OVERVIEW

Overview

Nice to meet you, We are OSAKA DESIGN WEEK.

Following the 2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo, Osaka is now stepping onto a new stage — one that connects the city to the world.

A culture of commerce, The richness of food, The craftsmanship that enriches everyday life.These elements have never existed in isolation. Throughout its history, Osaka has grown by bringing people together with people, companies together with companies, technology together with ideas — creating new value through every encounter.

OSAKA DESIGN WEEK 2026 is built on this very DNA of Osaka: the power of encounters.It is a new challenge, launched here in Osaka, to send that power out into the world.

A Platform for Encounters

Spanning architecture, interior, product, craft, food, fashion, and every field that shapes lifestyle —
this is a place where diverse disciplines meet, going beyond the conventional boundaries of design.

From small local workshops to global brands, ""encounters"" that cross the boundaries of company size and industry bring ideas and technology together, giving rise to new business and cultural co-creation.

This event is not merely an exhibition. It is a platform that creates value through encounters.

Statement

Structure of OSAKA DESIGN WEEK

OSAKA DESIGN WEEK 2026 consists of "OSAKA SALONE" held at MYDOME Osaka, "OSAKA FUORISALONE" taking place at various locations across Osaka City, and various collaborative events.

MYDOME Osaka Venue

OSAKA SALONE 2026

Sep. 25 (Fri) & 26 (Sat), 2026

10:00 〜 17:00

Venue
MYDOME Osaka (3F)

City Venues

OSAKA FUORISALONE 2026

Sep. 23 (Wed) - 29 (Tue), 2026

Opening dates and hours vary by venue.

Venue
Various locations in Osaka City
Partner Events

OSAKA DESIGN WEEK 2026
Schedule

Theme

Where Encounters Create Value.
Designing Life, from Osaka.

Event Period
OSAKA SALONE 2026
Sep. 25 (Fri) & 26 (Sat), 2026
OSAKA FUORISALONE 2026
Sep. 23 (Wed) - 29 (Tue), 2026
Organizer

General Incorporated Association OSAKA DESIGN WEEK

Ambassador

Yuko Nagayama(Architect / Yuko Nagayama & Associates)

Founders

Junzo Tateno(President and Representative Director, UNION CORPORATION JAPAN)

Toshiaki Nishioka(Chairman and Representative Director, SANEI LTD.)

Partner Events

NEW ENERGY OSAKA 2026Oct. 3 (Sat) & 4 (Sun), 2026

FactorISM 2026

Organization

《 General Incorporated Association OSAKA DESIGN WEEK 》
Representative Director

Junzo Tateno(President and Representative Director, UNION CORPORATION JAPAN)

Directors

Toshiaki Nishioka(Chairman and Representative Director, SANEI LTD.)

Akihisa Shibata(SANEI LTD.)

Atsunobu Ishimaru(UNION CORPORATION JAPAN)

Board Member &
Secretary General

Naoyuki Miyamoto(BONSAI BRAIN Inc.)

Auditor

Fumio Murakami(SANEI LTD.)

Advisory Board

Chiaki Murata(Chairperson, Osaka Design Center,
Chairperson, Japan Industrial Design Association (JIDA))

Miho Utsumi(Vice Chairperson, Osaka Design Center)

Hinako Kawakami(Professor, Department of Living and Environmental Design Faculty of
Science and Engineering, Setsunan University)

Hanako Kita(International Exchange and Public Relations Advisor)

Nobuyuki Narigasawa(Designer / CEO, NOBU ARCHI DESIGN Co., Ltd.,
Advisor, UNESCO Creative City of Design Asahikawa Promotion Council)

Shinya HashizumeProfessor Emeritus, Osaka Metropolitan University,
President, Japan Federation of Commercial Technology Associations,
President, Living Architecture Museum Osaka

《 OSAKA DESIGN WEEK Secretariat 》
Event Operations &
System Management

NITTEN Co., Ltd.

ACTIO Corporation

Venue Design & Construction

NITTEN Co., Ltd.

《 PR & Promotions 》
Production

Naoyuki Miyamoto(BONSAI BRAIN Inc.)

Creative Direction

Haruhi Imai(SANDaVINCI Art & Design Inc.)

Graphic & Web Design

Takahiro Yamanaka(Chillout Creative Space)