. in my childhood when I steadily put coins into a piggy bank. Few people still use the same piggy bank they used back then, even now as adults. Furthermore, even if they have them, they probably have only 2 or 3 piggybanks at most.
But ,.Soe.Soichiro Ito, a designer and director of the "Kikkoman" brand, was different. He has been collecting piggy banks since his childhood and has collected more than 200 piggy banks to date. An exhibition of about 100 carefully selected items from his collection will be held from May 9 (Wed.) to May 10 (Sun.) at the "Japan Museum of Contemporary Art" in Tokyo, Japan.VOILLDThe event will be held at the
The collection includes a wide variety of vintage piggy banks from the United States, Europe, and other countries, as well as local products and characters. You will not find them often.
In addition, the exhibition venues, Boiled andM.I.U.At the "SOY" exhibition, collaboration T-shirts and stickers by Ken Kagami and "SOY" will be available for purchase. The drawings, which were drawn on the theme of "money," are in full Kagami's style.
An opening reception will also be held on Wednesday, May 9, from 7:00 to 10:00 pm. The diverse and humorous collection is a great opportunity to experience a glimpse of Mr. Ito's creativity. Please come and visit us.
Text_Keisuke Kimura
SOICHIRO ITO 'ITO BANK COLLECTION
Dates: May 9 (Wed) - May 20 (Sun)
Venue: VOILLD
Address: Casa Aobadai B1F, 3-18-10 Aobadai, Meguro-ku, Tokyo
www.voilld.com
