Delaware

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P*R*O*F*I*L*E

A japanese supersonic group that designs rock and rocks design.
Its members are Masato Samata, Aya Honda, Morihiro Tajiri and Yoshiki Watanabe.

Works/activities include everything from music_CDs and CD_ROMs to TV_commercials, magazines, T_shirts, web_site, mobile_phone, cross_stitch and live shows.

Their style, a mixture of music and graphic_design was explored at "Mac_Expo '98", where they exhibited a live A/V show with 8 projectors and surprised the audience.

Their web-site "FREEware/DELAware" with 'horizontal scroll' has attracted the attention of designers around the world. (http://www.delaware.gr.jp/)

From 31 december 2000 to 31 march 2001,
they exhibited their first exhibition "mobile_gallery" for Japanese 'i-mode' mobile phone.

In summer 2001,
they exhibited a live show and graphic works at "Artoon_at_p.s.1" at p.s.1/MoMA_New York.

In spring 2002,
they exhibited graphic works in "JaPan_Graphics" at Barcelona/Fad_Convent dels angels
and RAS gallery.

In autumn 2002,
they held a live show in Hong_Kong for 'IdN/my favorite conference'.

In January (9_12) 2003,
they made designs for 'Pitti Uomo', the men's fashion trade fair in Florence.

From 25 March to 27 May 2004,
their exhibition "Designin'_in_the_rain" held at RAS gallery_Barcelona with the publication of a book by ACTAR (Barcelona).

On 6-8 April 2004,
they held a live show and speech in Melbourne for 'AGIdeas international'.

On 13 May 2004,
they held a live show in Singapore for 'IdN/my favourite conference'.

They have released five CDs including "Surfin'_USSR", "with the delaware", and "Artoon".

In January 2004,
they released 2 albums, "dELAwArE_StrikeS_bAcK" and "AmeN".

In summer 2004,
they released solo book "Designin'_in_the_rain"(ACTAR/Barcelona).