Born in 1983 in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka. In 2011, he founded the architecture firm DAIKEI MILLS. While working on a wide range of design projects, including commercial spaces and public facilities, he has consistently explored the relationship between people and space. In 2019, he launched SKWAT, an initiative that temporarily occupies unused spaces in society and opens them to the public. Since 2021, he has served as a part-time lecturer in the Department of Architecture and Environmental Design at Tama Art University.

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Graduated from the Tajimi City Institute of Ceramic Design in 2019. As a contemporary ceramic artist, Nakai explores the theme of "Reinterpreting Ceramic Materials," revisiting clay and glazes as the core materials of pottery to create pieces with unique expressions.Her work is experimental and innovative, crafted by hand-shaping thinly stretched clay and embracing distortions and cracks. This approach combines strength and delicacy, revealing new possibilities within the art of ceramics and pottery.

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Founder and editor-in-chief of "THE NEW ORDER", a magazine with a strong fan base around the world that continues to capture and disseminate high-quality information from the world's fashion, design, art, culture, and other scenes. The magazine was launched in 2009 and is celebrating its 15th anniversary this year. Former professional football player from New Zealand.

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With the philosophy of "living with the forest," he operates from two bases, one at the foot of Mt. Adatara in Fukushima, and one in Tokyo. He places top priority on architecture that coexists with nature, use only materials that can easily be returned to nature, design traceability of building materials, and develop regenerative environmental regeneration businesses where the more buildings they build, the richer the forest becomes. aim.

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In 2004, graduated from the Department of Architecture, Parsons College of Art, New York. After living in Canada, New York, and Berlin, she is currently based in Kyoto. Pursuing the truth of things through the experience of the act of "seeing," she presents two-dimensional, three-dimensional, and installation works that utilize the characteristics of photography to shake the sense of sight both domestically and internationally.

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After training at a Kenninji school specialty dojo, he was in charge of Zazen instruction at Ryosokuin for 15 years. Centering on contemporary art, he continues to attempt to transcend boundaries and connect with tradition. He also has international activities, such as holding Zen seminars at Facebook's headquarters in the United States and teaching Zen in France, Germany, and Denmark.

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ter graduating from Tama Art University, Hiroki Niimi began his career as an art director in the fields of advertising, music, and fashion. Alongside his work, he started creating artworks with the theme of "the consumption of creativity," focusing on advertising and subculture motifs. He is affiliated with SH GALLERY.

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Shigeru Okada is a chef and producer known for his work at the creative agency 「en one tokyo」 which leads the art and culture scene in Tokyo's Harajuku district. He has been involved in the production of various spaces and dining establishments such as the authentic upon restaurant 「Menchirashi」, the music bar 「Fumin Yuugi Lion」, and「Tokyo Burnside」.

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