TOTE AS CANVAS

"Tote bags are made from canvas, so why not use them as canvases to paint?" This was the idea that led to the creation of "TOTE AS CANVAS".

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ANDY WARHOL x ROOTOTE

nendo

<Representative of design office nendo / Mr. Oki Sato>

Born in Canada in 1977 . Graduated from Waseda University Graduate School of Architecture in 2002 and established design office nendo in the same year. He was selected as one of Newsweek magazine's " 100 Japanese People Respected by the World" and has won numerous global design awards, including EDIDA's " Designer of the Year " (2012 ) . Representative works are stored in museums around the world, such as the Museum of Modern Art, New York ( USA ) . Responsible for the Tokyo 2020 cauldron design. Currently, in addition to working on the design of the French high-speed train TGV new model vehicle for the 2024 Paris Olympics, he is also the general producer of the Japanese Government Pavilion at the Osaka Kansai Expo scheduled to be held in 2025 .

https://www.nendo.jp


ARTWORKS

Illustrator

Aki Horikita / Akyuun / Kaori Fukushima

Photographer

Shuichi Maiyama / Misato Kurimune / Kei Okano / Jiro Yabusaki

1960年代、70年代のテキスタイルデザインをオーガニックコットンにのせ、現在に蘇らせたNORDISKA TYGER(ノルディスカ ティーゲル)とROOTOTEがコラボレーション。
日本のファンに向けて復刻・再構築され、新しいブランド「NORDISKA TYGER」(ノルディスカ ティーゲル)として誕生しました。
スウェーデン語でNordiskaは「北欧の」Tygerは「テキスタイル」

Photography dates back to the daguerreotype in 1839, but its influence on the evolution of art began even before then. From the 17th century onwards, camera obscura enabled artists to create accurate one-point perspective, helping to shift painting from religious art to naturalism and realism.

Contemporary photography has evolved from silver halide to digital and inkjet printing, transforming it into a form of "machine painting" that maximizes color and texture, creating a new aesthetic that goes beyond traditional painting and printmaking.

icon CONTEMPORARY PHOTOGRAPHY is a platform for exploring the possibilities of photography as contemporary art and communicating to the world the unique visual expressions of Japanese artists who combine tradition with cutting-edge technology.

Icon Representative / Tomohide Ikeya