21_21 DESIGN SIGHT

Exhibition "The Art of the RAMEN Bowl"

March 7 (Fri), 2025 - June 15 (Sun), 2025

Mino is the general term for wares made predominantly in the western Tono region (Tajimi, Toki and Mizunami cities), where fully 90% of Japanese ramen bowls are produced. This exhibition has been developed from "The Art of the RAMEN Bowl," which was one of a number of projects initiated in 2012, and dealing with Mino ware. The exhibition will display 40 original Artist Ramen Bowls, including 10 not previously seen, together with Ramen Stalls conceived by three groups of architects and designers. The exhibition employs the "design anatomy" method to address ramen and ramen bowls, outline the history and culture of ramen, and introduce the natural environment of the production center at Tono.
By looking from the perspective of the bowl, we hope visitors will enjoy the fascination of discovering what goes into making up the everyday ramen experience, and people and designs lying behind it.

Exhibition Directors: Taku Satoh, Mari Hashimoto

What If? BOSAI: The Next Disaster

July 4 (Fri), 2025 - November 3 (Mon), 2025

No one knows when and where natural disaster will strike. But by not ignoring the issues, we will build up ideas about what to do right now.

This exhibition looks at experiences of natural disaster, and at those surrounding issues. We start from one simple question: what defines a disaster? Exhibits include data-visualizations, displays of disaster-preparedness products, and projects triggered by natural disasters. The venue is scattered with associated questions which we would like to think through with visitors. If we look ahead, the future may work out a little bit different.

Exhibition Director: WOW