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Akasaki & Vanhuyse\u2019s Home\u2013Home exhibition in Chiba gathered 16 international designers, staged in a 1974 modernist house and an Edo\u2011period residence
\nWorks spanned five rooms, with aluminum pallets repurposed into modular furniture, contrasting traditional architecture<\/p>\n
Akasaki & Vanhuyse<\/a>\u2019s Home\u2013Home exhibition at Bundle Studio<\/a> in Chiba, Japan, brought together 16 designers and visual artists from around the world. Curated outside of the design week calendar, the show was conceived as a singular, intentional moment rooted in Japanese design values and modernism. The setting itself was integral: a 1974 house designed by Ren Suzuki, who had worked with Le Corbusier<\/a>, paired with a traditional Edo\u2011period Shoin\u2011zukuri residence relocated during the Meiji era. This architectural dialogue provided a natural backdrop for exploring ideas of living and creating.<\/p>\n The exhibition unfolded across five rooms \u2013 hall, living room, dining room, study and sunroom \u2013 where contemporary works including homeware, furniture, lighting, accessories, alongside photography were arranged in harmony with the gallery\u2019s features. A striking design element was the use of aluminum pallets as modular display furniture: six stacked into a stair\u2011like coffee table, five forming a dining table, and three topped with cushions transformed into a daybed. Their metallic finish and worn surfaces contrasted against the gallery\u2019s dark wood and tiled floors, creating a rhythm between industrial reuse and traditional architecture.\n<\/p>\n For many participants, Home\u2013Home marked their first presentation in Japan, offering an opportunity to experiment with new designs while recontextualizing existing works. The exhibition emphasized the relationship between objects, space, and the body \u2014 door handles, benches, lamps, and sculptural pieces were placed in dialogue with fireplaces, arches, skylights and windows.\n<\/p>\n By opening the gallery to the public, visitors were invited to experience both the architecture and the curated works as a living environment, reinforcing Akasaki & Vanhuyse\u2019s vision of design as purposeful, long\u2011lasting and deeply connected to context.\n<\/p>\n <\/p>\n