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【Symbol grounding problem: CNC machines and a zebra】 When I first saw CNC machines working at our factory, what came up to my mind was the image of a zebra, funnily enough. To be more precise, it was a sense of superiority to AI that I...

To tell the truth, there's not much profit in restoration work. Every piece of furniture has its own condition made in long-term use. We must exam each and every one of them, remove the upholstery and coating carefully, and decide on how it needs to be restored. It takes time and is unable to be streamlined because no two conditions are the same, but we believe this is something we have to do.

Summer time in Higashikawa Town. Dark-roasted coffee and Japanese soft-cream from Yoshinori (ヨシノリコーヒー) coffee shop. No, this is not a barn, this is actually the coffee shop. Not a big fan of dark-roasted coffee, but this ...

【Google search results are different】 Did you know that your Google search results were different from mine even if we use the same search words? You may still believe there are some big general trends in the world, and that news poppi...

【A group of challenge addicts】 "Wow, this should be difficult." This was the impression our product development team got when they first saw the sketches of the chair. At the same time, the stunningly beautiful design intrigued them. S...

What if we gather all our technologies to make furniture without any thought of cost? This is the starting point of our Lux collection, but the financial crisis drove us to change the concept of the Lux collection itself. Even though how much we improved quality, the market conditions didn't allow luxury goods any more, at least in Japan at that time. We had to apply all of our technologies to cost reduction as well.

【The long-selling chair was born unexpectedly】 This is a story about one of our long-selling chairs, of which name is "Golfer." You will find it in the line from the rear leg to the backrest. The back part of the chair frame looks like...

Neuro scientists have been studying beauty and already identified brain regions contributing to processing aesthetic appeal. Some researches show that there is a close relation between beauty and pleasure responses in our neural network. The Plato's definition "beauty is pleasure through eye or ear" seems to be correct somehow.