Shiseido Gallery Talk Event: Masayoshi Nakajo - Beyond Imagination, Beyond Time
Shiseido Gallery will host a talk event on April 23, 2026, commemorating the late designer Masayoshi Nakajo. Poet Hiroshi Homura and essayist Sakiko Hirano will speak.
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As a related event to the exhibition "Singing Nakajo, Dancing Nakajo - Characters, Pictures, and Shiseido" currently held at the Shiseido Gallery, we will hold a talk event on Thursday, April 23, featuring poet Hiroshi Homura and essayist/food director Sakiko Hirano, who knew the late Masayoshi Nakajo well.
The first encounter between Mr. Homura and Nakajo began when Mr. Homura asked Nakajo to design the book cover for "Hello, Are You My Destiny?" Kadokawa Bunko (2007). Mr. Homura, who describes himself as someone who likes books that don't look like books, looks back on those days, saying how happy he was to see the actual product created by Nakajo that "no one could imagine."
On the other hand, Ms. Hirano's memory of Nakajo's design was a brief moment during her student days when she opened a Shiseido Parlour tin in her room. She still vividly remembers the episode where she touched the dominant presence of the packaging handled by Nakajo, which completely changed the atmosphere and dyed that space alone in the air of Ginza.
Going back in time, when Shiseido Parlour revamped its corporate branding in 1990, Nakajo, who was appointed as the designer, chose blue for the company's logo and handy bags, which was considered a taboo in the food industry. This might have been an example of Nakajo's true character in piercing through designs that "no one could imagine." And now, over time, the sight of people holding these handy bags adds a beautiful accent to the streets of Ginza.
Nakajo's designs go beyond imagination, beyond time, and fascinate us. This is a 75-minute talk session where Mr. Homura and Ms. Hirano, who are language professionals, will thoroughly discuss from their unique perspectives.
[Overview]
Shiseido Gallery Talk Event
Masayoshi Nakajo - Beyond Imagination, Beyond Time
Date and Time: Thursday, April 23, 2026, 18:00-19:15 (Doors open 30 minutes prior)
Venue: Shiseido Ginza Building 6F, 7-5-5 Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo
Capacity: 60 people (Advance registration required, first-come-first-served basis)
Participation Fee: Free
URL: https://nakajotalkevent0423.peatix.com
The first encounter between Mr. Homura and Nakajo began when Mr. Homura asked Nakajo to design the book cover for "Hello, Are You My Destiny?" Kadokawa Bunko (2007). Mr. Homura, who describes himself as someone who likes books that don't look like books, looks back on those days, saying how happy he was to see the actual product created by Nakajo that "no one could imagine."
On the other hand, Ms. Hirano's memory of Nakajo's design was a brief moment during her student days when she opened a Shiseido Parlour tin in her room. She still vividly remembers the episode where she touched the dominant presence of the packaging handled by Nakajo, which completely changed the atmosphere and dyed that space alone in the air of Ginza.
Going back in time, when Shiseido Parlour revamped its corporate branding in 1990, Nakajo, who was appointed as the designer, chose blue for the company's logo and handy bags, which was considered a taboo in the food industry. This might have been an example of Nakajo's true character in piercing through designs that "no one could imagine." And now, over time, the sight of people holding these handy bags adds a beautiful accent to the streets of Ginza.
Nakajo's designs go beyond imagination, beyond time, and fascinate us. This is a 75-minute talk session where Mr. Homura and Ms. Hirano, who are language professionals, will thoroughly discuss from their unique perspectives.
[Overview]
Shiseido Gallery Talk Event
Masayoshi Nakajo - Beyond Imagination, Beyond Time
Date and Time: Thursday, April 23, 2026, 18:00-19:15 (Doors open 30 minutes prior)
Venue: Shiseido Ginza Building 6F, 7-5-5 Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo
Capacity: 60 people (Advance registration required, first-come-first-served basis)
Participation Fee: Free
URL: https://nakajotalkevent0423.peatix.com