[CCBT] Applications Open Until July 6 (Mon) | CCBT Seeks Participants for Short-Term Intensive Workshop "Future Ideations Camp" in August

Civic Creative Base Tokyo [CCBT] (hereinafter, CCBT), a hub for activating people's creativity in society through art and digital technology, is seeking participants for its short-term intensive workshop, "Future Ideations Camp Vol.8: Imagining Fashion 30 Years from Now."

This program is a five-day camp that uses "fashion," the interface closest to our bodies, as a starting point to imagine our future.

Approximately 20 selected participants will engage in collaborative group production while learning thinking and expression methods through lectures and workshops by instructors with diverse expertise. A talk event and an exhibition of outcomes will also be held during the period, with the process and results widely shared with the public.

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As Director, we welcome Hiroshi Ashida, Professor at the Faculty of Design, Kyoto Seika University, specializing in fashion theory. In addition, practitioners with diverse expertise, ranging from engineering and anthropology to views on life and death, will serve as instructors. Through lectures and workshops by each instructor, we will unravel "fashion," which is layered with multiple complex meanings. Furthermore, through co-creation via group work, we will challenge ourselves to create new expressions that will transform society 30 years from now.

Fashion is established through an extremely broad and impersonal network, from the plants and animals that are the source of its materials, to the labor in production processes such as cultivation, spinning, and sewing, and further to distribution, consumption, and disposal. When we reframe clothing not merely as a means of expressing individual identity, but as a "complex layer" where diverse stakeholders intersect, we can imagine the background hidden within a single garment. A single piece of clothing, while closest to our bodies, is intimately connected to numerous macro-level issues.

This camp begins by imagining the macro-level background from a single piece of clothing and extends that imagination to the future, 30 years from now. What kind of clothes will we be wearing in 30 years? What kind of society will we be living in, wearing those clothes?

Reference: Future Ideations Camp Vol.6: Reclaiming the City Within Invisible Rules / Photo: Masashi Otsudo (CCBT) Reference: Future Ideations Camp Vol.7: Super Sober Shamanism: Thinking about Synchronization, Co-existence, and Imitation from both sides of Theater and Technology / Photo: Shunsuke Watanabe

"Future Ideations Camp Vol.8: Imagining Fashion 30 Years from Now" Event Outline

Schedule

Dates: Friday, August 7, 2026 - Tuesday, August 11, 2026 *Hours are scheduled to be from approximately 11:00 to 20:00 *A preparatory briefing for participants is scheduled for Sunday, July 26. Exhibition of Outcomes [Open to the Public]: Thursday, August 13 - Sunday, August 16

Venue

Civic Creative Base Tokyo [CCBT]

(1-14-4 Jingumae, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0001 1/1(ONE) HARAJUKU "K" B1F, 3F)

Organizers Tokyo Metropolitan Government, Civic Creative Base Tokyo [CCBT] (Tokyo Metropolitan Foundation for History and Culture, Arts Council Tokyo)

Program Director

Hiroshi Ashida (Fashion Theory, Professor at the Faculty of Design, Kyoto Seika University) Born in 1978. Completed doctoral program coursework at the Graduate School of Human and Environmental Studies, Kyoto University. After serving as Associate Curator at the Costume Institute, Kyoto Costume Institute, he is currently a Professor at the Faculty of Design, Kyoto Seika University. His specialty is fashion theory. His books include "Kotoba to Igo" (Words and Clothes) (2021, Adachi Press) and "Critical Word Fashion Studies" (co-edited, 2022, Film Art Inc.). His translated works include "Fashion Theory: The Selected Writings of Valerie Steele" (co-supervised and translated, 2025, Adachi Press). He is also an editorial board member of the fashion criticism magazine "vanitas" (Adachi Press) and a member of the operating team for the book and clothing store "Kotobato Fuku."

Lecturers and Facilitators

Kazuto Ataka

Professor, Faculty of Environment and Information Studies, Keio University; Senior Strategist, LINE Yahoo

Kaori Kanamori

Representative Director, DRIFTERS INTERNATIONAL; Associate Senior Producer, precog Inc.

Kazuya Kawasaki

CEO, Synflux; Speculative Fashion Designer

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Textile Artist, Fashion Designer

Saori Kishine

Assistant Professor, Japan Fashion & Art College

Eri Takayama

Stylist

TALK NONSENSE

Fashion Design, Research Practice

Ken Furudate

Artist, Musician, Engineer

Yoshiyuki Miyamae

Designer, A-POC ABLE ISSEY MIYAKE

Application Details

Application Guidelines

Application Deadline: Strictly Monday, July 6, 2026

Number of Participants: Approximately 20 (No age limit, participation fee free)

Application Requirements

- Must be able to attend all curriculum sessions during the program period.

- Must have a track record of research or creative activities.

- Must have future goals and activity plans.

Target Participants

- Those who wish to create something together with others.

- Designers, artists, and creators in fashion, design, and various other fields.

- Those currently engaged in creative activities who wish to challenge new forms of expression by incorporating technology.

- Researchers and students interested in or wishing to challenge new expressions and experimental creation beyond disciplinary boundaries.

- Those who want to think about the future of fashion.

- Those who feel that the clothes they want do not exist in the world.

Selection Criteria

Participants will be selected by the organizers based on their applications.

Notification of Selection Results

Results will be communicated to applicants' email addresses around Monday, July 13, 2026 (scheduled).

How to Apply

Please apply using the application form below. Alternatively, please send an email to ccbt@rekibun.or.jp with the subject line "Camp Vol.8 Application" and include the following information in the body:

[Required Information] * indicates mandatory fields

- Name (Furigana) (*)

- Age (*)

- City of Residence (*)

- Email Address (*)

- Occupation/Affiliation (*)

- Field of Specialization/Area (Please select from the following / Multiple answers possible) If you select "Other," please specify separately (*)

(Fashion, Design, Art, Architecture, Food, Product Development, Engineering, Editing, Humanities, Environmental Studies, Natural Sciences, Other)

- Reason for wishing to participate in this camp and expectations (within 400 characters) (*)

- Please indicate any information accessibility support or assistance you require for participation in this camp.

Example: Finger Braille interpretation, Tactile sign language interpretation, Subtitles

- In addition, please include links to your portfolio, video materials, website, Github, etc., that introduce your work.

Details and Application Form Here

What is Civic Creative Base Tokyo [CCBT]?

Civic Creative Base Tokyo [CCBT] is a hub for activating people's creativity in society through art and digital technology. As an open lab for experimentation and creation, it develops diverse programs and serves as a driving force for transforming Tokyo into a better city through creativity and technology. Official Website: https://ccbt.rekibun.or.jp/

Access

1-14-4 Jingumae, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0001

1/1(ONE) HARAJUKU "K" B1F, 3F

2-minute walk from Harajuku Station Takeshita Exit, JR Yamanote Line 4-minute walk from Exit 3, Meiji-jingumae (Harajuku) Station, Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line