What is DESIGN PROJECT

Under recent global economic competition, some parts of manufacturing, which is made in Japan move to rising countries with remarkably progressing economy and it is feared that domestic industry will be further in cavitation & works of subcontractor will be decreased. To make own products is considered as one of measures for subcontractor to escape from subcontract system and for this purpose, it is highly required to make development & modification of products efficiently with enough competition.

HIGASHIOSAKA city puts eyes upon design of resources highly estimated in the world to merge technologies of enterprises with design and in order to feed original products to the world without delay, asked Mr. Toshiyuki Kita, who is worldwide famous industrial designer and have produced many goods widely recognized, to become "HIGASHIOSAKA city design creative adviser" in order to accelerate to manufacture highly value added products.

Therefore, seminars have been held on role & effect of design of resources actually competing in the world market & on understanding of activities of each country in the world & of world enterprises, with whom competing each others in future.

Also, as to products made by enterprises in this city, which industrial designer directly gives advice on design of resources, by arranging to combine such advice with products, competitive products required in the world will be manufactured.

In HIGASHIOSAKA city there are many enterprises, which have technological characteristics also many companies who are not under big corporations. This area is full of challenging spirits for manufacturing, making distinction against other enterprises.

Industrial design aiming at harmony with human being has contributed to drawing out industrial vigor. Design of value added thing is a concept to be realized through arranging generally needs, materials, quality, functions, prices, safety, ecology etc. & produced by summing them up generally.

Technological power of city enterprise & challenging spirits are combined together to produce new products to the market . HIGASHIOSAKA city begins steps, aiming to become the city to succeed in increasing design value, taking lead from other cities. Through these activities HIGASHIOSAKA city is aiming to supply many products with unique design, acting the potential of highly industrially concentrated place in Japan.