DIARY

People I'm grateful to 4

[People I'm grateful to 4] Keijiro Midorikawa is 73 years old. He is the coolest person I think of. "Today is not just another day. It is a day when...

The Matsuoka children

[The Matsuoka children] Her eldest daughter was born in 2000 when she began her training. The eldest son was born in 2003, at the time of independence. In 2009, my...

Younger seniors

[Younger Senior] There is no seniority system at KOMA. Age, years of experience, and gender don't matter. It is not uncommon to see a man in his 30s being scolded...

Takeshi Hiratsuka

[Takashi Hiratsuka] I call him Sensei. This is because he graduated from the architecture department of a university and holds qualifications such as architect and carpenter. So CAD drawings are...

Happy New Year

I often feel like I have no talent whatsoever. Especially when it comes to sense, he has none. So when I see something someone has made, a photograph they have...

Toshihiro Kamei

[Toshihiro Kamei, Researcher] It's called a turtle. Best friend, comrade in arms, comrade, partner. What is it? I wonder. 1998. We met at an art school. The first conversation was,...