Design Matters x Spectrum Tokyo
Design meetup in Shibuya on the eve of Design Matters 26, with lightning talks from designers and mingling, open to non-ticket holders.
- When
- Fri, November 13, 2026 · 19:00–21:30 JST
- Where
- Shibuya, Japan · In person
- Region
- Kanto (Tokyo)
- Organizer
- Spectrum Tokyo
- Language
- EN
- Source
- Luma
Summary
A pre-event meetup held the evening before the global design conference Design Matters 26 (November 14 and 15), run as a collaboration between Design Matters and Spectrum Tokyo. It is open to people without tickets to the main conference as well as speakers and attendees.
The evening alternates rounds of five-minute lightning talks on the theme "your latest passion in design" with mingle time. Speakers include designers from startups, Fujitsu, The Japan Research Institute and independent practice, covering topics such as UX decision-making, designers' role when AI goes wrong, and quality standards beyond "it works". It runs in English at Assured, Inc. (Visional Group) in Shibuya AXSH, with early-bird tickets at 1,000 yen and regular tickets at 2,000 yen.
About the community
A Tokyo design community that runs English-language meetups, talks and networking evenings for designers and people building products in Japan. Events mix lightning talks with plenty of mingle time and aim to make it easy to meet new people in the design scene.
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