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Naoto Fukasawa and Akira Minagawa of Mina Perhonen collaborate on furniture at Isetan Mitsukoshi Design Week

Sep 5, 2013

This fall, Isetan Mitsukoshi will hold "ISETAN MITSUKOSHI DESIGN WEEK 2013" at its three flagship stores - Isetan Shinjuku, Nihonbashi Mitsukoshi Main Store, and Ginza Mitsukoshi - under the theme "HAND MADE BY/FOR ME (Handmade by me, for me)." Over 30 events are scheduled for the event, which runs from October 23rd to November 5th. The main event will be "Fushi to Kakera: MARUNI COLLECTION HIROSHIMA with mina perhonen," the first collaborative project by Maruni Wood Industry between product designer Naoto Fukasawa and mina perhonen designer Akira Minagawa. The event will be held at The Stage on the first floor of Isetan Shinjuku from October 23rd to 29th, and original furniture will be available for limited sale. This project develops products using materials and scraps discarded during mass production, such as "knots" (cross-sections of branches that appear on the surface of boards) and "fragments" (offcuts left over from clothing production). The project seeks to discover the joy and charm of the uneven natural materials and the changes that occur over time in products, proposing them as uniquely valuable products. A limited-edition version of Fukasawa's "HIROSHIMA" chair series, developed by Maruni Wood Industry, uses knotted materials, including a special chair combining a patchwork of "fragments" fabric by Mina Perhonen and original fabrics. Available in three materials: oak, walnut, and beech, each with a fabric chosen to complement the color and texture of the material. Other products include a patchwork bag made from the same material as the chair seat, a chair made from patchwork scraps, the "MALTA" table with a solid wood top, and a chest with a solid wood top and top panel.

In addition, as a related event, "ONKO CHISHIN - Learning from the past - Mediterranean Series / MEDITERRANEAN by maruni" will be held on the 5th floor of Nihonbashi Mitsukoshi Main Store from October 23rd to November 5th. Two discontinued models from the "Mediterranean Series," which was developed by Maruni Wood Industry for Isetan in 1979 and is still known as a staple furniture of the company today, will be remade, exhibited, and sold.
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  • The chair "HIROSHIMA" (from the front, beech, oak, walnut) designed by Naoto Fukasawa is a special chair with a seat covered in fabric designed by Akira Minagawa, and the table "MALNI" has a solid wood top made from a patchwork of scrap wood.
  • This original chair redefines the value of a chair that has a unique, individual look that is unique to the user, by deliberately using wood components with distinctive grain and off-cuts that would otherwise be rejected during the mass production process
  • The seat fabric is made from patchwork of leftover fabric, such as scraps from an altar made with Minä Perhonen's original textiles. Three types of designs were devised to match the colours of the chair's materials (beech, oak and walnut).
  • "MALNI" is a table with a solid wood top made by patchworking scrap wood.
  • Minagawa Akira, designer of minä perhonen, was inspired by the theme of this collaboration, "HAND MADE BY/FOR ME," and incorporated the handmade feel of cut and pasted masking tape into his creative idea for the logo design.
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