Maruni Wood Industry Inc. and Mysa Co., Ltd. will have a joint exhibition titled “nextmaruni + HA-RU mono”, where they will show new approaches for a happy lifestyle of enjoying furniture and interior design. The exhibition site is organized by Moon Balance, lead by Hisanobu Tsujimura.

Both Nextmaruni and HA-RU mono would like to show the Japanese magnificence to the world by putting importance to the technique and design from Japan. Their aim is to have more people to experience the possibility of what the furniture and interior design can offer through this new challenge.

Please stop by their booth “nextmaruni + HA-RU mono” at the site of 100% Design Tokyo 2008. We sincerely look forward to meeting all of you.

- “nextmaruni + HA-RU mono in 100% Design Tokyo 2008”

Date: Sunday, October 30th – Monday, November 3rd, 2008
Time: 10am – 8pm (Last admission at 7:30pm)
* Business Meetings 10am – 4pm (During October 30th and 31st)
The exhibition is not open to the public during the Business Meetings.
* Last day will be open until 6pm. (Last admission at 5:30pm)
Place: Meijijingu Gaien (Aoyama, Tokyo)

HA-RU mono: www.ha-ru.biz
Moon Balance: www.tsujimura-hisanobu.com
*Some textile patterns by SOU SOU: www.sousou.co.jp
100％ Design Tokyo: www.100percentdesign.jp

* Office Summer Holidays :: 8/13 - 8/17 .2008

nextmaruni Life Studio is closed from 8/13 to 8/17 for the summer holidays.

Nextmaruni and Maruni Collection will be presented at the JapanC exhibition in New York.

Maruni Wood Industry Inc. will participate and exhibit in the JapanC exhibition to be held at the Felissimo Design House in New York starting from Aug 16th. Felissimo Corporation (head office: Kobe Hyogo Japan) will be organizing this event.

This JapanC Exhibition is a design event showcasing innovative products from Japanese firms by way of creative presentations. Each week will highlight and focus on different categories, and the event is expected to attract a great number of visitors from various fields/lines of work. Visitors will be able to develop an understanding on the Japanese design and culture, and have the opportunity to be much fascinated by each company’s presentation and products.

Maruni Wood Industry Inc. will exhibit our armless chair, armchair, and dining table from Nextmaruni; the “Hiroshima” dining chair with arms and dining table, and “Traditional Series” sofa from MARUNI COLLECTION 2008.

特These products will be mainly introduced during the “Design Japan” focus week, which starts from September 15th.
We look forward to your visit.

In addition, please check the project site for more details. (www.felissimo.co.jp/cjapan/)

/// JapanC Exhibition ///

Date: August 16th – November 1st, 2008
* Monday - Saturday 11am – 6pm
Place: Felissimo Design House in New York, U.S.A.
Address: 10 West 56th street, New York 10019
Phone: 1-212-956-4438
URL: www.felissimo.co.jp/cjapan/
Admission: Free
* Some events may be invitation-only, or may have admission fees.

From May 2nd, 2008, the “LIFE STYLE” exhibition will start in Hiroshima.

We will be exhibiting lounge chairs, soon to be commercialized this summer, and dining tables that are already available and continuously receiving good reviews.

This exhibition will be held at the Oriental Design Gallery in the Oriental Hotel Hiroshima, which was designed by one of our own designers at nextmaruni, Shigeru Uchida. We hope that the visitors will enjoy the sophisticated living scenes and the warmth of woodwork produced by nextmaruni.

We sincerely look forward to your visit.

- “nextmaruni Life Style Exhibition”

Date:: 2 May 2008 - 21 May 2008 11:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.

*Last day will end at 5:00p.m.

Opening party: 9 May 2008 from 7:00 p.m.
Place:: Oriental Design Gallery
Address:: 6-10 Tanakamachi Naka-ku Hiroshima-shi, Hiroshima Prefecture

21_21 DESIGN SIGHT Third Exhibition “XXIst Century Man”

21_21 DESIGN SIGHT, directed by Issey Miyake is having their third exhibition “XXIst Century Man”. They will be using chairs from the “HIROSHIMA” series, designed by Naoto Fukasawa announced from Maruni Wood Industry, and also his designed chairs from “nextmaruni”.

This exhibition “XXIst Century Man”, refers to the 21st century and its people, and consists of creative works in the idea of the relationship between the people and their creative minds of building things. Every exhibit have explored various methodologies, and expresses the desire and power of the people in the 21st century in their own individual form of creative expression that has never been seen before.

Please visit to experience the different aspect of “HIROSHIMA” and “nextmaruni”, apart from looking at them as furniture.

EXHIBITION 3 “XXIst Century Man”
DIRECTED BY ISSEY MIYAKE

Place: 21_21 DESIGN SIGHT / www.2121designsight.jp
Date: : 30 March 2008 – 6 July 2008
Time: 11:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m. (Entrance until 7:30 p.m.)
Closed: Tuesdays (Except 29 April and 6 May)
Admission: General ￥1,000/ University Student ￥800/ Junior and High School Student ￥500/ Ages 12 and under free (tax included, ￥200 discount for a group of over 15 people)

Our office has moved. The new address is:

///nextmaruni Life Studio///
MARUNI WOOD INDUSTRY INC. Tokyo Showroom
3-6-13 Higashinihonnboshi Chuo-ku Tokyo 103-0004 JAPAN
Open time: A.M.10:00 - P.M.6:00
Closed day: Showroom - Wednesdays / Office - Saturdays, Sundays, Holidays
tel: +81(0)3-5614-6598
fax: +81(0)3-3663-0789

Please come and visit our new office and showroom, if you have time and happen to come this way.

* Our office closure information during the year-end and New Year holidays

nextmaruni Life Studio will be closed from December 22, 2007
to January 6, 2008 for the winter holidays.

We updated the Exhibition schedule page on our website.
This autmun, we will present "nextmaruni+K - A joint exhibition with nextmaruni and K" at the GALLERY le bain in Nishiazabu, Tokyo.
We are looking forward to seeing you there.

“nextmaruni+K
- A joint exhibition with nextmaruni and K”

Date :: 30 October - 11 November 11:00 a.m - 7:00 p.m.
*Last day will end at 5:00p.m.
*Opening party: 1 November 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Place :: GALLERY le bain | Gallery MITATE
Address :: 3-16-28 Nishiazabu Minato-ku Tokyo Japan

We updated the Exhibition schedule page on our website.

We will again be announcing you the new products at the Fuori Salone at Milan in April this year.
The third theme is “Lounge chairs and tables matching them” and “Tables for dining”.
There are seven designers who worked with this theme; Alberto Meda, Harri Koskinen, Kanji Ueki, Masayuki Kurokawa, Naoto Fukasawa, Shin Azumi and Tetsu Sumii, the grand-prix award winner of the Competition.
Nextmaruni is not only suggesting chairs, but also expanding the life style.

- “nextmaruni / LIFE STYLE”

Date :: 4/18 - 4/23 .2007 10:00 - 19:00 * 4/20 will be open until 9:00p.m.
* Reception party: 4/20 18:00 - 21:00
* Grand-prix Award Ceremony for Competition 2007 will start at 19:00, A. Meda as judge will be coming.

Place :: ALESECONDPIANO
Address :: VIA MONTENAPOLEONE 16 20121

< The Japanese Design Goods Exhibition in honor of the publication written by Keiko Uraji >

Mrs. Keiko Uraji, creative coordinator was published the book under the theme of 100 Japanese Design Goods from Rutles Inc., the publisher.
The second exhibition will be held at Akishinonomori Tsukikusa gallery (Nara, Japan) .
A nextmaruni chair designed by Tamotsu Yagi are selected by her on the book.

Date : 20th - 28th January 2007 (* holiday on 23th)
Time : 10:30 - 17:30 (Mon. till 16:00)
Space/Contact : Akishinonomori Tsukikusa/TEL 0742-47-4460
*The writer Mrs. Keiko Uraji is at the gallery on 20th.