.pl as part of its Let’s Exhibit! programme: Pani Jurek, TABANDA, VELT and Kukliki FeltDesign.
Pani Jurek, representing the lighting industry, showed some of her most interesting products, selected specifically for the Japanese audience, including Maria SC lamps filled with fresh flowers.
Kukliki FeltDesign presented designs inspired by Polish folk art and local traditions. They showed two products: the Pleciuga carpet, bringing to mind Japanese tatami, and the Kuklik carpet, resembling traditional interlaced wicker pieces.
TABANDA represented the furniture and lighting industries. The group presented some of their most popular pieces, as well as latest designs, selected for the Japanese audience. This was Tabanda's second time at the IFFT fair.
VELT represented the lighting industry. VELT's lamps are characterized by simplicity of form and the use of the latest technological solutions. Designer Jeremi Nagrabecki's works focus both on design and functionality. He strives to make each lamp unique, often by making the beam of light movable or hiding the source of light. The designer particularly likes to work in glass, as he believes that it brings out light's natural beauty.