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ITOKI CORPORATION (Headquarters: Chuo-ku, Tokyo; President: Koji Minato) will release "Solmio," a wooden frame system that naturally brings people together and fosters connections, on November 1st (Wednesday), "knot Work Wood," a natural solid wood table that allows you to experience the comfort of real wood, on December 1st (Friday), and "Feels," a fireproof partition with a veneer finish, on December 15th (Friday). This product group mainly uses domestic materials (some products include foreign materials in the lineup), and proposes the entire space from furniture to building materials that allow you to feel the warmth and comfort of wood, while also contributing to forest circulation and carbon fixation. It will realize a sustainable workplace that is kind to people and Planet.

With the trend of hybrid work becoming more established and people returning to the office, the challenge is to create an office that employees want to come to, where they can work more productively and creatively. At Itoki, we believe that "comfort" is important in fostering a positive mindset among office workers and creating high-quality communication and collaboration, and that "wood" is one of the elements that makes this possible. Masu.
Since the 2010s, the company has been using the know-how and knowledge of wood-based office furniture production that it has cultivated through the efforts of the local materials utilization solution "Econifa" and the data of demonstration experiments on the effects of wood on office workers to create interiors and furniture. We have proposed creating spaces that incorporate wood. We have now developed a next-generation wood product group that will lead the trend toward wood in offices.

This is a new product group that ITOKI makes using wood, based on the concept of ``feeling comfort when you see it and touch it''. We will continue to expand our product lineup, including "Solmio," "knot Work Wood," "Feels," and "Silta*."

*Silta is an existing product released from December 2021.

A wooden frame system that naturally brings people together and fosters connections. We provide a comfortable co-creation space.

① “Eaves” that gently connect the inside and outside and encourage natural communication
②Comfortable "CMF" that uses a variety of materials such as laminated domestic coniferous wood, steel, and glass
③ "Module system" that allows you to create a variety of semi-private spaces depending on the office size and purpose

The ``knot Work'' wood series creates a space where people and ideas can weave together. The table is made of natural solid wood, allowing you to experience the comfort of real wood.

① "Environmental friendliness" that leads to forest circulation and primary industry conservation through the use of domestic coniferous trees at the appropriate harvesting age
② "Stable supply" through collaboration with partner companies and product schemes that utilize ITOKI's existing products
③A “rich lineup” that can be easily incorporated into various spatial layouts

This is a non-combustible partition with a veneer finish that creates a cozy space in response to the increasing trend towards wooden interiors as buildings become more wooden.

①The design of the frame is focused on texture and volume, making it look like real wood.
② "Safety" that reproduces the basic strength derived from movable partitions and non-combustibility that can be used with confidence even within interior restrictions
③“CMF” fits well with both wooden and wood-based buildings

https://www.itoki.jp/special/feel-so-wood/

In 2021, ITOKI will conduct joint research with the Forestry and Forest Products Research Institute, the University of Tokyo Graduate School, and Nihon University on the effects of trees on office workers. In an actual office space, we used three types of large top tables made workers different materials: chestnut veneer, wood-grain melamine, and white melamine. We have scientifically verified the effect on the surface.
Empirical data shows that using a chestnut veneer table improves concentration and creativity the most, and reduces stress and anxiety, demonstrating that the use of wooden furniture in office spaces has a positive effect on office workers. The result was obtained.

ITOKI will continue to aim to create a society Vibrant People, Beautiful Planet. by making offices and furniture that utilize wood.

ITOKI CORPORATION A solution that contributes to expanding the use of domestic timber: New Econifa® series goes on sale in January 2012 (November 2011)
https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000002.000004227.html
Launch of the new furniture series "knot Work" that creates spaces that connect people and ideas (November 2017)

[New product] New release of “Silta”, a sustainable big table with beautiful shapes created from natural materials (December 2021)
https://www.itoki.jp/company/news/2021/2112_silta /
Demonstrate that ``wooden furniture is nice.''
https://www.itoki.jp/resources/column/article/beca-use-wood/