ANNOUN, a brand that supports employment for people with disabilities 2024 FALL COLLECTION exhibition held in Sendai

[ANNOUN, a brand that supports employment for people with
disabilities] 2024 FALL COLLECTION exhibition held in Sendai ​
Quality Co., Ltd. Press release: October 18, 2024 [ANNOUN, a brand that supports employment for people with disabilities] 2024 FALL COLLECTION exhibition held in Sendai ANNOUN, an apparel brand created from paintings drawn by people with disabilities, will hold an exhibition of new works on Saturday, October 26th at Atelier Unknown IV Sendai, an employment support business. Quality Co., Ltd. (Representative: Yoshikazu Sawamoto), which develops the ANNOUN brand and directly supports the social participation of people with disabilities through the production and sale of products, provides an atelier where people with disabilities can draw paintings as a support business. We are developing a “design support” brand in which ANNOUN designers add designs to the original paintings and produce them. People with disabilities and designers collaborate, and users of an employment support agency called “Atelier Unknown” work on creating paintings based on a theme based on the design, and add designs to the paintings they express. An apparel brand with a new style that has never been seen before. The 2024 FALLCOLLECTION exhibition of new collections will be held at Atelier Unknown Soka Showroom on October 26th.
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■ Announcing 2024 FALL COLLECTION Collection theme “Moment” “The moment you decide to do something, you can do anything” Through fashion, we express the coexistence of the environment, animals, and people, what we can do based on our position in society, and “the moment” rather than whether we have a disability or not. Created unique original drawings using nature and animals as motifs, graphics inspired by the landscape of butterflies and birds flying in a garden, graphic items with ANNOUN’s standard bear motif, and MA-1, a very warm heavyweight fleece-lined hoodie. . We also have a full lineup of small items such as lunch bags and shopping bags, and all of them are new ANNOUN products that aim for high quality. In addition, many art paintings will be exhibited, and the collection will express a new sense of the world of ANNOUN with unique original paintings and designs of approximately 100 works. 2024 FALL COLLECTION PRODUCT Image
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https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/66997/13/66997-13-b862b28971cc5588723d359cfa5f7f84-1000×400.jpg ■ ANNOUN / What is atelier announ? < A new type of business that combines both brand value and social contribution ＞ ■ ANNOUN= “A new form of apparel brand” ANNOUN feels the unknown possibilities and receives inspiration from the art works drawn by people with disabilities, and we introduce and sell collaborative products by applying ANNOUN design filters to the paintings. In order to maximize the potential sensitivity of works created by people with
disabilities, we purposely add designs and commercialize them as various items, creating an ideal working environment for people with disabilities and those who require assistance. It helps provide. In addition, these can be said to be an unprecedented form of social participation for people with disabilities, aiming to spread their works to the world, lead to independence, hope, and purpose in life, and open up an unknown reality. It is a new style brand in which Atelier Unknown directly returns the proceeds as wages (salary) to the people with disabilities who work at the company, which is connected to the daily living environment and the excitement of the people and their families.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/66997/13/66997-13-c3f756a8fc5af65cfbe41f80f4ebcaa0-1000×400.jpg ​ ■ Atelier announ = “Japan’s first fusion of art, design, and support Type B business office that supports continued employment” Atelier Unknown is the name of a Type B business that supports continued employment. This is a business office where people with disabilities who love painting work as ANNOUN’s full-time artists, and their job is to draw original paintings for ANNOUN.We started operation five years ago and currently operate four offices. We provide an unprecedented “environment where you can work what you like and want to do”, and in collaboration with ANNOUN in the background, you will not be forced to choose your painting taste or technique. We will be the first business in Japan to introduce a new system that allows people with disabilities to develop their hopes and possibilities for the future, by clarifying the difference from general employment support businesses for people with disabilities and support businesses such as art production. .
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/66997/13/66997-13-f222a7e9f06a442d21bbc43342ed2ea8-1000×450.jpg ANNOUN 2024FALL COLLECTIN EXHIBITION Date: October 26, 2024 / 11:00-16:00 Location: Atelier Unknown IV Sendai, 1-11-3 Izai, Wakabayashi-ku, Sendai-shi, Miyagi 984-0038 ​ Anyone is welcome to attend. Please feel free to visit us, we look forward to seeing you. *Please note that parking is limited. ​ Contact: info@annuon.jp ​