Press Release Moleskine and the Moleskine Foundation’s traveling exhibition “Detour” will be held at 21_21 DESIGN SIGHT Gallery 3

[Press Release] Moleskine and the Moleskine Foundation’s traveling exhibition “Detour” opens at 21_21 DESIGN SIGHT Gallery 3 ​
Moleskine Japan Co., Ltd. Press Release: September 3, 2025 Moleskine and the Moleskine Foundation’s traveling exhibition “Detour” is being held at 21_21 DESIGN SIGHT Gallery 3. Moleskine Japan Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo) will hold the world traveling exhibition “Detour Tokyo” at 21_21 DESIGN SIGHT Gallery 3 in Roppongi, Tokyo from Wednesday, September 10th to Tuesday, September 23rd, 2025. With the cooperation of curator Yuko Hasegawa and SKAC (SKWAT KAMEARI ART CENTRE), 41 notebook works by creators across genres, including Yosuke Matsumoto (MIYAKE DESIGN STUDIO), Kohei Nawa, Rihito Itagaki, Aina the End, and Lauren Tsai, will be on display.
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“Detour” is a traveling exhibition organized by Moleskine, the heir and successor to the legendary notebook beloved by artists and thinkers, and the Moleskine Foundation, a Milan-based nonprofit organization that promotes education in impoverished areas of the world. This exhibition showcases carefully selected works from the Foundation’s collection of over 1,600 notebook art pieces, each tailored to its local context. The notebooks on display were donated by world-renowned artists, architects, film directors, designers, musicians, and writers, as well as students, cultural organizations, and young creators. Through creative processes that involve drawing, cutting, deconstructing, and reconstructing, they are sometimes transformed into sculptural three-dimensional works, breathing new life into one-of-a-kind art pieces. Creators from various fields have participated, including architects Kengo Kuma and Toyo Ito, film director Spike Jonze, designer Ron Arad, and three-star chef Heinz Beck. They have resonated with the Moleskine Foundation’s philosophy of “Creativity for Social Change” and have donated their own works in support of educational programs that foster creativity and
multifaceted thinking in young people. Having traveled to London, Shanghai, Paris, New York, Milan, and the 2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo, the exhibition will finally open at 21_21 DESIGN SIGHT Gallery 3 in Roppongi, Tokyo from September 10th. To commemorate the Tokyo exhibition, with the cooperation of curator Yuko Hasegawa and Kameari Art Center SKAC (SKWAT KAMEARI ART CENTRE), works by 16 new artists have been donated. New participating artists include poet Yoshimasu Gozo, sculptor Nawa Kohei, actor Itagaki Rihito, and artist Asami Kiyokawa, designer Kunihiko Morinaga, architectural collective GROUP, artist SAIKO OTAKE, sculptor Tetsuya Nakamura, artist Lauren Tsai, singer Aina the End, and designer Matsumoto Yosuke (MIYAKE DESIGN STUDIO). A total of 41 works are on display in this exhibition, which also features the new design tool “NOTE-A-NOTE,” developed by MIYAKE DESIGN STUDIO and Moleskine and scheduled for release soon.
“NOTE-A-NOTE” is an innovative item designed to allow you to write down your first impressions of new encounters. Through this
exhibition, where creativity crosses genres, you can experience new possibilities in the familiar medium of the notebook.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/121718/32/121718-32-2111e6b2eee2f153833e6e149a282a72-1905×2700.jpg Detour Tokyo: List of Participating Artists (Alphabetical Order): Curated by Yuko Hasegawa: Rihito Itagaki / Asami Kiyokawa / Kohei Nawa / Kunihiko Morinaga / Gozo Yoshimasu Curated by SKAC (SKWAT KAMEARI ART CENTER) Ayako Otake / GROUP / NANAORO / MIEKO MEGURO Curated by MOLESKINE: NEW ARTISTS: Aina The End / Yosuke Matsumoto (MIYAKE DESIGN STUDIO) / KALKUL / COCO STAR SIMS / Tetsuya Nakamura / Mika Ninagawa / Lauren Tsai FROM ARCHIVE COLLECTION: Alberto Meda / Andrea Trimarchi & Simone Farresin/ Carlo Stanga / Circolo lettori Andria / Fabrizio Cotognini / Flavio Albanese / Frances Goodman / Giorgia Lupi / Toyo Ito /Joana Vasconcelos/ Kazuyo Sejima/Kengo Kuma / Massimiliano Fuksas/Natoï Allah Djimasra / Nicholas Hlobo / Ryue Nishizawa / Officinae Efesti / Paolo Marco Bombonato / Pascale Marthine Tayou /Sebastiano Mauri/ Sebastiano Paccini / Seven Hills / Tord Boontje Event Information: “Detour Tokyo” Venue: 21_21 DESIGN SIGHT Gallery 3 Tokyo Midtown Midtown Garden, 9-7-6 Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-0052 Date and Time: September 10 (Wed) – September 23 (Tue), 2025 Opening Hours: 10 AM – 7 PM Organizer: Moleskine & Moleskine Foundation Inquiries: 03-5962-7603
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download link https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1gqZkeoIpJtWds9RQ1lLoqLZflTWTcXEF?usp=sharing About Moleskine Moleskine(R) is the heir and successor to the legendary notebooks that have been loved for two centuries by artists and thinkers such as Vincent van Gogh, Pablo Picasso, Ernest Hemingway, and Bruce Chatwin. Today, Moleskine is a lifestyle brand offering a wide range of notebooks, diaries, bags, and digital tools to support today’s creative and imaginative professionals. By fostering creativity, imagination, and thought, and providing tools for capturing memories, Moleskine supports their daily lives and journeys, becoming a part of their personalities. HP:
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https://www.instagram.com/moleskine/ About the Moleskine Foundation The Moleskine Foundation is a non-profit organization whose mission is “Creativity for Social Change.” At its heart is the belief that creativity is the power that brings about positive social change and paves the way for the future. To achieve this, the Moleskine Foundation develops unconventional educational programs around the world that aim to inspire creativity in young people and foster the awareness and attitude to drive social change. These efforts are supported by a network of international cultural and creative partners around the world, built with the aim of social change. While the Moleskine Foundation shares Moleskine’s values ​​of creativity and culture, it operates completely independently in both its organization and operations. Moleskine’s support for operating expenses allows the Moleskine Foundation to use 100% of external funds for direct social contribution activities. HP: https://moleskinefoundation.org/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/moleskinefoundation/
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