It's the third year for Designart Tokyo, the city-wide series of art and design related exhibitions and events — and it began with quite the fanfare. This time it drew the attention of Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike, who officially opened the festivities at the event's hub, the World Kita-Aoyama Bldg. on Aoyama-dori.

Now showcasing an impressive 300 designers and brands in over 100 locations, it has also branched out to include two new areas to it venues list — Shinjuku and Ginza.

"Designart is not only showcasing more of the incredible design talent in Japan," said co-founder Mark Dytham of Klein Dytham architecture, "but it is also becoming more international at the highest level with participants like Ivy Ross, vice president of Hardware Design at Google, arriving fresh from the launch event of the latest Google products on Oct. 16."