DNP to Open "Ginza Nanachome Bookstore" at its Art Facility MMM from April 3 to July 4

Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd. (DNP) will open "Ginza Nanachome Bookstore," based on the concept of "rare, interesting, and useful books," at its art-related facility "Maison des Musées du Monde (MMM)"*1 in Ginza, Tokyo, from Friday, April 3, 2026, to Saturday, July 4, 2026.

"Ginza Nanachome Bookstore" is a temporary bookstore that plays in the world of design. This year, its third iteration, will feature a special shelf of "important books" selected by 32 designers across generations, a "weekly changing bookshelf" where books and shopkeepers change every week, and a "book art showcase," exhibiting and selling "rare, interesting, and useful books." Talk events will also be held by participants of the "Designer's Bookshelf" and exhibiting artists of the "Book Art Showcase."

Design by Kazunari Hattori

【Outline of "Ginza Nanachome Bookstore GINZA BOOK CLUB"】

○Period: Friday, April 3, 2026 - Saturday, July 4, 2026 *Closed on Sundays and public holidays ○Venue: Maison des Musées du Monde (MMM) (DNP Ginza Annex, 7-7-4 Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo) ○Admission: Free ○Organizer: Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd. (DNP) ○Planning Supervision + Director: Osamu Kushida ○Art Director: Kazunari Hattori ○Planning Progress: Ichika Tagawa

【Designer's Bookshelf】

A special shelf that offers a glimpse into the "designer's bookshelf," which is usually quietly lined up at home or work and rarely seen. "Important books" selected by each designer, three books each, will be sold with a handwritten bookmark expressing their thoughts. This year, 32 designers from various generations and fields will participate.

32 Participating Designers (in alphabetical order, titles omitted)

April 3 (Fri) - April 30 (Thu) Tatsuya Ariyama (Art Director/Designer), Junya Ishigami (Architect), Tsuguya Inoue (Art Director/Graphic Designer), Toru Kase (Graphic Designer), Takayuki Soeda (Art Director), Yugo Nakamura (Interface Designer), Kenya Hara (Designer), Sae Honda (Designer/Artist), Hirokazu Matsuda (Art Director/Graphic Designer), Luka Yasukawa (Furniture Designer), Katsunobu Yoshida (Collector/Designer/Printer)

May 1 (Fri) - May 30 (Sat) Daisuke Kano (Graphic Designer), Kosuke Tsumura (Fashion Designer), Rikako Nagashima (Graphic Designer), Ryue Nishizawa (Architect), Yurie Hata (Graphic Designer), Haruka Misawa (Designer), Koji Miyazoe (Graphic Designer/aptp books organizer), Yutaro Yamada (Painter/Graphic Designer), Satoshi Yoshiizumi (TAKT PROJECT Representative/Designer), Rivotorto Pieces (Saori Kojima + Koki Shimada: Designers/Artists)

June 1 (Mon) - July 4 (Sat) KASA Aleksandra Kovaleva + Kei Sato / KASA (Aleksandra Kovaleva + Kei Sato: Architects), Shogo Kosakai (Art Director/Siun Representative), Taku Satoh (Graphic Designer), Sarene Chan (Art Director/Graphic Designer), Yoshino Takayama (Designer), Yuma Harada (Designer), Moe Furuya (Art Director/Illustrator), Yukimasa Matsuda (Graphic Designer/Author/Ushiwakamaru Publishing Organizer), Gento Matsumoto (Graphic Designer), Naonori Yago (Art Director), Bunpei Yorifuji (Graphic Designer)

【Weekly Changing Bookshelf】

A special shelf where books and shopkeepers change weekly. Various shopkeepers, including designers, used bookstore owners, magazine editors, publishers, and antique dealers, will present their selected masterpieces every week.

April 3 (Fri) - April 11 (Sat) Tatsuya Ariyama (Art Director/Designer) April 13 (Mon) - April 25 (Sat) ATELIER (Used Bookstore) April 27 (Mon) - May 9 (Sat) Idea (Design Magazine) May 11 (Mon) - May 16 (Sat) JAPANESE AVANT-GARDE BOOKS (Used Bookstore) May 18 (Mon) - May 23 (Sat) POSTALCO (Design Studio) May 25 (Mon) - May 30 (Sat) TOO MUCH Magazine (Publisher) June 1 (Mon) - June 13 (Sat) FRAGILE BOOKS (Publisher) June 15 (Mon) - June 20 (Sat) Gento Matsumoto (Graphic Designer) June 22 (Mon) - June 27 (Sat) SAMY PRESS (Publishing Label) June 29 (Mon) - July 4 (Sat) Sekai (Antique Dealer)

【Book Art Showcase】

Anouk Beckers Booklook issue, etc. Anouk Beckers, an Amsterdam-based artist, designer, and researcher, will exhibit and sell her unique publishing projects, including "Booklook issue," which allows reading, wearing, and knitting simultaneously, for the first time in Japan. The exhibition will be changed three times monthly during the period.

Ryuta Iida Filtered Silence -The Pedestal of Thought- Born in Shizuoka Prefecture in 1981. A sculptor who uses books and text as materials. In 2007, he formed the artist duo "Nerhol" with graphic designer Yoshihisa Tanaka. At Ginza Nanachome Bookstore, he will specially exhibit and sell his new work "Filtered Silence -The Pedestal of Thought-" (2024), a sculpture on the theme of bookshelves, representing "the air drifting in the gaps between books."

【Talk Events】

Talk events will be held by participants of the "Designer's Bookshelf" and exhibiting artists of the "Book Art Showcase." *Please check the MMM website and SNS for details on how to apply.

May 2 (Sat) Yurie Hata May 9 (Sat) Ryue Nishizawa May 16 (Sat) Rikako Nagashima May 30 (Sat) Satoshi Yoshiizumi June 20 (Sat) Ryuta Iida June 27 (Sat) Yukimasa Matsuda

○Interviewer: Osamu Kushida ・Website URL → https://www.mmm-ginza.org/top.html ・SNS → https://www.mmm-ginza.org/guidance/sns.html

About "Maison des Musées du Monde (MMM)"

Established in 2003 as part of DNP's cultural activities, MMM operates with the motto "Art in Life," providing information on museums around the world and exhibiting and selling official goods from various museums. It is adjacent to ggg, which introduces graphic design from around the world through special exhibitions, and in conjunction with its activities, MMM also provides information on cutting-edge graphic designers worldwide and introduces/sells related goods. MMM expands the points of contact between global art and design and daily life.

*1 MMM Website URL → https://www.mmm-ginza.org/top.html

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