Social Interior [First published on domestic EC site! 】Zaha Hadid Design×karimoku collaboration collection “SEYUN” now available on subscription service
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Press release: March 4, 2024
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Social Interior [First published on domestic EC site! 】Zaha Hadid Design×karimoku collaboration collection “SEYUN” now available on subscription service
Social Interior Co., Ltd. (Minato-ku, Tokyo, Representative Director: Machino Ken (hereinafter referred to as Social Interior) is Karimoku Furniture Co., Ltd. (Chita District, Aichi Prefecture, Representative Director and Chairman: Kato)
We are pleased to announce that the furniture collection “SEYUN”, created by Hideki (hereinafter Karimoku Furniture) in collaboration with the internationally active Zaha Hadid Design, is now available on the furniture and home appliance mail order service “Subscribe Life”. . This is the first time that “SEYUN” is available on an EC site in Japan.
*About SEYUN*
Karimoku Furniture, Japan’s leading wooden furniture manufacturer, and Zaha Hadid, a design studio renowned around the world for its advanced designs.
In collaboration with Design, the unique furniture collection SEYUN was created. This SEYUN features a detailed design that combines asymmetrical parts, and was realized using the latest woodworking machinery and the handwork of skilled craftsmen. It truly embodies Karimoku Furniture’s manufacturing concept of “high-tech and high-touch.”
SEYUN is Zaha Hadid Design
It embodies Karimoku’s bold design concepts and innovative approach to materials, as well as Karimoku’s knowledge, skill and craftsmanship in furniture manufacturing, and represents the pioneering spirit and uncompromising attitude of both companies.
Brand site: * https://zhd.karimoku.com/*
*About Karimoku Furniture*
In 1940, Shohei Kato founded a woodworking shop in Kariya City, Aichi Prefecture. We are a furniture manufacturer that started selling our own wooden furniture in the 1960s based on the technology we cultivated through our wood product processing business. With the group mission of “creating a happy life with wood,” and based on the philosophy of “quality first,” we combine advanced mechanical processing and craftsmanship.
“High tech & high touch”
We are working on making furniture. In addition, from the perspective of security, safety, and environmental consideration, we meet the domestic furniture labeling certification standards set by the Japan Furniture Industry Promotion Association.
Manufacturer site: * https://www.karimoku.co.jp/*
*About SEYUN Chair*
The SEYUN CHAIR from the SEYUN collection reflects Zaha Hadid’s unique aesthetic sense.
This piece is elegant and has a strong presence.
The combination of Zaha Hadid’s unique and innovative design and Karimoku Furniture’s outstanding craftsmanship creates a breathtaking beauty that harmonizes form and material.
A proud furniture collection was born.
* Overview of handling in “Subscription Life” *
Subscription is a service that allows you to use your favorite products from new, vintage, used, and outlet products. We are now handling Karimoku Furniture’s “SEYUN”.
*Monthly fee for 24 months usage (tax included)
・SEYUN Chair: Monthly price starts from 14,370 yen (Suggested retail price starts from 352,000 yen)
・SEYUN Armchair: Monthly price starts from 22,460 yen (Suggested retail price starts from 550,000 yen)
Please see the Subscription Life website for details. *Price includes tax Click here for SEYUN product page
*About social interior*
* https://corp.socialinterior.com/*
With the mission of “Realizing a recycling-oriented society where good items are used for a long time,” we aim to create a recycling-oriented furniture society by combining the three pillars of “online sales business,” “offline sales business,” and “business management cloud business.” I am.
*Online sales business*
“Subscription Life” (launched in March 2018) is a mail-order service for furniture and home appliances for individuals, where you can search for your favorite items from new, vintage, used, and outlet items. By choosing a subscription payment method, you can use what you need, when you need it, without having to own it, for a monthly fee. *Offline sales business*
“Social Interior” for corporations
“Office Construction Support” is not only a furniture subscription service, but also a one-stop support service from office relocation to space design and furniture selection.
*Business management cloud business*
Social Interior is a furniture and fixtures ordering platform for design companies, retailers, and manufacturers.
“Business Management Cloud” is a service that greatly streamlines spec-in operations based on Japan’s largest product information database, ranging from domestic and foreign office fixtures to overseas high-end furniture.
* 【Company Profile】*
Company name: Social Interior Co., Ltd.
Representative Director: Ken Machino
Business details: Subscription Life, a mail-order service for furniture and home appliances; Social Interior, which provides complete support for corporate office building
Planning and development of “office construction support” and furniture and fixtures ordering platform “Social Interior Business Management Cloud”
Establishment date: November 9, 2016
URL: Social Interior (https://corp.socialinterior.com/)
Subsclife (https://subsclife.com/)
Social Interior Office Construction Support (https://socialinterior.com/) Social Interior Business Management Cloud
(https://lp-cloud.socialinterior.com/)
* [Award history] *
・Tokyu Accelerate Program 2019 Demo Day Tokyu Award winner (March 2020, Tokyu Group)
・Received the Next-generation Commerce Award 2020 Special Award (September 2020, Japan Mail Order Association)
・Won the Japan Subscription Business Awards 2020 Bronze Award (December 2020, Japan Subscription Business Promotion Association) ・100 amazing ventures selected (August 2021, Toyo Keizai)
・Japan Net Economic Newspaper Award SDGs Category Special Award (June 2022, Japan Ryutsu Sangyo Shimbun)
・100 startups with a track record of collaboration with the government (April 2023, Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry)