LINO / dustpan & storage box
Client : Kansai Felt Fabric Co., Ltd
LINO was born the creative product ever in another uses of Linoleum from Forbo which is known as a natural surface material so that maximum use of its unique soft and smooth texture.
The first line, dustpan & storage box, is designed for those who are concern with creative work in order to know them more creative way of uses of Linoleum.
Both are designed flat-pack to experience every single unique texture and detail in the process of assembling them.
Matcha-ki / 抹茶器
Client : NIHON TOKUSHU TATAMI Co,
Japanese matcha tea set named Matcha-ki was designed for enjoying matcha tea and experience in the Japanese culture by handcrafted multitiered cylinder box which is composed of a cup, whisk & scoop holder, and matcha case. This tea set allows you to have a matcha tea on the tatami tray and pouring hot water. The handcrafted multitiered cylinder box was made of Japanese ceder wood and handcrafted by craftsmanship with the most elaborate technique ever.
Triplate & Contray for COOH
Client : ALMETAX MANUFACTURING CO.,LTD.
Triplate and Contray were created for brand new lifestyle brand COOH using extruded aluminium aiming its industrial material applies to the field of consumer products as like a tableware.
Named Triplate has a unique feature that can be three layered by the three stepped offset section design.
Another product named Contray was designed to integrate industrial technique with Japanese traditional handwork technique.
Both of them are the first materials of the porpose for tableware in a lifestyle category ever, can be widen creativity of cuisine or hospitality.
Pivot Stool
Collaborated with : Hyogo Kobayashi, Sakato Chair Co.
An ergonomic stool but well balanced proportion of the aesthetic to function named Pivot Stool is designed for adapting all kinds of different seat position without restricting body movement.
The simple but iconic shape stool made by specialised craftsman for wood turning and Japanese traditional technique “Kioke Dukuri” consists of three simple parts, conical base, concave pedestal, and upholstered pouf.
Its ball joint-like upholstered pouf allow keep an angle while sitting thanks to friction between material.
This feature enable to leading to right sitting position, or finding relax position.
Texture Card
Collaborated with : NISSIN Co.,Ltd. & WACOO Co.,Ltd.
This texture card feature embossing on the paper so that users can perceive information by sense of touch only.
All information has been converted into embossment such as black is concavity and red is convex. And all production processes are made hand by hand precisely & carefully by Japanese craftsmanship.
These features allow users play equally without support even though who are blind or not able to read braille like "you".
German Design Award 2020 "Winner"
Exhibited at "Milan Design Week 2019" in Milan.
Somewhere
Collaborated with : MINE PRODUCT&FURNITURE,
& YASUTA Veneered Surfaces & Design Inc,.
Lightweight tray and super easy collapsible legs allow to carry anywhere. “Somewhere” is more than just coffee table, elegant concept and structure allows owners to use various scene regardless of interior or exterior.
BUDDY bench & wagon
Client : ALMETAX MANUFACTURING CO.,LTD.
These iconic, BUDDY series, are multifunctional furniture such as bench, ladder, table, trolley, desk, and more that helps owner's lifestyle as well as provides creativity at agile workspace or personal space.
This bench features combines 3 different furnitures that clean wooden bench, 2 steps ladder, and equipped swivel table looking go through the top board. The wagon is personal furniture which was inspired by R2-D2 of a most popular film Star Wars that has a character of being helpful at any situation such as at desk, table, sofa, kitchen, and more.
The wagon has vary selection and can be replaceable easily.
Dressing Rail for Kids
Client : PAX industry Inc,.
This rack series for kindergarten has a minimal looking but all products are composed to common aluminium extrusion parts.
Its series vary in purpose from single stand, double stand, and wall-mounted types.
The hooks on the rail are easy slide for adjusting space and number of them to suite any condition.
Rounded and vivid colour end caps are carefully designed in order to pay attention to its edges for kids' safety.
German Design Award 2024 "Winner"
CTO Lever Handle
Collaborated with : UNION DOOR TECH Co.,Ltd.
CTO lever handle is a customisable lever handle for those who are a new owner of a luxury brand GRANDE MAISON while dealing a new flat. The lever composes common base and vary replaceable pad comes in a range of selection of such as textured metal, upholstered with genuine leather, or ultrasuede. Pad design will be able to continue extending variation for widen selection with using unique locking system to common base. These features deliver owners to individualise their flat and achieve its proper brand.
POM handrail light
Client : Enomoto hardware Inc.,
The "POM handrail light" is an entrance handrail with detachable torch. It guides you & your family safety in case of emergency like a disaster.
"POM" stands for Peace of Mind, this product is programmed switching to using battery power in case of AC power would be shut down instead of usually using AC power.
It features that implements intending to make the most of function in an emergency even though designed for daily life product.
Lighting Art Panel
Client : Osaka Gas Urban Development Inc.,
The apartment “Scenes Otemae”manufactured by Osaka Gas Urban Development Inc., is located exclusively at tableland in Osaka where is well known for a historical area.
Decorative lighting panel has been inspired by this unique area and waterfront city.
It features a surface of the river and history of Osaka express by a light guide plate and patina bronze, changes colours slightly as time goes by.
It allow owners to feel the stream of time.
LESS THAN 600 /
GOLDBLU lamp series
Client : Yahiro Electronics Co.,LTD,
LESS THAN 600 is a portable freestanding lamp which is inspired by a Japanese traditional craft "Kanazawa Gold Leaf" with application of modern lighting technologies such as a dimmer LED.
These features enable to carry anywhere like shelf, bed side, low table, outdoor and so on.
It allows to have a mystical moment by dual aspect of the shining golden reflector inside, and the sphere emitting slightly blue-green light outside.
Decorative metal meshes
Client : nets101 Co.,Ltd.
The metal meshes for interior decorative materials feature fineness & precisely being weaved metal threads by means of unique high technologies.
Exhibited at "DESIGN INSPIRE 2018" in Hong Kong.
Clothes Hanger
Client : QUOLITA CORP.
This clothes hanger has features clean design, as well as accommodate Japanese customer needs of multifunction.
Guest house in Ishigaki Island
Client : HIVE INC.
"Guest house ISHIGAKI HIVE", located in Ishigaki island Japan, is for those who are mainly backpackers & teenagers. Each bed has semi-private area where allows groups to communicate with each other.
As seen on the Italian design blog "Basil Green Pencil".
Paddle Sugar
Own Project
Paddle Sugar is a concept product caring for environment as the one idea for protect limited natural resources. It combines 2 products of sugar stick and stirrer that means 50% reduction in refuse. We need to know our foolish greed that mass production generously use physical natural resources, on the other hand, we hesitate to use imaginary money for something band new challenges.
