Material Tuner Takuma Yamazaki Uses Materials that Touch the Stratosphere new lighting sculpture using materials that touched the stratosphere for the first time

TAKUMA YAMAZAKI DESIGN LLC (President: TAKUMA YAMAZAKI) will officially exhibit at "interior lifestyle 2025" to be held at Tokyo Big Sight from June 18 (Wed) to 20 (Fri), 2025. TOKYO", which will be held at Tokyo Big Sight from June 18 (Wed.) to 20 (Fri.), 2025, as an official exhibitor in the "TALENTS" special recommendation category.

In addition to "O3 Cosmic Memory," a light sculpture for storing and appreciating materials that have touched the entrance to the universe like a specimen, several of his past representative works will be exhibited.

Front view of "O3 Cosmic Memory

About TALENTS

TALENTS" is an official exhibition of Ambiente (Frankfurt, Germany), one of the world's largest consumer goods trade fairs, and a gateway to success for young designers aiming for the world.

At "interior lifestyle TOKYO" held in Japan, future talents are selected and invited to participate in this project every year.

For more information, please visit: https://www.jp.messefrankfurt.com/tokyo/ja/events/consumer-goods-outgoing/Ambiente.html

Exhibit Details

In addition to representative works such as "Bio-Vide" (deciduous leaf boards), "Anima-Code" (seals as tombs), "Sound of Drawing" (stationery as musical instruments), and "PromPlant" (textiles using generative AI), this exhibition will also include a new lighting sculpture "O3 Cosmic Memory O3 Cosmic Memory / Memory in the Stratosphere" will be exhibited for the first time in the world.

About "O3 Cosmic Memory

O3 Cosmic Memory is a quietly shining light sculpture made from the membrane material of a gas balloon that has actually reached the stratosphere.

This material holds the memory of touching the "entrance to the universe," and Takuma Yamazaki has reconstructed it as an illuminated sculpture to be stored and appreciated like a specimen.

The sculpture was created using actual materials used by Iwatani Giken (Hokkaido, Japan), which aims to "establish a space walk.

This work was created as a light for people who aim to see landscapes they have not yet seen, and as a light to accompany and watch over their departure.

O3 Cosmic Memory / Stratospheric Memory

Vertical Layout of "O3 Cosmic Memory / Stratospheric Memory

Takuma Yamazaki Profile

Takuma Yamazaki is a material tuner and industrial product designer.

After working for Canon Inc. for six years, designing SLR cameras, compact digital cameras, lenses, and new business products, he became independent to concentrate on managing TAKUMA YAMAZAKI DESIGN LLC, which he established and operated during his tenure (age 28).

During the first year after becoming independent, he proposed, modeled, designed, and mass-produced five products, including a microphone, speakers, a hair care device, and two wave control interior items, all of which were launched within the client's target time frame. In addition, a product he designed achieved No. 1 best-seller status.

In his 20s, he won many large national and international awards, including the Lexus Design Award, the Kokuyo Design Award, and the iF Design Award. Later, he also worked as a writer to master the path of material tuning. He is confronting philosophical questions in his own life.

<Background

2015 - Graduated from Tama Art University, Department of Product Design

2016 - Winner, Lexus Design Award 2016 (1,232 entries from 73 countries) - Japan

∙ 2016 - Material Design Award materialPREIS 2016 Grand Prix in the research category - Germany

∙ 2018 - Shachihata New Product Design Competition 2018 Finalist - Japan

2018 - KOKUYO DESIGN AWARD 2018 Grand Prix and Audience Award - First ever double winner (46 countries, 1,289 entries) - Japan

2019 - Establishment of TAKUMA YAMAZAKI DESIGN LLC

2020 - iF Design Award 2020 - Germany

2020 - K - Design Award 2020 - Korea

2021 - A' Design Award 2021 - Italy

2022 - DFA Asia Design Award 2022 - Hong Kong

2022 - iF Design Award 2022 - Germany

2023 - CES(R) 2023 Innovation Award - USA (Pixie Dust Technologies Inc.)

2024 - CES(R) 2024 Innovation Award - USA (Pixie Dust Technologies, Inc. / Product: iwasemi RC-α)

Takuma Yamazaki

■Collaborating Companies

Iwatani Giken Co.

Iwatani Giken has developed a technology that makes it possible to go on space excursions easily and conveniently, with only a cost that anyone can prepare for if they work hard, and no other special training is required.

We are developing this technology with the aim of taking everyone from infants to the elderly, who have received no special training, to the stratosphere, the "gateway to space," or in other words, to "establish space tourism" as a popular activity.

SPACEAGENT Corporation

SPACEAGENT Corporation is a company that aims to become a supplier specializing in space by uniting terminal processing technologies such as processing management, processing design, chassis design, and parts procurement, specializing in aerospace parts.

We take on the challenge of ultra-hard processing on the premise that all resin and metal processing technologies will be converted to space development. We aim to be an international group of all manufacturing and processing technologies for exploration robots, rockets, tanks, etc.

Watanabe Pile Weaving Co.

With a history of more than 60 years in business, this towel manufacturer in Imabari is committed to the philosophy of "manufacturing products that maximize the good qualities of materials. The company carefully approaches each process by assessing the characteristics of cotton and choosing processing methods that take the environment and people into consideration. We are proud to introduce to the world high quality towels that can be used on a daily basis while maintaining their texture.

■Exhibition Information

Dates: June 18 (Wed) - June 20 (Fri), 2025

　　　　　　　 10:00-18:00 (until 16:30 on the last day)

Venue : Tokyo Big Sight

Hall ： East Hall 5 (E5)

Booth No. : D027 (Please confirm with "E5-D027")

Zone : TALENTS

For more information, please visit: https://interiorlifestyle-tokyo.jp.messefrankfurt.com/tokyo/ja.html