Karimoku Opens Oyado Mas Exhibition in Tokyo Showroom
Karimoku has launched Oyado Mas, a showcase of furniture and accessories from its Mas label, at the Karimoku Commons Tokyo showroom in Aoyama, which will be open from 19 September to 20 October. The exhibition is designed to evoke a traditional Japanese inn, featuring a reception area, guest room, bedroom, and living room. It highlights not only Mas brand furniture but also designs from other Japanese companies such as New Light Pottery, Nao Tesuki Washi, Sekisaka, Sheep, and Sinso. The reception area includes a shop and lounge furnished with Mas chairs. Wataru Kumano, the design director, emphasized that the brand embodies the philosophy of 'New Japanese Comfort.' The exhibition was curated by Karimoku Furniture under the guidance of Hiroaki Kawanami and Wataru Kumano.
Key facts
- Karimoku opened Oyado Mas at Karimoku Commons Tokyo in the Aoyama neighbourhood.
- The exhibition runs from 19 September to 20 October.
- It features furniture and accessories by Karimoku's Mas label, which uses Japanese woods.
- The space is designed to resemble a traditional Japanese inn, or oyado, with a reception, guest room, bedroom, and living room.
- Visitors enter through a noren, a Japanese fabric divider.
- Other Japanese brands participating include New Light Pottery, Nao Tesuki Washi, Sekisaka, Sheep, and Sinso.
- Mas design director Wataru Kumano said the brand adopted 'New Japanese Comfort' as its philosophy this year.
- The exhibition was organised by Karimoku Furniture, with exhibition direction and graphics by Hiroaki Kawanami and spatial direction by Wataru Kumano.
Entities
Artists
- Wataru Kumano
- Hiroaki Kawanami
- Masaaki Inoue
- Christian + Jade
Institutions
- Karimoku
- Mas
- Karimoku Commons Tokyo
- New Light Pottery
- Nao Tesuki Washi
- Sekisaka
- Sheep
- Sinso
- Dezeen
- 3 Days of Design
- Bouillon
Locations
- Tokyo
- Japan
- Aoyama
- Copenhagen
- Denmark
Sources
- Dezeen —