Swedish Style x PechaKuchaNight 05 Sweden LOVES Japan: A special Tokyo Design Week PechaKucha to celebrate 10 years of Swedish Style in Japan. Jabcob is the producer of a new platform for exchange between contemporary Swedish and Japanese music. Meetingplace on the webb and live with music events, where exchange and discourse are key. myspace.com/bunkafunk

Kicking off a new series of PechaKucha Nights in London... designagainstcrime.com Can the design of shop furniture, products, packaging, retail space large and small, display areas, security procedures, retail management and the myriad of other factors in this environment – even the experience of shopping itself – reduce shoplifting and improve ambiance without turning a small newsagent or a large department store into Alcatraz? DAC is a socially responsive, practice-led research centre located at Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design, University of the Arts London

Stephen Lebovits on Tokyo Design Festa. A biannual International Art Event, started in 1994. Open to all artists from all over the world to exhibit their creative talent freely. Over 100,000 artists cannot be wrong. www.designfesta.com

SuperDeluxe is the home of PKN in Tokyo -- and where the entire PechaKucha phenomenon started -- and at each event we get a presentation that runs through recent events held at the space, and previews what's coming up.

Simon talks about the exhibition he designed for the "Water for Life" project.

Six years in the scene and just getting started, this Chicago indie rock band is made on more than just music. Miles Benjamin, programmer, Michael Kostal, designer, Jeff Wolinski, filmmaker, and Paul Gulyas, audio engineer, come together for a common love of writing, performing, and living in the world of art and music.
This presentation is in English.

Five Over Seven is comprised of Isabelle Santiago, Terra Loire, and Ashley Arbour, a trio of designers who post a new theme on their website every Sunday, and invite everyone to submit posts on the theme for the rest of the week. In this presentation, they walk through the ideas of the website, as well as each of their own creative processes.

Angelina Sahlgren Söder is a fantastic artist and entertainment consultant, and in her presentation she talks about entertainment as marketing, covering everything from a magnificent show on a truck for Volvo to her passion for dance, music and retro/vintage entertainment production.

Edward Cupps examines the thin line between design and art, and voices his opinion on where the separation begins. He uses famous example of both art and design, many of which appear similar to the other on the surface, to support his theory.