If Akio Aoki had his way, there would be one new word included in dictionaries across the globe: “Designart.”
The Tokyo-based designer is one of a team of high-profile creators united in their desire to transcend the boundaries of all things art and design with this month’s launch of the aptly-named new event Designart.
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