June 21, 2006. The Apple Store in the Shinsaibashi district of Osaka played host to the DESIGN MATTERS meeting.
Promoting Osaka: Design and the "Osaka Renaissance" Alex Stewart, originally from the UK, talked about his work as a foreign adviser helping to promote Osaka through PR and media channels to the international community. His latest initiative is a privately sponsored book, entitled Osaka Renaissance, published in April to critical acclaim. How the book was put together and the message it tells will formed a major part of the talk. There is even a two-page section about Design Matters in the book..