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.

For this third installment, Junpei Asano, Representative Director of Mori Mirai Co., Ltd., who will serve as moderator; Masami Kato, President of Kato Lumber Co., Ltd. from Sayama City, Saitama Prefecture; and Keichiyo Suzuki, Executive Creative Director in charge of the Creative Division of NOMURA Co.,Ltd. Co., Ltd., will discuss their perspectives on wood, their experiences and know-how to date, and their 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 Mori Mirai Co., Ltd.
Mr. Masami Kato, Representative, Kato Lumber Co., Ltd.
- Keiichi Suzuki, Executive Creative Director, NOMURA Co.,Ltd. Co., Ltd.

 

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 at a timber product market, where he learned the fundamentals of wood selection by handling cedar and cypress from all over Japan. Currently based in Sayama City, Saitama Prefecture, he is Representative Director of Kato Lumber, which specializes in "Hyakunen Sugi" (100-year-old cedar). Hyakunen Sugiya is a company that only makes cedar buildings and cedar furniture.

 

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

Born in 1956. At NOMURA Co.,Ltd., he has been involved in a wide range of concept design, art direction, and production work, 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 president of the Japan Spatial concept design Association. concept design 3x3LabFuture with wood supplied by Kato Lumber Co., Ltd. He is a leading figure in the world of wood concept design.

 

 

<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 the website of NOMURA Co.,Ltd., and is not under our control.
• The website addresses listed in this notice are current as of the time this page was created.
• Website addresses may be discontinued or changed.
Please check the latest address yourself.
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< NOMURA Co.,Ltd. 's 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 Releases>
・ The "Fairwood Project," which utilizes domestically produced and certified forest timber in spatial design, is being accelerated. Educational activities are being strengthened to expand opportunities for the use of legally harvested timber throughout the display industry. Participation in the production and publication of the educational booklet "Wood Space concept design Approach Book."
・ NOMURA Co.,Ltd. Ltd. Group Social Activities Report:Accelerating the "Fairwood Project," which utilizes domestically produced timber and certified forest materials in spatial design – "MOKU LOVE DESIGN ~A Wood-Based Spatial concept design Approach Book~" Completion Ceremony –
・ Opening on December 15th, the Kanda Myojin Cultural Exchange Center "EDOCCO" is comprehensively produced by Kenichi Sakazume, Chief Planner NOMURA Co.,Ltd., with interiors design by designer Ryo Onishi.
・ NOMURA Co.,Ltd., Ltd. plans and produces next-generation wood spaces using computational concept design and domestically sourced materials - First displays of future sustainable spaces -