"SCRAPTURE" to be displays at "Green Creative™ Innovations" in Bangkok, Thailand, and talk session to be held at SIAM Takashimaya from August 21st

NOMURA will be exhibiting "SCRAPTURE" at the "GreenCreative™ Innovations" event, sponsored by SIAM Takashimaya, located in Thailand's largest complex, from August 21 (Wed) to September 2 (Mon), 2024. Nomura Co., Ltd. will also be taking part in a talk session. We are also assisting in the spatial concept design of this displays.
 

The purpose of this event is to raise awareness of the potential of sustainable materials and 3D printing. At the venue, there will be sales, actual machine demonstrations, and workshops for the "TATAMI ReFAB PROJECT" (HONOKA LAB Co., Ltd.), which uses the pellet-type 3D printer "REX-Series BUTLER fabrication" to create new and attractive furniture from "rush grass" discarded during the tatami mat production process and biodegradable resin.

NOMURA is working on the possibility of sustainable concept design in space through its R&D activities. This time, in support of the purpose of this event, we will be displays "SCRAPTURE" on a traveling basis. This time, we will be displays igusa grass and other materials that were scheduled to be discarded.

A talk session will be held at the opening ceremony on August 22nd, and Yoshihisa Goto, Director of the Sustainable concept design Lab at our Future Creation Research Institute, will be taking the stage along with the organizers and cooperating companies.

Our exhibit details

■ SCRAPTURE (SCRAP MATERIAL UPCYCLE PROJECT) / NOMURA Co., Ltd.
This product was created as a practical and sustainable message art that appeals to emotions and memories by bringing interiors waste that is normally not seen into the public eye. Unlike the traditional scrap-and-build message, this product will be upcycled as new interiors materials for the next generation and circulated as a medium to expand the circle of co-creation. The product will be displays in traveling locations such as offices, international conferences, and art events, with the aim of inspiring many people to think about a better future. It has received the Gold Award at the Sky Design Awards 2023 (Multimedia & Visual Included Exhibition category), the Gold Award and Tezuka Yui Award at the 57th Japan Sign concept design Awards, and more.