Echiyo Suzuki, our space designer, will be on stage at eTREE TALK vol.3 "The inside story of a creator who uses wood in space" (7/9)

Echiyo Suzuki, our spatial designer, will be on stage at eTREE TALK vol.3 "The Inside Story of a Creator Using Wood in Space" (sponsored by Mirai Mori Co., Ltd.). We are looking forward to your participation.

 

 

<Seminar overview>
eTREE TALK vol.3 "The inside story of a creator who uses wood in space"

"eTREE TALK" is a seminar where architects and architects listen to behind-the-scenes stories through dialogues between lumber companies and creators, based on actual examples of wooden space projects undertaken by architects and designers.

This will be the third time the event is being held, and the speakers will be Junpei Asano, CEO of Morimirai Co., Ltd., Masami Kato, Representative Director Kato Mokuzai Ltd. from Sayama City, Saitama Prefecture, and Megumi Suzuki, Executive Creative Director of the Creative Department of NOMURA Co., Ltd., who will talk about their thoughts on wood, their experiences and know-how, and concept design approaches.

 

<Event Overview>
Seminar title: eTREE TALK vol.3 "The inside story of a creator who uses wood in space"
Organizer: Mori Mirai Co., Ltd.
https://shin-mirai.co.jp/

Date: July 9, 2020 (Thursday) 18:00-19:30 (*Zoom opens at 17:45)
Location: Online
Capacity: 200 people (first-come-first-served basis)
Cost: Free
Speakers (tentative):

・Moderator: Junpei Asano, Representative Director of Mori Mirai Co., Ltd.
・Kato Wood Co., Ltd. Representative Masami Kato
・ NOMURA Co., Ltd. Executive Creative Director, Echiyo Suzuki

 

Program (contents subject to change without notice):
・17:45～/Zoom opening
・18:00～ / Opening greetings
・18:10～ / Guest self-introduction
・18:20～ / Talk session
・19:00 / Question time
・19:30 / Close

 

 

<How to apply/participate>
Apply to: Mori Mirai Co., Ltd.
Application method: Application form (https://peatix.com/event/1532313/) to apply.

way to participate:
・You will be connected using the online tool “Zoom”.
・For those who have applied, we will send you a URL for joining the Zoom meeting.
・You can participate if you have a smartphone, tablet, or computer.
・During the talk session, all participants' microphones will be muted.

 

 

<Speaker profile>
Mr. Masazane Kato, Representative of Kato Lumber Co., Ltd.
https://woody-katoh.com/

Born in Hokkaido. After graduating from high school, he trained in the wood products market, where he learned the basics of wood "connoisseurship" by coming into contact with cedar and cypress from all over Japan. He is currently based in Sayama City, Saitama Prefecture, and serves as Representative Director of Kato Mokuzai, a company that specializes in "100-year-old cedar." Hyakunen Sugiya is a company that only makes cedar architecture and furniture.

 

NOMURA Co., Ltd. Executive Creative Director, Echiyo Suzuki

Born in 1956. At NOMURA, Ltd., he has been involved in a wide range of concept design, art direction and production, including exhibitions, corporate PR facilities, commercial facilities and museums. He has received numerous awards, including the Display concept design Award Grand Prize, the Minister of International Trade and Industry Award and the Good concept design Award Gold Prize. He is the chairman of the Japan Space concept design Association. concept design 3×3LabFuture using wood supplied by Kato Mokuzai. He is a leading figure in the wood concept design world.

 

 

<Details/Inquiries>
eTREE TALK vol.3 event page
https://peatix.com/event/1532313/

Various inquiries: Mirai Mori Co., Ltd.
E-mail address for inquiries: info@shin-mirai.co.jp

 

Note
・The linked website is not a NOMURA website and is not under our control.
・The website addresses listed in this notice are those at the time of creating this page.
・Website addresses may be subject to change or abolition.
Please check with us for the latest address.
・Please check with the linked organization or group regarding the linked website.

 

 

< NOMURA CSR Activity "Fairwood Support Declaration">
https://www.nomurakougei.co.jp/corporate/csr/fairwood/

 

<Related achievements>
Major projects that Echiyo Suzuki was in charge of
・ Nihonbashi Toyama Museum
・ 3×3LabFuture

 

<Related News Release>
・ Accelerating the "Fair Wood Project," which utilizes domestic and certified forest materials in spatial production Strengthening awareness-raising activities to expand opportunities for the use of legally harvested wood throughout the display industry Participating in the production and publication of the awareness booklet "Wood Space concept design Approach Book"
・ NOMURA Group Social Activities Report:Accelerating the "Fairwood Project" that utilizes domestic and certified forest materials in spatial production ~ "MOKU LOVE DESIGN ~Wood Space concept design Approach Book~" Completion Ceremony~
・ Kanda Myojin Cultural Exchange Center "EDOCCO" opens on December 15th. NOMURA Chief Planner Kenichi Sakazume is the general producer. Designer Ryo Onishi is in charge of interiors design.
・ NOMURA, Ltd. plans and produces next-generation wooden space using computational concept design and domestic materials ~First displays of future sustainable space~