ITOKI CORPORATION (Headquarters: Chuo-ku, Tokyo; President: Koji Minato) is pleased to announce that it will be exhibiting at ORGATEC TOKYO 2024, Asia's largest office furniture trade fair originating from Germany, which will be held at Tokyo Big Sight from Wednesday, May 29th to Friday, May 31st.

As work styles and worker values diversify, workplaces are required to not only be functional and efficient, but also to have designs that stimulate creativity and embody the organization's purpose. In addition, the boundaries between public spaces are becoming blurred, and there is a growing need for spatial design that is of higher quality and more hospitable. This time, under the theme of "&ITOKI," we will exhibit five global brands in addition to the ITOKI brand, including Knoll, STELLAR WORKS, esPattio, Poul Henningsen Furniture, and J1890, in our largest booth ever. Although we are an office furniture manufacturer, we will also propose a wide range of interior designs that go beyond the brands as a "platformer for design office furniture."

Since its founding in 1890, ITOKI has always created something new through global collaborations such as importing and selling overseas patented products, in-house production, and developing chairs with overseas companies. This the Pioneering spirit is in line with the current "&ITOKI" philosophy. With our production technology and quality capabilities based on our domestic and international networks and long-standing know-how, and the knowledge of approximately 170 in-house product designers and space designers, we will deliver free and beautiful choices and new working comfort to the world of workplaces through our unique product lineup and space proposals.

■ITOKI

We will be exhibiting a prototype of a new collaborative series with product designer Fumie Shibata, a prototype of the latest model of "ADDCELL," a closed booth that fits into any office, and "Refelt," a new felt chair that will be released in June and features a high-quality design made from recycled materials.

For more information on Refelt, please see here:https://www.itoki.jp/company/news/2024/2404_refelt/

■J1890 (J1890)

A global luxury brand from New York. Designed in New York, the most diverse city in the world where different races and values come together, and made in Japan with high-quality craftsmanship by artisans, the brand offers the world unprecedented office furniture. Itoki and globally active creative directors and designers are also involved in the project, which is currently underway for an official release next year. Prototypes of some of the collections will be on display at this event.

■Poul Henningsen Furniture

A furniture collection by Poul Henningsen, a designer born in Copenhagen, Denmark. Famous as a lighting designer for Louis Poulsen, he also designed furniture such as mirrors, stools, and chairs in the 1930s and tables in the 1950s. The manufacturing technology at the time did not allow for mass production, and the products were not distributed in the market for more than half a century after their design, except for the temporary production and sale of mirrors. However, a Danish company began production and sales in 2018. The lineup will be expanded in stages, and ITOKI will be the first in Japan to handle the products in 2024. Experience the charm of "PH Furniture", which is highly rare worldwide.

■Knoll

It is said that "the history of Knoll is the history of the modern design movement itself," making it a global furniture brand that represents the mid-century. Founded in New York in 1938, the company's solid business model was established by Hans Knoll and his business partner and wife Florence Knoll. The company's numerous products, based on the Bauhaus-inspired motto of "Modern Always," continue to create attractive and timeless spaces in a variety of settings, including offices, hospitality, and homes. ITOKI began handling Knoll in 2018 and is the only company in Japan that produces the brand under license.

■STELLAR WORKS

A furniture brand from Shanghai that ITOKI began carrying in 2022. It was founded with the concept of linking different countries, regions, cultures and values, such as "East and West," "tradition and modern," and "craft and industry," by uniting the excellent traditional cultures and techniques of each in the light of modern times. With a renewed focus on Asian beauty, the brand aims to create new, timeless products by incorporating traditional Japanese forms, styles and motifs from a different perspective of European tradition. Its products are used not only in offices, but also in many luxury hotels and restaurants.

■ esPattio

In Spain, the courtyard (patio) of a house is furnished and used as an open, bright and cozy space. esPattio is a series of furniture that creates a patio-like space within an office and induces free and active communication and inspiration between office workers. The light, color and warmth of southern Spain are used in the design, and the passionate and powerful colors of Andalusia create a lively space. In its home country, it is developed by Forma5, an office furniture manufacturer based in Seville, and in Japan, it has been handled only by Itoki since 2023.

More details about the exhibition:
ORGATEC TOKYO 2024 ITOKI special website
https://www.itoki.jp/event/orgatec-tokyo/2024/

The theme of this exhibition is "&ITOKI", a reference to the relationship between furniture and space. Combining furniture and space, and taking inspiration from trees and fog, it creates a unique atmosphere. In addition, just as the furniture creates a mysterious and tranquil landscape, it also interacts with the space to create a comfortable space.

■Design Partner

<Major achievements>
His work includes branding for Osaka Metro, national parks, and the furniture brand kettal, sign planning for public facilities such as Ichihara Lakeside Museum, Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo, and Sukagawa Civic Center, exhibition design for the TAKEO PAPER SHOW 2011 book and Sony Park exhibition, and packaging design for Liquitex Gouache Acrylic Plus and Hakutsuru Tenku. He will be in charge of art direction for the Japanese Government Pavilion at the 2025 Osaka Kansai Expo.

<Major awards>
Kamekura Yusaku Award, ADC Award, SDA Sign Design Grand Prize (Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Award), CS Design Award Grand Prix, One Show Design Gold Pencil, etc.

<Major achievements>
He has designed exhibition venues for 21_21 DESIGN SIGHT and Ginza Sony Park, including "Yves Saint Laurent Exhibition," "Eiko Ishioka: Can Blood, Sweat, and Tears be Designed?" and "10 Mame Kurogouchi." He has also designed museums such as the Kitakyushu Science Museum, the Amami World Heritage Center, and the JAL SKY MUSEUM.

<Major awards>
Japan Space Design Award Gold Prize, SDA Grand Prize, Minister of Economy Award, ADC Award, iF Design Award, etc.

Our company representatives will participate in and exhibit products at various events held at the ORGATEC venue.
Please come and visit us.

■Opening Ceremony

Our President and CEO, Minato, will be participating in the ribbon-cutting at the opening ceremony on the first day.

■Exhibitor Seminar

At the exhibitor seminar on the second day, product designer Fumie Shibata, who worked on our company's "vertebra03" and "hako," and architect Keiji Ashizawa will be speaking. From their different perspectives, they will talk about what furniture should be like in office spaces, what will be required of offices in the future, and the image of the workplace in the future, using their own perspectives and their own past works as examples of furniture design from a product designer's approach and an architect's approach.

■Special Exhibition「CIRCULAR MIRAI」

We will be exhibiting "Refelt," a felt chair made from our recycled materials and finished with a high-quality design, at "CIRCULAR MIRAI," a special exhibition held at the venue that brings together advanced materials that put Circular into practice. This product will also be exhibited at the ITOKI booth, and is characterized by its sustainable felt material that contains approximately 50% recycled fibers, its unique ergonomic molding technology, and its sophisticated design.

For details on the special exhibition, please see here: https://www.orgatec-tokyo.jp/events-and-congresses/special-events/xperiencearea/

For more information on Refelt, please see here: https://www.itoki.jp/company/news/2024/2404_refelt/

ORGATEC is an international specialized exhibition for offices and facilities that has a 70-year history in Cologne, Germany. It will be held in Japan for the first time in 2022, and last year's ORGATEC Tokyo 2023 recorded more than 26,000 visitors.
ORGATEC TOKYO 2024, which will be held for the third time, will bring together about 150 top brands from Japan and other countries and regions around the world under the concept of "SHIFT DESIGN". Through interaction and communication with many key players in design-oriented industries, such as designers, architects, dealers, developers, owners and project managers from various industries, we will create ideas and inspiration that will lead to the next generation. We will scale up the area to about 1.5 times that of last year, and in response to the era of diversifying work styles, we will propose a place where you can experience the infinite possibilities of the latest solutions and design in real life.

For more details, please visit:https://www.orgatec-tokyo.jp/