Report on the été 10th Anniversary Exhibition

été celebrated its 10th anniversary on July 25, 2024.
We would like to express our gratitude to our customers, friends, family, and all those who have supported us over the years for making this special moment possible. We are truly grateful for your continued support.

This time, we will be delivering a report on the exhibition that was held over two days on July 24th (Wed) and 25th (Thu), along with photos. We hope you will enjoy this exhibition, which was held to celebrate our 10th anniversary and to express our gratitude and respect to those who have supported us and the world of food, even online.

Report on été 10th Anniversary Exhibition

On the eve of the exhibition, the gallery transformed itself to host a gala dinner. Nine flower boxes created by collaborator and floral artist Azuma Makoto and Shoji decorated the table and welcomed guests.



Special 10th anniversary menu, “Pomelo flower”. The small pulpy fruits overlap one by one and bloom. Collaboration with Azuma.



This caviar dish is a deep respect and gratitude to Takashi Murakami and his team Kaikai Kiki. This is also a special 10th anniversary menu item, and the logo by graphic artist VERDY is printed on the can.


In addition, Dom Pérignon blessed us with a special named edition of Plénitude 2 for the été 10th anniversary dinner.



The gala dinner was attended by artists who have collaborated with Shoji, as well as people she admires.



Azuma and Shoji were preparing for the open of the exhibition. At the same time, all the staff were doing their best to welcome the guests.



This is the entire installation, a collaboration between Azuma and Shoji. Nine giant cake-like boxes and photographs by Shunsuke Shiinoki , a botanical photographer, decorated the space.


Left: ©Takashi Murakami/Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
On the first day, an “edible exhibit” was held to stimulate all five senses. Visitors were invited to reach into the installation and taste the tarts and fruits.



A special 10th anniversary edition of the plant-based mango tart was also handed over to those who pre-ordered. It is orange like the mango tart and comes with a key chain collaborated with VERDY of Girls Don't Cry. The package was also specially designed.



On the last day of the exhibition, the flowers used for the exhibit were handed to the guests. Each bouquet was made by the JARDINS des FLEURS team and placed in a bag reminiscent of the Fleurs d'été.


Once again, we would like to express our sincere gratitude to all the visitors to this exhibition and to all those who have supported us along the way over the past 10 years.
This exhibition was also made possible by the support of outstanding professionals and special sponsor Sky Co., LTD. We show our sincere respect to them.

With gratitude in their hearts, Natsuko Shoji and été move on to the next decade.

été 10th Anniversary Exhibition
Organization
Kaikai Kiki Gallery
Special Sponsorship
Sky Co., LTD.
Cooperation
Dom Pérignon

Staff List
Artist
Natsuko Shoji
Producer
Chiaki Kasahara (Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd.)
Flower Artist
Azuma Makoto (JARDINS des FLEURS)
Exhibition logo, Poster, Cake box and Shopping Bag Design
VERDY
Patissier
Moe Sakinobu, Akari Yagi, Nana Kashima, Kanoa Goto (été Co., Ltd.)
été Graduates
Nozomi Kato, Yukino Yazawa
Botanical Photographer
Shiinoki Shunsuke (JARDINS des FLEURS)
Flower Art Management
Narita Eri (JARDINS des FLEURS)
Flower Art
Kawai Mika, Eto Sachie, Du Kunrong (JARDINS des FLEURS)
Kaikai Kiki Gallery Director
Eimi Mori (Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd.)
Kaikai Kiki Gallery Gallery
Kayla Dahee Kim, Hiroto Kato, Changsoo Niimoto, Natsu Shiotani, Konomi Ide, Takumi Kaseno (Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd.)
Project Coordinator
Reiko Mitake, Narumi Sato, Atsushi Taima (Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd.)
Artist Management
Junko Shimazaki, Hitoshi Mizushima (Donna Inc.)
Translation
Yuko Sakata Burtless
Legal
Daisuke Murakoshi (Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd.)
Public Relations
Fed Tan
Exhibition Production
Hiromu Shirasaka, Ayaka Nakamura, Sayako Kojima, Kentaro Hara, Hidetoshi Takenaka (H Inc.)
Decoration
Hiroki Matsumura (NOMURA MEDIAS Co., Ltd.)
TAKACHIHO products Co., Ltd.
Photo Print
FUJIFILM Imaging Systems Co., Ltd.
Poster and Card Set Printing
Makoto Ebihara, Aya Kikuchi (Kyoushin Co., Ltd.)
Card Set Design
Tetsuo Katagiri, Shigemi Nakashima (PROZ co.,ltd.)
Cake Box and Shopping Bag Production
Kenta Kato (katou paper creation Mfg., Ltd.)
Clear File Production
Shinichiro Chika (Sanei Kagaku Printing Co.,Ltd.)
Key Chain Production
HIDDY
Photography (Venue)
Tamaki Tachikawa (Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd.)
Dinner Playlist Production
VERBAL (AMBUSH®)
Opening Reception DJ
Vick (Tokyovitamin)
Dinner Service
Shinsuke Kishi,Shunichiro Kudo, Yusuke Kimura, Kiyotaka Ishishi (GROVE DISH)
Vegetables, Fruits
Kouji Ode, Teruhisa Nishikawa, Nobuyuki Nishikawa (marudaiiti Co., Ltd)
Kazuo Iizumi, Noriyuki Iizumi (yokoji Co., Ltd)
Meat
Masanori Kawashima, Yukihiro Osaki (KAWASHIMA FOOD Co., Ltd.)
Silicon Mold for Cake
Masamitsu Miyazaki (Mocha co., Ltd)
Flowers (été usually used)
flower shop sanshō
Photography (Cake)
Aya Kawachi, Suguru Koizumi (photo’n inc.)
Cooperation
Ayumi Okada (MHD Moet Hennessy Diageo K.K.)

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Exhibition logo by VERDY
Photo by Aya Kawachi (photo’n inc.)