Since 21_21 DESIGN SIGHT opened in March 2007, it has staged programs that look at the relationship between people, society and design from a range of different angles, with familiar things being the subject matter of each installation. This exhibition is one that focuses on the relationships between product design and people, people and daily life and the things that surround them, an exhibition that searches for the background to design. It may be said that product designer Naoto Fukasawa casts his gaze on the relationship between people and the environment and unfailingly designs both tacit images we all hold in common in our minds and the expectations we have regarding the shape of an object. Photographer Tamotsu Fujii captures the air and light that surrounds objects on film. In his photos, he captures the air or the relationship between objects and their surroundings. From the works of these two creators, outlines that are obvious yet could not be seen before emerge. In this exhibition, we create the opportunity to realize things that were heretofore unseen, with 118 of Naoto Fukasawa’s product designs and 65 photographs taken by Tamotsu Fujii for a 4 year span – to this, we have added lectures and exhibits where you can experience Fukasawa and Fujii’s thinking and perspectives. You can enjoy the comfortable space to think about design, from a point of view of everyday life, such as going to shopping and considering interior decoration. * The text provided by 21_21 DESIGN SIGHT.