I WOOD BE is delighted to participate as an artist designer in the Romanian Pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka, contributing to the theme "Romania, Land of Tomorrow" through a contemporary approach to craftsmanship and sustainability. We will represent Romania through creations that combine innovative design with reclaimed natural materials and will support interactive creative workshops, inspired by the values of the circular economy, social responsibility and cultural identity. Our presence at the National Pavilion is an opportunity to share the vision of a Romania that honors its traditions, actively contributing to shaping a society of the future.
KANSAI, JAPAN
EXPO 2025 OSAKA
I WOOD BE participates as an artist in the Romanian Pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka
The experiences we propose in the interactive creative workshops will show how reused material can become art, and each object created will become a bridge between the artisanal past of the Romanian village and the future of a responsible society connected to nature. We will weave into each creation fragments from different corners of the country – techniques, motifs, textures – carefully preserved by communities and reinterpreted through contemporary design.
At the National Pavilion, we will invite visitors to discover not only the visual beauty of handcraft, but also to experience, through the senses, the story of each object: the natural texture of wood and leather, the vivid touch of the material taking shape under the artist’s hands. It will be a complete experience – emotional, aesthetic and educational – in which art, sustainability and Romanian identity will meet in a new, vivid and deeply relevant form for the future.
Within the Romanian Pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka, I WOOD BE will support a series of interactive workshops in which visitors will explore the transformation of recovered materials into functional art objects. From wood pyrography and gold leaf applied to trays inspired by the tea ritual, to the creation of embroidered fans, accessories made from natural materials, photo albums with wishes for the future, hand prints on Romanian textiles with natural pigments and the reinterpretation of a traditional Romanian-Japanese style catrințe – each workshop will offer a creative, multisensory and memorable experience.
The desired outcome for participants is to experience an introspective, cultural and creative experience that allows them to reflect on their own identity and the future they imagine, using art as a means of expression.
Through the proposed workshops, they will understand the depth of traditional Romanian symbols, experience the process of working with natural materials such as birch wood, and explore the connection between tradition, sustainability, and personal development. Participants will leave with a strong emotional and intellectual imprint - a lived story that will remain in their hearts and minds.
EXPO 2025 OSAKA
"Romania, Land of Tomorrow"
I WOOD BE participates as an artist in the Romanian Pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka. Find out more directly from the source:
The overall theme of Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan , " Designing Future Society for Our Lives ", is based on the idea of global collaboration and collective engagement , with the aim of co-creating a society of the future.
Under the concept of "People's Living Lab" , the exhibition will function as an open laboratory , where participants from around the world will work together to experiment and develop innovative solutions .
This concept promotes the active involvement of everyone in shaping a sustainable society.
To develop the main theme, the organizers of the world exhibition chose three subthemes :
- dedicated to innovations in "Empowering Lives"
- focused on education, technology and social inclusion .
- exploring how human interactions and relationships between communities can shape the future.
These subthemes are also reflected in the physical structure of the exhibition, being organized into three corresponding sections.
Romania has opted for the "Saving Lives" section, where it will be present with a national pavilion of approximately 700 square meters , plus an office area .
These subthemes are also reflected in the physical structure of the exhibition, being organized into three corresponding sections.
Romania has opted for the "Saving Lives" section, where it will be present with a national pavilion of approximately 700 square meters , plus an office area .
The architectural concept of the pavilion, "Romanian Magic Box" , was chosen following the collaboration between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the "Ion Mincu" University of Architecture and Urbanism in Bucharest. The winning project belongs to students Muraru Georgiana Anemona and Bodoalcă Ioana Anca .
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The overall theme of Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan , " Designing Future Society for Our Lives ", is based on the idea of global collaboration and collective engagement , with the aim of co-creating a society of the future.
Under the concept of "People's Living Lab" , the exhibition will function as an open laboratory , where participants from all over the world will work together to experiment and develop innovative solutions . This concept promotes the active involvement of everyone in shaping a sustainable society.
To develop the main theme, the organizers of the world exhibition chose three subthemes :
- dedicated to innovations in "Empowering Lives"
- focused on education, technology and social inclusion .
- exploring how human interactions and relationships between communities can shape the future.
These sub-themes are also reflected in the physical structure of the exhibition, which is organized into three corresponding sections. Romania has opted for the "Saving Lives" section, where it will be present with a national pavilion of approximately 700 useful square meters , plus an office area .
The architectural concept of the pavilion, "Romanian Magic Box" , was chosen following the collaboration between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the "Ion Mincu" University of Architecture and Urbanism in Bucharest. The winning project belongs to students Muraru Georgiana Anemona and Bodoalcă Ioana Anca .
