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機関紙「NICO press」インタビュー掲載

May 26th, 2025

Interview in NICO press

I’m happy to share that I appear in the April–May 2025 issue of NICO press (Vol. 199), the magazine published by the Niigata Industrial Creation Organization.
In the feature story “Communicating the Value of Companies and Products,” I discuss local branding case studies from my perspective as a director and designer. If you have the chance, please take a look!

NICO press 199 デジタルブック:
https://www.nico.or.jp/digitalbook/contents/nicopress199/#page=6
特集記事:
https://www.nico.or.jp/sien/syohinhyoka/79120/

月刊誌「包装技術」論文寄稿

Apr 29th, 2025

#Announcement

Article Contribution to Packaging Technology Monthly

I’m pleased to announce that my paper appears in the February 2025 issue of Packaging Technology, the monthly journal of the Japan Packaging Institute. The feature highlights JAPAN STAR winners from the 2024 Japan Packaging Contest, and I was invited to write about my award-winning work—along with a few thoughts on branding.
The PDF of the article is available, so please have a look when you have a moment. I would be delighted if it proves useful or inspiring.

月刊機関誌「包装技術」2025年/2月号:
https://www.jpi.or.jp/syuppan/magazine/2025/2502.html
PDF掲載:
https://www.instagram.com/p/DFwdCjqvRaz/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

WorldStar Packaging Awards “World Star 2025”

Apr 29th, 2025

#Event

WorldStar Award for irogami grater

I’m thrilled to announce that irogami grater—for which I handled both art direction and package design—has won a WorldStar Award at the global competition run by the World Packaging Organisation (WPO). Winners are invited to a black-tie gala dinner in Milan, and I’m both amazed and grateful for this honor.

What is the WorldStar Award?
Only packages that have already won a WPO-approved national contest are eligible (in Japan, that means the Japan Good Packaging Contest).
The program exists to foster and showcase outstanding packaging design and technology.
The 2025 competition attracted more than 550 entries from 50 countries, making it a truly global benchmark.

World Star Winners:
https://worldstar.org/winners_detail/4412/2025/+/+/Japan/