Mark Enomoto’s graphic design career has spanned a diverse range of challenges, from print to digital design and even marine-themed projects. With a BFA and MFA in graphic design, he worked across various mediums and technologies, witnessing the shift from traditional hand skills to the early days of Mac-based design software. Enomoto eventually transitioned into user experience design and management before stepping away from the field. He now spends his time learning woodworking and renovating his mid-century modern Ossipoff home.
SHADE is proud to announce a new member of the Institute's Advisory Board
Jacob Reidel examines and advances the purpose, value, and potential of architectural practice. His work—spanning practice, research, publication, and teaching—is grounded in the conviction that while architecture and the people who create physical spaces have existed for millennia, the practice and the profession of architecture are comparatively new and unstable frameworks, subject to reconsideration and redesign. He is assistant professor in practice of architecture at the Harvard Graduate School of Design, a licensed architect in New York where he co-chairs the AIA New York Future of Practice Committee, and is co-founder and editor of CLOG.
Reception for Art of Design: Swiss Posters, 1950-2022
Thank you everyone for coming to our reception of the Art of Design: Swiss Posters, 1950-2022. It was a great night enjoying the posters with food from Pig and the Lady, a silent auction, and a short film about Tom Strong and his collection of Swiss Posters.
We also had gracious speeches from Dean Sakamoto, SHADE Executive Director, Ambassador Balz Abplanalp, Consul General of Switzerland in San Francisco, and Theres Ryf Desai, Honorary Consul of Switzerland in Hawai’i
If you missed the reception, we have gallery hours 11am – 2pm Tuesdays - Saturdays or by appointment: (808) 591-5558 until March 7, 2025
Entry: $10 (Cash, Paypal, Venmo)
99 N. King Street, Honolulu HI, 96817 (the corner of Maunakea Street in Chinatown)
If you would like to purchase any of the posters, click HERE, to see which posters are still available.
Visit our Reception page for photos of the event
New Chinatown exhibit puts Swiss posters in the spotlight
Check out the interview on Hawaiʻi Public Radio about our art exhibition, Art of Design: Swiss Posters, 1950-2022 (HERE)
“Nothing beats good design, and we have gotten wind of a new exhibit that is about to open later this month. It puts Swiss posters in the spotlight. They are the heart of graphic design and eye-popping travel posters.
HPR talked to Dean Sakamoto, executive director of SHADE Institute, about an inaugural exhibit at the historic building in downtown Chinatown that he recently bought to preserve something worth saving.”
- Catherine Cruz
Honolulu's Chinatown Is the Creative Heart of Urban Hawaii
Paul Strouse
Honolulu's Chinatown Is the Creative Heart of Urban Hawaii
For travelers seeking a window onto everyday life on these islands, this is the place to start.
By John Wogan
Check out this article from Conde Nast Traveler highlighting our special Honolulu’s Chinatown. From its one of a kind shops, creative art scene, amazing Asian restaurants, bars, and wet markets to being home to our King Liberty Center. The office of SHADE Institute and DSA located in the heart of Chinatown on N. King Street and Maunakea Street.
