The , abbreviated as ''IdcN'', is a museum and exhibition hall located in

Sakae, Nagoya is an area in Naka-ku, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan. It refers to the areas around Sakae intersection, Sakae Station on the Nagoya Municipal Subway and Sakae Station on the Meitetsu Seto Line. Sakae is in the heart of Nagoya and is, along wit ...

, central

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History

The

World Design Exhibition 1989 The World Design Exhibition 1989 (Japanese: 世界デザイン博覧会), also abbreviated "Design-Haku", was an event held at the Nagoya Congress Center July 15 - November 26, 1989. It was hosted by the World Design Organization. Other venues incl ...

was held in Nagoya. The museum was established in 1992 and opened in 1996 in the Nadya Park skyscraper. Exhibited are leading designers and artists of conceptualisation, form and function. The pieces range from the

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to the present. Works by Isamu Noguchi and

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are included, as well as product design icons such as the Mini Cooper. The Loft department store for shoppers interested in design is also located in Nadya Park. Access by public transport is

Yabachō Station is an underground metro station located in Naka-ku, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, operated by the Nagoya Municipal Subway. It is located 2.3 rail kilometers from the terminus of the Meijō Line at Kanayama Station. This station provides ac ...

on the

Meijō Line The is a subway line forming part of the Nagoya Municipal Subway system in Nagoya, Japan, operated by Transportation Bureau City of Nagoya. It is a loop line that runs from Kanayama, via Sakae, Ōzone, Nagoya Daigaku, and back to Kanayam ...

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* Design museums Art museums and galleries in Nagoya Art museums established in 1992 1992 establishments in Japan {{japan-museum-stub