Mold creator Mitsuru Muroshima
He joined Muroshima Seiko Co., Ltd., a mold maker, and engaged in all processes of mold design, machining, and finishing necessary for mold production. After that, he was involved in the injection molding business and sought the starting point of "manufacturing" based on his own experience of everything from die manufacturing to resin processing. Most of the manufacturing industry is contracting. At present, it is possible to do "manufacturing" as a business without understanding the value of "things" manufactured in factories. Despite being in an environment where you can truly understand the value of “manufacturing,” people in factories believe they do not need it. Mold creator Mitsuru Muroshima converts construction methods, materials, and shapes into functions and sensibilities from the perspective of "creating things".
Product designer Yoh KOMIYAMA
Born in 1980 in Tokyo. Founding member of the Window Research Institute. After graduating from Tama Art University, working in an architectural design firm, and as a product designer for a manufacturer, he established Yoh Komiyama Design in 2011, based in Tokyo and Shanghai, a multidisciplinary firm that offers R&D support for both Japanese and foreign corporations and organizations primarily in the field of product design, develops hardware and services, and handles brand direction. In recent years, the firm has been exploring new forms of craftsmanship and object-making by thinking about the object at hand through protocol and generative approaches and designing a set of rules pertaining to it.
He joined Muroshima Seiko Co., Ltd., a mold maker, and engaged in all processes of mold design, machining, and finishing necessary for mold production. After that, he was involved in the injection molding business and sought the starting point of "manufacturing" based on his own experience of everything from die manufacturing to resin processing. Most of the manufacturing industry is contracting. At present, it is possible to do "manufacturing" as a business without understanding the value of "things" manufactured in factories. Despite being in an environment where you can truly understand the value of “manufacturing,” people in factories believe they do not need it. Mold creator Mitsuru Muroshima converts construction methods, materials, and shapes into functions and sensibilities from the perspective of "creating things".
Product designer Yoh KOMIYAMA
Born in 1980 in Tokyo. Founding member of the Window Research Institute. After graduating from Tama Art University, working in an architectural design firm, and as a product designer for a manufacturer, he established Yoh Komiyama Design in 2011, based in Tokyo and Shanghai, a multidisciplinary firm that offers R&D support for both Japanese and foreign corporations and organizations primarily in the field of product design, develops hardware and services, and handles brand direction. In recent years, the firm has been exploring new forms of craftsmanship and object-making by thinking about the object at hand through protocol and generative approaches and designing a set of rules pertaining to it.