NOMURA Co.,Ltd., Ltd. to exhibit "SCRAPTURE," an upcycled piece of furniture made from industrial waste, at "DESIGNART TOKYO 2023"

NOMURA Co.,Ltd. will be exhibiting "To Our Future - SCRAP MATERIAL UPCYCLE PROJECT - SCRAPTURE" at DESIGNART TOKYO 2023, which will be held from October 20th to 29th, 2023. "SCRAPTURE" is an upcycling initiative in which scraps generated from building and interiors materials, a business closely associated with our company, are complemented and displays as "FURNITURE," which are then reused as recycled materials after displays. This traveling displays will be the first opportunity for the public to actually sit on the chairs and experience the beauty and message of waste materials in a highly artistic setting. We hope that it will provide an opportunity to think together about a better future and a sustainable society, transcending the boundaries of industry and position.

Circular concept design initiatives

NOMURA Co.,Ltd. is committed to upcycling all kinds of materials. "SCRAPTURE" is a conceptual piece of furniture that focuses on the 373.82 million tons* of industrial waste generated annually, and a prototype was unveiled in 2022. Based on the theme of "from discarding to reusing," the chairs are installed in everyday spaces, with crushed waste materials enclosed and supplemented in a transparent surface made from recycled vinyl. After a set period of displays, the chairs will be exhibited in offices and public spaces, where the waste materials will be removed and recycled as tabletops and other displays decorations. New waste materials will be enclosed within the furniture. The aim is to achieve circular concept design, which continues to give new value to waste materials within a space.
*Source: Ministry of the Environment "Total emissions in 2020"

Exhibition details for "DESIGNART TOKYO 2023," one of Japan's largest concept design and art festivals

displays name: "To Our Future - SCRAP MATERIAL UPCYCLE PROJECT - SCRAPTURE"
displays period: Friday, October 20th, 2023 to Sunday, October 29th, 2023 *Free admission
Business hours: 11:00-19:00 (closes at 17:00 on October 23rd only)
displays Venue: GYRE.FOOD (4th floor, GYRE, 5-10-1 Jingumae, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo / 4 minutes walk from Omotesando Station A1 exit)
Details:　 DESIGNART TOKYO 2023 Official Exhibition Overview　
 

Project members:

Ryusuke Nomura, Shinpei Takeda, Yuzo Kosaka, Nao Kameda, Naoto Ogawa, Shinsuke Uesugi, Junpei Hino, Reiko Ibe

List of cooperating companies:

Sangetsu Co., Ltd., Refineverse Co., Ltd., AGC Co., Ltd., Asadamesh Co., Ltd., GOOD DEAL COMPANY, K-Mew Co., Ltd., Okawara Mokuzai Co., Ltd., REMARE Co., Ltd. (in no particular order)

Creator's message:
“Media that expands the circle of co-creation from a radius of 3 meters to society”

"SCRAPTURE" was launched on the occasion of NOMURA Co.,Ltd. 130th anniversary, with the desire to open the company up to society. First, we focused on interiors related waste from our immediate surroundings, and after interviewing partner companies and going through a process of trial and error, we transformed normally unseen waste materials into practical, sustainable art furniture that continues to appeal to emotions and memories. As a way of conveying a message that goes beyond the traditional scrap-and-build approach, we will upcycle and recycle waste materials into new interiors materials. We hope to have many people try it out at this exhibition, and to incorporate their feedback as we continue to improve and evolve the product.

Continue to DESIGNART TOKYO 2023 official interview​
 

Photography: Reiji Okura, Usami Ryo