Klein Dytham Architecture—Tokyo Tales

Klein Dytham Architecture—Tokyo Tales
A public lecture by Mark Dytham

Friday 21 May 2010, 6pm

Our City O-Tautahi
Corner of Oxford Terrace and Worcester Boulevard, Christchurch

Mark Dytham and Astrid Klein are the directors of Klein Dytham architecture (KDa), one of Japan’s most exciting young design firms. They studied together at the Royal College of Art in London, and in 1989 travelled to Tokyo where they found work with Toyo Ito. Staying on in Japan, they established KDa and quickly gained recognition with a series of audacious and award-winning projects. Working freely across design disciplines including architecture, interiors, temporary constructions, furniture, installations and events, KDa’s output reflects the energy and freshness that Mark and Astrid find in Tokyo.

Mark and Astrid are frequent guests at international design events, and have taught at universities within Japan and beyond. In 2000 Mark was awarded an MBE (Member of the British Empire) for services to British design in Japan. In 2003 Mark and Astrid put together the first PechaKucha Night as a one-off event at their event space, SuperDeluxe. A series of entertaining rapid-fire presentations in which each presenter shows 20 images up each for just 20 seconds, the PechaKucha format is now running in over 280 cities globally—there is now a PechaKucha event somewhere in the world every single day.

Mark Dytham’s visit to New Zealand is supported by The Warren Trust, NZIA Canterbury Branch and the University of Auckland.

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