紀陽銀行 presents UNKNOWN ASIA 2024

REVIEWERS

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  • TAKEHIRO WADA
    DESIGN HERO INC. / Designer

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  • Ryota Kitaoka
    KANADE Inc. / CEO

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    Concert Producer / Concert Promoter / Artist Management

  • TAKANORI YOSHIDA
    BYTHREE inc. / creative director

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    After working for several production companies, he established the creative studio BYTHREE in 2013. The studio's work includes branding, advertising and promotional tool production, editorial design, website production and packaging design. Specialises in concept-building 'planning' and appropriate and varied 'graphic design', regardless of medium or method of expression. Representative recent works include visuals for the first anniversary exhibition of the Nakanoshima Art Museum, Osaka, the Food Culture Museum (website) of the Agency for Cultural Affairs, and the official website for the Osaka/Kansai Expo. He has received numerous national and international design awards. （Official website of Expo '70 Osaka/Kansai, etc. Numerous domestic and international design awards.

  • Naoya Shima
    LOKAL JAPAN Inc. / Project Manager /Owner

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    Branding strategy firm in Osaka. Our main market is forcus on Hospital, clinics andElderly facilities. Alianced creative agency in Paris.

  • Yasuhiro Hara
    atelier sangatsu /

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    Atelier Mitsuki opened in Nakazaki-cho, Osaka in 2015. It is run by painter Yasuhiro Hara. It discovers new values that can be new art, born from diverse backgrounds such as manga, anime, subcultures, and the Internet.

  • Daichi Yokoyama
    ZEAMI Entertainment / CEO

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    Producer of art and music. Making badges,stickers "ZEAMI Art",Art brand "FACTO","FACTO GALLERY", art event "LIMITS"

  • Yoshiyasu Yaua
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    I operate an online and mobile bookstore that features books selected by creators under the theme "Books cheer me up."

  • Audible Museum
    / short movie creator

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  • Mitsuru Shimazu
    728artclub /

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  • Miho Utsumi
    Osaka Design Center / Executive Director

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    We are engaged in design matching and design consulting, utilizing the network, experience, knowledge, and know-how we have cultivated over the years to connect companies, people, and information with design at the core.

  • Toshiro Nishida
    JCHO Osaka Hospital / Director

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    Medicine, mainly gastrointestinal surgery

  • Koichiro Murakawa
    graf / Kyoto University of the Arts / Director

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    Engaged in strategy and creative development in the areas of branding design, communication design, and marketing for corporations and municipalities. Lecturer at Kyoto University of Arts.

  • Masa Tsuruta
    Wooly magazine / editor in chief

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    ・creator's agent ・wooly-web&magazine ・curation and organization

  • Daisuke Nagamori
    UNICUM / producer / curator

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  • YUKIHIRO TSUJITA
    KYOTO SEIKA UNIVERSITY / professor

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    teaching illustration, animation and game design at Kyoto Seika University.

  • Masaaki Kitaguchi
    Mihara Ward Office Of Sakai City / Planning and General Affairs Section Manager

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  • Minoru Yoshihira
    OGURAYA Co., Ltd. /

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  • hara takaharu
    caruta inc. / Art Director, Artist

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    MATSUO CORPORATION CI, WORLD HERITAGE EXHIBIT BUILT WITH LEGO BRICK

  • Katsumi Fuku
    CA-RIN WORKS ／ NON-BORDER / President ／ Producer ／ Director

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    In addition to being involved in branding and design of companies, stores, products, and planning and production work, in 2021 we launched "NON-BORDER" with the slogan "Let's stop mottainai" and started upcycling business.

  • Renjiro Tanigami
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  • HIDEZUMI KADOWAKI
    OSAKA SEIKEI UNIVERSTY FACULTY OF ARTS / Vice President/Professor

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    I teach Art & Design Education, engaging with challenges presented by businesses and local communities. Specializing in PBL (Project-Based Learning) tailored to the arts and design field, I focus on learning methodologies, analysis techniques, problem-solving approaches, management, teamwork, communication, and presentations through learning activities.

  • SEIKI MORI
    Studio ARRT / Creative Director

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    2007~ Founder of Studio ARRT. Involved in interior design, event planning and management in Asia and Japan. 2014~ Established the creator support platform "United Voice", engaged in activities to convey Japan's creative manufacturing culture and support creators connecting Asia.

  • KENICHI FUKUZUMI
    KEN FINE ART / Director

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  • Kanako Ishikawa
    一般財団法人 大阪デザインセンター / Senior Planner / Producer

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  • Hirokazu Hashimoto
    gallery solaris / Director

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    Opened Gallery Solaris (Shinsaibashi, Osaka) as a gallery specializing photography in 2015. Organizes exhibitions and events related to photography, Management of the gallery, Coordination of framing, Teaching darkroom classes.

  • Kimitsugu Ueno
    OFFICE　U-BOAT / Representative Member

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    I coordinate art and traditional Japanese crafts. I held an event to view hanging scrolls by Japanese candlelight at Ito Jakuchu's temple, Hozoji. I recreated the space of the Edo period. I also had six traditional craftsmen give classes at Tachibana Junior High School in Kyoto.

  • Hisataka Kato
    STUDIO UNI / ART Director

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  • Tomohiro Mizuno
    / 7gallery Director / FUJII DAIMARU 7th Floor MD

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    Born in 1976. Hobbies include futsal and running. In 2020, I opened 7gallery on the 7th floor of Fujii Daimaru and serve as its director. I also work as the MD (merchandiser) of the 7th floor, which is based on the concept of "uniqueness and pioneering spirit," and the MD of the Fujii Daimaru Online Shop. I write articles for the "Art Gallery Director’s Blog."　

  • Tamae Kaji
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  • 101010
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  • Seiichiro,NISHIZONO
    SN Co., Ltd. / CEO

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    The owner chef of “Seiichiro, NISHIZONO” and “ESlaboN” in Nishi-ku, Osaka. And also performs as a musician under the name SN.

  • Toshinori Yamauchi
    GALLET CO.,LTD. /

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  • Masatsugu Inoue
    Spicadesign Inc. / CEO / Creative director

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    We are engaged in video production such as TV commercials and music videos, as well as design, advertising, and event production.

  • Shinji Maegawa
    ZIZO DESIGN / CEO / Designer

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    I was born in 1978. I established ZIZO DESIGN Inc. in 2014 after design production and freelance. We are a Japanese creative company that uses the power of design and technology to provide the best digital experiences for all industries.

  • YOSHITAKA W
    oto gallery / president

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    ● Immature,Esprit&Surrealism ● It's immature, one sun of thing with "HIRIRI" and a factor of spicy spirit is introduced.

  • Hidemasasa Kylin
    / Architect / Interior-designer

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    artist-name：Hidemasa Kylin Nationality : JAPAN profession：architect／Interior-Designer

  • hiroshi kimura
    SunM Color Co.，LTD / creative director

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  • Haruki SENDA
    hikosen style shop & gallery / designer

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    Engaged in product, interior, graphic, and branding design. Since 2013, we have been holding workshops to make "faces" out of scraps and rags from the manufacturing process. I also propose a lifestyle with art.

  • Hajime Yoshimoto
    VOIGER /

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  • Yoichi Jokan
    Creative Studio Hadaka / CEO / Art Director

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  • Tsunetaka Takeuchi
    DUSKIN CO., LTD. / Chief

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    Graduated from Kwansei Gakuin University Graduate School of Business Strategy Currently, I belong to Duskin Corporation, where I am engaged in risk management related to business operations and various support such as marketing related to the planning and development of products and services.

  • Motonori Umewaka
    Japan Traditional Art Culture General Incorporated Foundation / Noh actor&Representative Director

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    Japanese Noh performer. He holds comprehensive certification for Nohgaku as an important intangible cultural property and is a representative director of the Japan Traditional Arts and Culture Foundation. Born into a Umewaka family that has been in existence for generations since the Middle Ages, he began appearing on stage at the age of three. Active throughout Japan. He has also appeared in many overseas performances.

  • Takashi Yamaguchi
    SHAKE HANDS Inc. /

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  • Hiroyuki Kimura
    3331 commandA,LLC. / Manager

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    3331 is an initiative that operates as an activity body conducting diverse art projects and art businesses under the principle of "Art x Industry x Community". It aims to nurture the creativity of people and communities, protect local areas, and build cultural capital.

  • Yoh Ikeda
    yoh art gallery / director

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    Established in 1979 as a gallery dealing with contemporary art in Osaka. Since 1980, he has introduced American Contemporary Art, especially artists from the West Coast. His works are exhibited in museums and public facilities in Japan. They also have a track record of doing business with galleries in Europe and the United States, and in recent years have been introducing works by a wide range of clients, primarily young Japanese artists.

  • Kensuke Urushizaki
    hhms / momo creative / Creative Director

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    With extensive experience in advertising design, branding, and digital marketing, I have directed numerous projects, providing creative solutions. I also actively engage in illustration and art education.

  • Kazuya Fujikawa
    i.k.sdesign / FLOTATION / Graphic Designer

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    I am a graphic designer based in Kyoto. I design V.I plans, company catalogues, promotional tools,Visual design for TV dramas, etc. And I am also developing the upcycled bag brand “SANS-SERIF”, which I started in 2016. These bags are made by cutting down the destination signage of old British London buses and sewing them back together with Japanese fabrics.

  • Rocket Jack
    RJ Graphics/RJ Toys / Creator

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    Event planning and management, graphic design production, SOFUBI releases

  • Junzo Terada
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  • Mitsuhiro Okada
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  • Haruka Nakagawa
    GIVE&GIFT co.ltd / CEO/ISSUE CURATOR

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    After working as an editor for Kodansha's information magazine, I started my own business. My areas of expertise include projects aimed at solving social issues such as employment for people with disabilities, regional revitalization, agriculture, and traditional crafts. Since 2024, I have also been serving as an associate professor in the Faculty of Engineering at Osaka Institute of Technology and Professional Education.

  • Akio Takimoto
    PLANT/ART Lab OMM, ART TOKKU / Art Director, Videographer, Creator

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  • NAOTO jambo MABUCHI
    ZIZO Co.,Ltd / digital director

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  • Kazuhiro Imai
    Deluxe Inc. / Art director

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    Advertising design, Promotional material design, Logo design, Booklet design, Photography

  • YOKO YAMADA
    Akar Media / CEO

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    Inbound and outbound PR for the Japanese market in the Asian market, international art and cultural exchange events, and manage for the owned media "Akar Media". Creative director at Recruit Co., Ltd., a member of the cross-border creator agency "Ubies" consortium, and a full member of the Japan Graphic Design Association (JAGDA).

  • TATSUTO MAMIYA
    THE BOLY OSAKA /

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  • AI TAGUCHI
    JILL D´ART GALLERY / director

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    JILL D’ART GALLERY is a contemporary art gallery, introducing emerging talents on visual arts and crafts in Japan. Since its first establishment in Nagoya in 2008, the gallery has realized numerous exhibitions, commission projects and works, participated in art fairs and events nationally and internationally, whilst retaining its ethos: art for our everyday lives.

  • Toshikazu　Masaki
    SANKEI SHIMBUN / stuff writer

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    Writing　Art columns on newspapers.

  • SHINTARO AMANO
    Renoveru,Inc. /

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  • AKITAKA KAWABE
    BEAK 585 GALLERY / directer

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    Regardless of age, gender, or nationality I would like to introduce to the world artists whom I think are good.

  • Baron Ueda
    FR/LAME MONGER / Artist / Illustrator / AI BEAR Creator

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  • Koji Sasaki
    AVALANCHE LTD. & THE COMPANY / Creative Director

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  • Shu Gotoh
    NOTICE DESIGN COMPANY INC. / Creative director

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    Design regardless of output, such as graphics, WEB, and videos. As an individual, he is involved in the branding of "blueover" and "wonder baggage". We are looking for a new brand regardless of the size of our clients.

  • Takafumi Kobuki
    freelance writer / art journalist

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    I'm art jounarist and live in Osaka. I'm writing an article of art news about the kansai region for mgazine,newspaper,website.

  • Junji Kawabata
    Art Collector / Curator /

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    I organized 4 group art exhibitions at Gallery echo-ann in Tokyo. https://echo-ann.jp/exhibition.html?id=369

  • Mitsunori Taoda
    design toge / graphic designer

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  • Daisuke Matoba
    AQUENT LLC / Senior Manager, West Japan Temp

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  • Rina Kurihara
    BYTHREE / Planner

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  • Nariaki Hosokawa
    A.D.GRAPHICA Inc. / Art Director / Graphic Designer

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    After working in the production department of an advertising agency, I established A.D.GRAPHICA Inc. in 2008. With the creed "Design that works to produce results," the company operates in the fields of advertising, graphics, planning, branding, and web development.

  • Yuka Egawa
    Word Design KOTO / Planner

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  • Hidemi Morimoto
    Self-enployd / Hair Make-up Artist

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    Hair making-up for the emtertainer and the ordinal person.In charge of commercial film, video,photograph, wedding and performing arts.

  • Hiroaki Kondo
    Osaka International University / Professor

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    I teach business administration and marketing, and work with seminar students on projects such as introducing attractive Japanese products to the Asian market.

  • Yoshihide Nakatani
    LiLo in veve / Art Director

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  • HIDEMI SUZUKI
    EIKADO Inc. / 代表取締役

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    EIKADO’s popular sweets "Osaka Hanakarin" Confectioner. "We want young people to eat Japanese sweets!" colors the sweets with unconventional flavors, SDG's packaging, and wonderful designs from Unknown Asia creators.

  • Tokimasa Ohtani
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  • Yoshinobu Masuda
    space craft / Illustrator

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  • Takashi Cobayashi
    KASIKA inc. / co-ceo

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    Jewelry direction, Event direction, Metal product production, Kintsugi repair, etc.

  • kenzo ishiyama
    / shacho

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  • Mugi Nakajima
    nakajima mugi works / Artist

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    I am working mainly on abstract paintings, while incorporating events that extend from the abstract paintings. Through these activities, I hope to be free from anything and to be a medium that connects everything. In recent years, I have been exploring the basic elements of painting: movement, depth, and light.

  • Shintarou Shimizu
    Bit Beans / Art Director

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  • JUNJI HIROKAWA
    Darekano Design Co., Ltd. / CEO / Art Director

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    Active in various fields such as video production, motion graphics, branding design, and projection mapping.

  • AKIRA TANAKA
    / Art Director / Graphic Designer

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  • Toshiyuki Maeda
    Freelance / Designer / Independent Curator

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    In Osaka, we assist in building brands for businesses and individuals through logo, business card, booklet, and package design. We offer custom designs tailored to our clients' needs.

  • NORIO MOTOKURA
    MOTON DESIGN / CEO

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    I run a graphic design office and rental studio in Tenmabashi, Osaka.

  • ateliesta
    ateliesta / ceo

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    He has planned local revitalization festivals such as the Ishikiri Tsurugi Shrine Art Festival, Higashiosaka City Three Generations Festival, and Tondabayashi Jinaimachi Art Walk. He is also an art program instructor at Kyou University's Koryo Kindergarten.

  • Tatsuya Tsujinaka
    DENTSU INC. / Creative Director

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    advertising

  • Kenichi Tabuchi
    SHOEI PRINTING Co., Ltd. /

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    I am involved in planning at a printing company that specializes in security printing for items such as cards and securities. We develop new printed materials utilizing various advanced techniques.

  • Yosuke Takuma
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  • Dai Nomoto
    KOBE 819 GALLERY / Director

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    Focusing on gallery management in Kobe I am engaged in exhibition planning, sales, and management. I also direct advertisements and plan events.

  • Yasuhiro Itakura
    OSAKA DESIGN PROMOTION PLAZA / Incubation Manager

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  • Satoshi Masumoto
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  • Masari Eno
    gekilin. / President Director

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    ”gekilin.” is a contemporary art gallery operated by Art Director Eno Masari. I will pursue contemporary Japanese culture and art scene. And with the young artists we will head to the world and the future.

  • Takayuki Matsui
    License Japan.co.Ltd / COO

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  • Masako Minaguro
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  • Sachiko Tsuji
    NOTICE DESIGN COMPANY / Director ・ Designer

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    I am involved in branding and design work for a variety of industries, including commercial facilities, manufacturers, and stores as a designer.

  • Reiko Ohya
    graphic designer /

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    I work as a Freelance Graphic Designer. 　my Respondability　are making rogomark,flyer,catalog,websaite and so　on. In my free time, I enjoy wood printing.

  • Momoko Yanagizawa
    Puu /

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  • Yuichi Nagata
    MSPC CO., LTD. / Designer

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  • SHINGO FUJIWAKI
    FUJIWAKI DESIGN / ART DIRECTOR

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  • TAKESHI HOSHIKA
    Deluxe inc. / Art Director

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  • takahiro morishige
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  • Keizo Mimura
    MEETING.INC / Creative Strategist

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    While providing consistent branding from management strategy to creative, we also focus on new business development, including service and product development.

  • Yuji Takatsu
    igi inc. / Managing Director

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  • HITOSHI KURA
    CRAQUE /

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  • Takanori Arai
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  • Satoshi Kondo
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  • Toshiya Takeshita
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  • Taisuke Isono
    SMBC Nikko Securities Inc. /

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  • Shinya Nakagawa
    / CEO

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  • aja chatani
    aja! design studio / ＆CODE /

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  • KAZUTO KOJIMA HAMO
    loftwork Inc. / FabCafeOsaka / producer / FabCafeOsaka Business Manager

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    We produce projects that promote new things such as new businesses, organization building, and town development.

  • Masato Sugimae
    smilin' in the sunshine / Art gallery owner, wholesaler

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    Art gallery、Shop, atelier、wholesales,and more,,, Please come and see us any time. Keep on smilin’,,,

  • atsushi yamamoto
    nagoya university of arts and sciences school of media and design, department of design / associate professor

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    I am engaged in the practice and research of designing shared spaces where diverse people can coexist, with the vision of "survive with everyone."

  • Seiji Yoshikawa
    TOOP design works inc. / CEO

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    2005年 大阪市港区にかつてのフェリーターミナルであった加藤汽船ビルを拠点とし、金属加工と設計を行うユニットTOOP design worksを設立。 アパレルやサロンなどの空間設計や製作を行う傍ら、アート作品も発表している。

  • MAKOTO IKEDA
    FREELANCE CURATOR / FREELANCE CURATOR

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    After working as a writer, stylist, and editor for fashion and culture magazines, she became a freelance curator. He is active as a hub connecting fashion and fashionable contents and art both in Japan and abroad. He also organizes the multi-art show “YOU WANT SOME.

  • KUMIKO SAHARA
    728ART (旧関西ワンピース倶楽部) / Bigmom

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  • NAOTO
    Spice Up Records / Violibist

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  • Shigenori Kadowaki
    GLOBAL PRODUCE Co.,Ltd. / Producer

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    BRAND PRODUCE.Fashion Show PRODUCE.Intellectual Property Business

  • Moe Nakasuji
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  • Chiemi Yoshitake
    ART HOUSE /

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  • Katsuhiko Sasaoka
    / graphic designer

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  • Yo HAYASHI
    Souq Company Inc. / Director

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    Art, Fashion, Crafts, I am looking forward to seeing you with passion！

  • Rie Yoshimi
    Rindon Co.,Ltd / CEO

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  • Tomohiro Kamei
    SOIL inc. / CEO / Art Director

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    We propose designs for logos, packaging, graphics and websites, with a focus on branding and planning, valuing ‘relationship building from the soil’ to nurture relationships with our customers, just as if we were slowly and firmly cultivating the soil.

  • Naoko Tawara
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  • HIROKO KUBOYAMA
    BLOOM GALLERY / Director

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  • Yasuyuki Shimada
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  • Yumiko Hirosato
    K.K. Shimec /

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    Import/export (printing materials, coffee beans, etc.) / Translation support (English and Mandarin) / University seminar support / Organising and managing of event gallery space ‘Amatsukaze’/ Planning and operating events to experience Japanese culture

  • Tomonori Matsui
    One O Ltd. / CEO

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  • Daisuke Nakai
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  • Tatsuhiro Hane
    Osaka Design Center / Executive senior manager

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    We are engaged in design matching and design consulting, utilizing the network, experience, knowledge, and know-how we have cultivated over the years to connect companies, people, and information with design at the core.

  • Turner
    TURNER STYLE /

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    Born in Osaka. Won the "COFFEE FEST LATTE ART WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP CHICAGO" in 2015. He is one of the leading baristas in the latte art world, having won second place for four consecutive years at the same competition held in Tokyo, New York, and Los Angeles from 2017 to 2020. Currently he works as a coffee-related consultant.

  • TAKASHI Thelonious YOSHIDA
    PKS OFFICE Co., Ltd. / CEO

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  • Hitoshi Inada
    Umeda South Hall /

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    We operate the multi-purpose halls Umeda South Hall and Herbis Hall in Umeda, the center of Osaka.

  • YUJI KISHIMOTO
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  • Sae Cardonnel
    MUZ ART PRODUCE /

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    Art producer

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