International Furniture Design Fair Asahikawa
The IFDA (International Furniture Design Fair Asahikawa) has been held every three years since 1990.
It is considered an important occasion for furniture makers in Asahikawa to exchange ideas with designers from Japan as well as from other parts of the world.
The International Furniture Design Competition, the main event of the Fair, serves as an indicator of the future of wooden-furniture designs.
In addition, it is the focus of public attention because of its competition in cutting-edge designs.
We think that furniture is essential in our daily lives.
At the same time, it represents lifestyles.
Thus, we believe, furniture should be well-designed and equipped to deal with the new needs of consumers.
We also think that seen as a universal design, designs must keep up with the changing society and environment and should express new relationships between human beings and their lives, between human beings and furniture as well as between human beings and the environment.
We believe that designs should contribute to the creation of a better life and society.
Representation at this competition is not only for the purpose of being awarded prizes, but also to introduce a fresh current of designs into the Asahikawa furniture industry.
Moreover, some of the works of the winners and finalists of past competitions have been comm
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