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OMOTESANDO HILLS Christmas Illumination 2022
DAISY BALLOON ”floating light Christmas tree"

Date | 11.16 (Wed) – 12.25 (Sun) . 2022
Time | 11:00 – 23:00 (* Special performance every 20 minutes (2.5 minutes) * First time from 11:20, final time from 22:40)
Venue | Main Building walkway large staircase
Address | 4-12-10, Jingumae, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0001
Interview｜https://www.omotesandohills.com/en/feature/2022/008137.html
Mini Album “The Journey Back to Our Source”｜https://linkco.re/0sXb6eDS
YouTube｜https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=78PVwzKSQ_I

Client｜Mori Building Co., Ltd., Produce｜Yasuko Sato (Pranks Inc.)

Special Performance of Sound｜“Prologue” Composed by Tanaka Youske, “The Journey Back to Our Source” Composed by Mamiko Hirai
Musicians｜Piano & Organ & Quartzophone : Mamiko Hirai, Guitars : Yosuke Tanaka, Voice : Tomoko Kanda, Drums & Percussion : Tsuyoshi Miyagawa, Birds : Matinee, Soirée, Journee, Terra, Nova & Pi-chan, Glass : Mika Aoki, Arranged by Mamiko Hirai, Yosuke Tanaka, Mixed by Yosuke Tanaka, Drums & Percussion Recorded by Ryo Dehara, Drums & Percussion Recorded at FukuyamaCable, Piano Tuning : Shigeno kako (Takagi Klavier Inc.), Title-translation by Shiori Okazaki, Jacket design by Takashi Kawada, Special thanks to DAISY BALLOON

The balloon artist unit "DAISY BALLOON" is appointed for this year's Christmas illumination production. With the theme of "floating balloon tree of light", approximately 14,000 balloons, each made by hand, will be used to create a Christmas illumination that uses the entire atrium space that is the symbol of OMOTESANDO HILLS. In the center, a glowing tree with a height of about 9m, made up of small balloons, appears. Countless balloons are also scattered on the top, forming a large undulation that expresses how the energy of the joy of Christmas spreads. In the special performance of sound and light that is held every 20 minutes, the color of the tree in the center changes according to the music written especially for this event by composer and pianist Mamiko Hirai, creating a fantastical atrium space. wrapped in light.

Size｜Christmas tree : W4×H9m

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Event

FemtechFes 2022
INvisible WONDAR

Date | 10.14 (Fri) – 10.16 (Sun) . 2022
Venue | ROPPONGI ACADEMYHILLS
Address | Roppongi Hills Mori Tower 49F, 6-10-1 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-6149

Balloon｜DAISY BALLOON、Musician/Acoustic design｜KAITO SAKUMA、Visual design｜Akira Terabe、Medical advisor: Shohei Noguchi M.D. , Ph. D.、Experience design｜Naoko Hiyama

We exhibited three installations on the ceiling of the Roppongi Academy Hills corridor (Roppongi Hills 49th floor) for FemtechFes 2022.
Inspired by a microscopic image of bodily hormones, the hovering balloons represent serotonin and adrenaline. The silver balloons are the human body and moving toward it are purple, blue and copper balloons, metaphors for serotonin and adrenaline. The actual balance and movement occuring within our bodies is visualized in this dynamic work.
The music, delivered through 24 hidden speakers in the venue, is based on a physics simulation algorithm created by sound artist KAITO SAKUMA, in which gravity causes musical notes to move and clash with one another to produce music. If neurotransmitters were musical notes, this would be the sound to express their balance and movement.

Size（1.SEROTONIN Balloon｜W1800×H1200×D3200、2.ADRENALINE Balloon｜W1800×H1400×D4600、3.SEROTONIN Balloon｜W1800×H1400×D3800）

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ROPPONGI ART NIGHT 2022
DAISY BALLOON「Wave」

Date | 9.7 (Wed) – 9.16 (Fri) . 2022, Time | 10:00 – 20:00 (Advance Exhibition)
　　　9.17 (Sat) – 9.19 (Mon., Holiday) . 2022, * 10:00 – 22:00 (9.19 (Mon/Holiday) open until 18:00 only）
Venue | Roppongi Hills Metro Hat
Address | 6-10-1, Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-6108
Official｜https://www.roppongiartnight.com/2022/en/
Program｜https://www.roppongiartnight.com/2022/programs/14998
Guidebook｜https://www.roppongiartnight.com/2022/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/ran2022_pressrelease_en02_vol2.pdf

Roppongi Art Night 2022 will be held from September 17th (Saturday) to September 19th (Monday/holiday).
Daisy Balloon will also hold a pre-opening exhibition of "Wave" from September 7th (Wednesday) to September 16th (Friday) at Roppongi Hills Metro Hat.

Wave｜An installation created with over 10,000 balloon sticks used at sporting events. By arranging the balloons into a wormhole formation, when the natural flow of air moves the balloons, they strike each other to make a clapping sound. We expressed the "joy of living in the same generation" which can be felt when people connect and move about with one another. This creation is also a symbol of the support we are lending to everyone currently living in the "now." 

Size｜W12×D3m

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Odakyu Southern Tower
DAISY BALLOON "Christmas Tree 2021"

Date | 12.1 (Wed) - 12.25 (Sat). 2021
Time | 24 hours
Venue | Odakyu Southern Tower 2nd floor entrance
Address | 2-2-1, Yoyogi, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 151-0053
Official｜https://www.southernterrace.jp/

Client | Odakyu Electric Railway Co., Ltd., Odakyu Real Estate Co., Ltd.
Creative Director / Planner | Nagase Yuji, Producer | Shioda Yasunori, Takahashi Toshiyuki, Project Manager | Kawaguchi Kohei
Photo | Kashiwai Shota

DAISY BALLOON'S Christmas Tree 2021 will be on display at the Odakyu Southern Tower from Wednesday,
December 1st through Saturday, December 25th.

"Motions of people
Consciences and thoughts that intersect
Layers of colors that converge
Silent yet dynamic
Statue of colors"

Size｜W3200×H3800mm, Materials | Polyethylene

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Event

sequence hotel
DESIGNART「Joining」

Date | 10.23 (Fri) – 11.3 (Tue). 2020
Time | 8:00 – 22:00
Venue | sequence hotel, MIYASHITA PARK
Address | MIYASHITA PARK North, 6-20-10, Jingumae, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0001
DESIGNART Official｜http://designart.jp/
design anthology｜https://design-anthology.com/story/designart-tokyo-2020?fbclid=IwAR0UIRwLa1QBakU6zs4PUnY2SK2-qru7Jp3asOWuDk3BVIJmmVYuHC1AXm4

Joining | By linking together polyethylene material which has become a part of everyday lives, we can rethink its characteristics and background and discover new purposes for the future. We hope this will become an opportunity to think about what the future should be in terms of the relationship between people and the environment, people and people, and people and society.
Size | W5×H2m, Materials | Polyethylene

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IWATAYA MITSUKOSHI
"Heart Pound CHRISTMAS"

Date | 11.13 (Wed) – 12.25 (Wed). 2019
Time | 10:00 – 20:00
Venue | IWATAYA MITSUKOSHI
Address | 2-5-35, Tenjin, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka-shi. 810-8680
2-1-1, Tenjin, Chuo-ku, Fukuoka-shi. 810-8680
Official｜https://www.iwataya-mitsukoshi.mistore.jp/iwataya.html

Client | Iwataya Mitsukoshi, Artist | Daisy Balloon, Creative Direction | Synaptic Designs Inc., Produce | Acht inc., Photo | 3c, Graphic | HITSFAMILY, Graphic Photo | Satoshi Minakawa, Special Thanks | Nakagawa Chemical Inc.

The extraordinary atmosphere of Christmas is represented as a cosmic landscape, as a world unknown to us. The installations and objet d'art displayed in the venue are made to resemble the birth, growth and harmony of the universe. They are also metaphors for those moments your heart fills with surprise or the feeling of discovering a new brand that comes with the Christmas season.

Size (Main building Entrance ”Wreath - Birth” | W8000×H5000×D2400mm (Photo 1,2), Main building 2F ”Candy Tree - Harmony 0” | W1600×H2000×D1600mm, Main building 3F ”Candy Tree - Birth” | W1200×H2000×D1200mm, New building Entrance ”Star - Growth” | W6400×H5000×D4800mm (Photo 3,4), New building 1F ”Candy Tree - Growth” | W900×H2000×D900mm, Mitsukoshi 1F ”Candy Tree - Harmony 1” | W1200×H2000×D900mm

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World Financial Center "TALK TO THE NEXT" in Beijing
"IRODORI"

Date | 8.16 (Thu.) - 8.30 (Thu.), 2018
Venue | World Financial Center
Address | No.1 East 3rd Ring Middle Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing
Official | http://www.bjwfc.com.cn/en/index.asp
The project supported Orbis Kids Sight Programs in Mainland China | http://campaigns.orbis.org/kidsfriends/en/index.html

Organaized | World Financial Center, Created | AllRightsReserved, Artwork | DAISY BALLOON, Sponsored | théATRE, China Internet Nationwide Financial Services inc., king&wood mallesons, KWM artcenter, TianAnLife, Partner Charity Organaizations | Orbis International, SHANGHAI UNITED FOUNDATION

We believe the Japanese word IRODORI not only refers to the balance of colors, but has a deeper meaning that symbolizes age old culture that has taken root and has survived from generations past.
In this installation, we imagined our diverse world of IRODORI and represented a powerful burst of life energy from the center outwards. In life, small particles of energy spread into the vast world which then intertwine with nature and the atmosphere, making way for connections to the next generation. This work is a visual representation of this magnificent process.
(IRODORI Size | W10×H12×D20m)

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ASAHIKAWA DESIGN WEEK 2018
"Hito to Mori"

Date | 6.20 (Wed) - 6.24 (Sun), 2018
Time | 9:00 - 18:00
Venue | Meiji Jingu Gaien
Address | Nagayama 2-10, Asahikawa-city, Hokkaido 079-8412
Official | http://www.asahikawa-kagu.or.jp/adw/

In this work, we wanted to create a story about the relationship between “past and future” and “people and forest” that is present in Asahikawa. The story has three parts: The culture and customs of Asahikawa, the coexistence of people and the forest, and the metaphor that represents the birth of Asahikawa Furniture. Snow, forest, and people, which are the symbols of Asahikawa intermingle to create a cohesive shining mass. We hope you can feel the light that Asahikawa Furniture shines into the world.
Harmony | The snowmelt seeping into the land is a representation of the harmony created through the nature and people of Asahikawa (Photo 1).
Hito to Mori | The symbols of Asahikawa—snow, forest, people—each shine in their own way and come together to form a magnificent light (Photo 2).
(Harmony Size | 14m)

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Central Embassy in Thailand
"Forward" OPEN HOUSE × DAISY BALLOON

Date | 6.1 (Fri.) - 6.10 (Sun.), 2018
Time | 10:00 - 22:00
Venue | Central Embassy – OPEN HOUSE (6F)
Address | 1031 Ploenchit Road, Pathumwan, Bangkok 10330, Thailand
Official | http://www.centralembassy.com/home/

Forward | We wanted to express a powerful vector aimed toward the future, which was something we felt when we visited Thailand. We focused on the individual life force, which becomes the force that moves an enormous societal system. From a microscopic perspective, this abundant energy that flows all throughout society may seem like independent bodies moving aimlessly, but we believe they are life forms existing within the vast backdrop of Thai culture. We, daisy balloon, believe that people exist as people/individuals while at the same time representing society/the greater whole. Our work is a representation of this idea where humans take on life and go through initiations at each life stage: birth, growth, chance encounters, cooperation, and creation.

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AOYAMA CHRISTMAS FOREST
in Meiji Jingu Gaien "Balloon Shell-FOREST"

Date | 12.22 (Fri) - 12.24 (Sun), 2017
Time | 15:00 - 21:00 (22), 10:00 - 20:00 (23, 24)
Christmas lights up｜16:00 –
Venue | Meiji Jingu Gaien
Address | 2-3, Kasumigaokacho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-0013
Official | https://www.bepal.net/aoyamachristmasforest/

Christmas event, AOYAMA CHRISTMAS FOREST, will be held at Meiji Jingu Gaien from Friday, Dec.
22 - Sunday, Dec. 24. Daisy Balloon will decorate a 13-meter fir tree with balloon shell ornaments.

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AOYAMA CHRISTMAS FOREST
in HOTEL ANTEROOM KYOTO "Balloon Shell-LAKE"

Date | 12.9 (Sat) – 12.25 (Mon). 2017
Christmas lights up｜17:00 – 28:00
Venue | Hotel Anteroom Kyoto (Main entrance | Bar lounge)
Address | 7 Aketacho, Higashi-Kujo, Minami-Ku, Kyoto. 601-8044
Official | https://hotel-anteroom.com/

From Saturday, Dec. 9, balloon shells that symbolize 'lakes' will be on display at the main entrance/bar lounge of Hotel Anteroom Kyoto. From Tuesday, Dec. 12, there will be a display of balloon shells representing 'the sun' at Tokyo Aoyama Glocal Cafe. Both will be displayed until the 25th (Monday).
(Balloon Shell Size | W2200×H1100mm)

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GINZA SIX XMAS
"Mirror Bell Dress" DAISY BALLOON

Date | 11.29 (Wed.) - 12.25 (Mon.), 2017
Time | Illumination | 10:30 - 23:30
Venue | GINZA SIX
Address | 10-1, Ginza 6-chome, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0061
Official｜https://ginza6.tokyo/winter_2017_event

GSIX XMAS: Mirror Bell Dress DAISY BALLOON will be on display at the entrance of GINZA SIX from 11/29 (Wednesday) to 12/25 (Monday).
The Christmas bell shape is made from mirrored ornaments that shine bright and reflect the people and scenery of Ginza.
Height: 4m, location: Chuo-Dori entrance (4-Chome)

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Dai Nagoya Building "Dreaming for Christmas"
by Asami Kiyakawa × DAISY BALLOON

Date | 11.16 (Thu.) - 12.25 (Mon.), 2017
Time | 11:00 - 23:00, Illumination | 17:00 - 24:00
Venue | Dai Nagoya Building
Address | 3-28-12, Meieki, Nakamura-ku, Nagoya-city, Aichi-ken 450-6490
Official｜https://dainagoyabuilding.com/events/view/55/

Direction | Asami Kiyakawa
Balloon | DAISY BALLOON

We represent the imaginary dream world of a young girl, based on the theme of "Dreaming for Christmas." The brightness that bursts from the core (symbolizing light), and the transparent spiral that wraps it (symbolizing consciousness) are the layers that form the girl's dream.

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REBORN ART FESTIVAL 2017
"D・E・A・U" by
Takeshi Kobayashi × WOW × DAISY BALLOON

Date | 7.22 (Sat) – 9.10 (Sun) . 2017
Time | 10:00 – 17:30
Venue | Reborn Art House
Address | 1-2-21, Kadowakicho, Ishinomaki City, Miyagi
Official | http://www.reborn-art-fes.jp/
Movie | https://vimeo.com/235486551

Reborn Art Festival is a comprehensive festival featuring art, music and food in which the central areas of Ishinomaki City, Ojika Peninsula and its neighboring areas come together in a whirlwind. Over a period of 51 days from July 22-September 10, the works of various artists will be displayed.
Daisy Balloon will be presenting "D・E・A・U" a work made in collaboration with music producer Takeshi Kobayashi and visual design studio WOW, who are based in Tokyo, Sendai and London.

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MATSUYA GINZA
“Roger Vivier × DAISY BALLOON”

Date | 4.19 (Wed) – 4.25 (Tue) . 2017
Time | 10:00 – 20:00
Venue | MATSUYA GINZA 1F “Space of GINZA”
Address | 3-6-1 Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-8130
Roger Vivier × DAISY BALLOON | Numero TOKYO | https://numero.jp/rogervivier-daisyballoon2017/
Interview | Numero TOKYO | https://numero.jp/interview26/
Information | Numero TOKYO | https://numero.jp/news-20170412-rogervivier/

Balloon | DAISY BALLOON
Photographer | Shinmei

Accessory Maison Roger Vivier of Paris held a one-week pop-up event, Jardin Vivier, at Matsuya Ginza from Wednesday, April 19. Daisy Balloon had two works on display. Coinciding with the event, the visual concept for Roger Vivier x Daisy Balloon (2 black and white works, 2 color works) was published in Numero TOKYO.

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