2025.08.05

VOL. 415

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	ADF Art Gallery Project Vol.34: HARUNA SHIKATA Solo Exhibition ¡ÈOverwrite¡É
	From August 1 (Fri) to August 9 (Sat), 2025, the solo exhibition ¡ÈOverwrite¡É by artist HARUNA SHIKATA will be held at GARDE Gallery in Tokyo. Exhibition Information: Period: Friday, August 1 – Saturday, August 9, 2025 Hours: 11:00 – 18:00 (Closes at 16:00 on the final day) Venue: Aoyama Design Forum (ADF) GARDE Gallery, 4F NBF ALLIANCE Bldg., 5-2-1 Minami-Aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo Admission: Free

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	ADF Art Gallery Project-Would you exhibit your works for free?
	Omotesando has a renowned reputation as a source of innovative art. The artworks are exhibited in our gallery in a great place where people with a deep understanding of art.

Trend Reports
	Berlin News August 2025
	We have received a new report supported by GARDE! Café Gentil is a striking space with its ceiling and walls painted in Yves Klein Blue-a color rarely used so boldly in restaurants. The owner explains that he chose the shade as a tribute to the great French artist, fitting for his French-themed café, which offers only French coffee and ingredients. Bright mid-century furniture, playful accessories, and abundant greenery add warmth and energy to the deep blue interior. Chef The Duc Ngo, known for his popular Asian restaurants across Berlin, recently opened Manon Brasserie Nouvelle inside Roomers Berlin, a renovated five-star hotel with over a century of history. The interior, inspired by Serge Gainsbourg¡Çs song ¡ÈManon,¡É is described as sweet and feminine-evoking a wistful chanson of love and hate.

Trend Reports
	¡ÚADF Web Magazine¡ÛShoah Memorial in Lyon by Blaising Borchardt Studio
	At the heart of Lyon, just steps away from Perrache station—where the deportation convoys once began their grim departure—now stands a monument that speaks to both the soul and history. ¡ÈThe Rails of Memory¡É, a powerful and moving architectural work, is much more than a simple memorial. It is a bridge between the past and the future, and a place where the memory of the victims of the Shoah is materialized, ensuring it will never fade away.

Trend Reports
	¡ÚADF Web Magazine¡ÛGrowing Futures | A regenerative design experiment by mycelium
	As part of the EU¡Çs S+T+ARTS residency program within the MUSAE project, Growing Futures has been selected as a visionary initiative redefining the possibilities of design thinking. The project is a collaboration between Italian designer Daniela Amandolese and the Basque Biodesign Center, based in the Basque Country, Spain.

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	¡ÚADF Web Magazine¡Û¡ÈWAR REQUIEM I¡É by Kunihiko Katsumata at KOKI ARTS
	"WAR REQUIEM I", a solo exhibition by artist and photographer Kunihiko Katsumata is been held at KOKI ARTS for 26 July to 23 August, 2025. Timed to coincide with the symbolic year of 2025—100 years since the beginning of the Shōwa era and 80 years after the end of World War II—the exhibition reconfigures and presents two of Katsumata¡Çs long-running series: To Iwo Jima, which centers on the island of Iwo Jima, and Remains, which features photographs of atomic-bombed trees in Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

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	ADF Supports CSR Project
	Awards are an option that is still not widely available in Japan. Let's be among the first to discover and develop new and fresh talent. Incorporating "awards" as part of CSR activities into your corporate strategy can significantly increase your company's visibility in the public eye. The word "awards" is in common use worldwide, and your awards business will be recognized as a cultural and social contribution activity. ADF supports your awards program and accelerates your cultural and social contribution activities and branding. There are awards that can only be provided by ADF, which has many connections around the world.