A new festival bringing together experimental products and art from creators and companies, set against the backdrop of Toranomon Hills | "TOKYO PROTOTYPE" | NOMLAB NOMURA Co.,Ltd. Future Creation Laboratory, will exhibit four prototypes.

NOMLAB, the prototyping team of Nomura Co., Ltd.'s research and development organization, the Institute for Future Creation, will be exhibiting at "TOKYO PROTOTYPE," an urban creative festival held at NOMURA Co.,Ltd. Hills from January 29th (Thursday) to January 31st (Saturday), 2026, where experimental products and art from creators and companies will be gathered.
Additionally, a team of four designers NOMURA Co.,Ltd. will be displays their work at "Alternative Crafts produced by ZOZO NEXT," a booth set up by ZOZO NEXT Co., Ltd.

"TOKYO PROTOTYPE" is an urban creative festival held in the streets of Toranomon Hills and on TOKYO NODE, where creators, artists, and companies from various fields come together to displays "prototypes" such as experimental products and art that utilize technologies such as AI and robotics.
The event will bring together a total of 26 creators, artists, and companies from diverse fields, including works that have garnered attention on international stages such as the Osaka-Kansai Expo, Milan concept design Week, and Ars Electronica, as well as companies like GOOGLE HARDWARE DESIGN STUDIO and ZOZO NEXT, and research institutions such as the University of Tokyo and Keio University Graduate School.
Beyond simply enjoying the artwork, this event aims to create a space where visitors can stimulate each other through interactive events and dialogues between creators and visitors stationed at the venue, leading to new ideas and the development of future prototypes. Expanding in scale year after year, we will open up urban space as an experimental ground, and with Toranomon as our stage, we aim to create a place that generates the future originating from Tokyo, where new "festivals" and "cultures" unique to the 21st century will emerge.
This time, NOMLAB, the Future Creation Laboratory NOMURA Co.,Ltd., will be displays under the title "Prototyping the Future of Space."


 

NOMLAB NOMURA Co.,Ltd. Future Creation Institute) "Prototyping the Future of Space" displays Contents
 

NOMLAB doesn't start thinking only after receiving a request; instead, we cultivate ideas for future spaces by imagining and developing them ourselves.
This time, we will be displays four prototypes that explore the possibilities of space: "emotions," "sound," "plants," and "3D ceramics."

【emograf】Connecting people and spaces through emotions
[What can be done with a little electricity] Connecting plants, people, and spaces with small amounts of naturally derived electricity.
【Sound Seek】Connecting people and spaces with sound
【Generative Tile】Shaping the future of space with ceramics and digital fabrication

NOMURA Co.,Ltd. Future Creation Institute Website: https://rd.nomurakougei.co.jp/

Our designers participate in corporate exhibitions | ZOZO NEXT, Inc. 
 

NOMURA Co.,Ltd. has assembled a team of four designers to displays their work at "Alternative Crafts produced by ZOZO NEXT," an exhibition by ZOZO NEXT, which promotes fashion tech.
ZOZO NEXT has launched "Yobiiro," a project that aims to awaken the five senses, emotions, and the sensibilities dormant within people. This exhibition will displays multiple products and prototypes that fuse traditional crafts from various regions with cutting-edge technology.
Our design team combines spatial concept design and technology to propose objects that will adorn the homes of the future.

[Warm Scene of Calm Water]
This wall shelf changes color dramatically with temperature changes.
Using technology that allows for 3D printing of ceramic material, the structure allows for a variety of installation and display methods.
It evokes the moment when the wind calms down and the sea becomes still, and as a new object that decorates the wall, it creates communication between people and the space.

Members: Minehito Yoshimura, Makoto Higashimatsu, Naoki Nishizu, Keisuke Yoshida (NOMLAB), NOMURA Co.,Ltd. Co., Ltd.

●What is NOMLAB, the Institute for Future Creation NOMURA Co.,Ltd.?
NOMLAB (Nomura Lab) is the prototyping team of the Research and Development Organization, Future Creation Institute, NOMURA Co.,Ltd.
NOMLAB is a team that expands the future possibilities of space, starting from various social issues, latent needs, and signs of the future.
We are working on prototyping the seeds of the future by using our own imagination and individual creativity as a starting point to pursue and create new possibilities for space.

● About TOKYO NODE
Located at the very top of Toranomon Hills Station Tower, this new information hub is a multi-purpose facility spanning approximately 10,000 square meters, bringing together event halls, galleries, restaurants, a rooftop garden, and more. The facility also houses a restaurant by a Michelin-starred chef and the base of operations for "TOKYO NODE LAB," a research and development team comprised of innovative players. As its name NODE (meaning "node") suggests, it will be a stage for creating and disseminating cutting-edge experiential content, services, and businesses that transcend all fields, including technology, art, and entertainment, to the world.