item details
NameProgramme, 'World Design Conference 1960,Tokyo'
ProductionThe World Design Conference Foundation; creating agency; 1960; Japan
The World Design Conference Organization; creating agency; 1960; Japan
The World Design Conference Organization; creating agency; 1960; Japan
Classificationprogrammes
Materialspaper, ink, metal
Techniquesprinting
DimensionsOverall: 100mm (width), 225mm (height)
Registration NumberCA001136/001/0001
Credit lineGift of Helen Mason, 2012
Overview
New Zealand potter Helen Mason collected this programme when she attended the first World Design Conference (WoDeCo), held in Tokyo, Japan, 11-16 May 1960.
The conference was supported by the Japanese Government, and brought together Japanese designers, architects and industrial designers with their counterparts from Europe and the United States to discuss the theme 'Total Image for the 20th Century'.
To Helen Mason, Japan was also a 'potterly Mecca', and her trip included meeting local potters.