風呂敷意匠設計舎とは

風呂敷意匠設計舎は、東京大田区に拠点を置くデザイン事務所です。主に建築や内装の設計を行っていますが、イベント会場の設計・設営、ワークショップの主催、システム開発への協力など、幅広い空間デザインの業務を行ってきました。私たちは既存の枠にとらわれず、創作全般に挑戦することを大切にしています。新しい分野や未経験の刺激的なプロジェクトに対して情熱を持っています。

建築や空間に関するイレギュラーな課題でお困りの方、またはユニークなプロジェクトに取り組みたい方は、ぜひ声をかけて頂けたらとても嬉しいです。私たちは、皆様のプロジェクトに新たな視点と創造性をもたらすことを目指し、問題解決の創意工夫を行います。これまでの実績としては、公共施設、商業施設、集合住宅、飲食店など、多様な用途の設計を行ってきました。これらの経験を活かし、それぞれの業界に新たな発想をもたらすことができれば嬉しいです。

What is Studio Furoshiki

Studio Furoshiki is a design office near Haneda Airport in Japan. We mainly design buildings and interiors, but we have also worked on event spaces, workshops, and system development. We will continue to do these kinds of projects in the future. We value connections, nature, history, and culture. We also like to work with people who keep learning. By crossing different fields, we want to be like a virus that spreads information horizontally.

The name “furoshiki” has a special meaning. In Japanese culture, furoshiki is not something high-class like tea ceremonies or Noh theater. It was a practical item used every day. For example, even thieves might use it, which is a bit funny. Some people in Japan might mock the name “studio furoshiki,” but it helps us see who understands our values.

Furoshiki can be used in many ways, similar to the Japanese concept of “shitsurai.” “Shitsurai” means decorating a room according to the season or event, making the space flexible. For example, unlike a fixed bedroom with a bed, furoshiki can change its shape to fit the situation.

There are also sayings like “folding up a furoshiki” and “spreading out a big furoshiki.” “Folding up a furoshiki” means to finish a plan neatly, similar to “to fold up” in English. “Spreading out a big furoshiki” means to talk big or brag, like “to talk big” in English.

Recently, people in Japan use eco-bags instead of furoshiki. But we wonder if eco-bags are really eco-friendly. Making single-use items like eco-bags creates many redundant small items, which uses a lot of resources and might not be good for the environment. Furoshiki, like “shitsurai,” is flexible and can be used in many ways, unlike a fixed bedroom.

We want to reinterpret history and use it in modern times, connecting it to the future. This idea is similar to Claude Lévi-Strauss’s concept of “bricolage,” which means using what you have to create something new.

We have also worked on projects overseas. We hope to continue spreading our “furoshiki” design virus around the world with a light touch!