Hotel Okura Kyoto Okazaki Bettei was awarded SDA Award 2022"Toshihiro Takahashi' prize" for Special Jury Awards.

SDA Award "Hotel Okura Kyoto Okazaki Bettei"

TOYOBO Building was awarded SDA Award 2022 Prizes “Bronze” .

SDA Award "TOYOBO Building"

Hotel Okura Kyoto Okazaki Bettei was awarded SDA Award 2022 Prizes “Bronze” .

SDA Award "Hotel Okura Kyoto Okazaki Bettei"

TOYOBO Building was awarded KUKAN DESIGN AWARD 2022 Prizes “Silver” for Office space.

KUKAN DESIGN AWARD "TOYOBO Building"

Hotel Okura Kyoto Okazaki Bettei was awarded KUKAN DESIGN AWARD 2022 Prizes “Bronze” for Service/ Hospitality space.

KUKAN DESIGN AWARD "Hotel Okura Kyoto Okazaki Bettei"

Ryutaro Matsuura from RENS will take the stage at the Japan Home & Building Show being held at Tokyo Big Site from Wednesday,

October 26, to Friday, October 28.　Please come and join us!

Tokyo Big Site

15:40～16:30, Thursday, October 27

https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000052.000016501.html

http://www.jma.or.jp/homeshow/tokyo/index.html

JCD Talk Lounge: Takahashi Tsukiichi #33

Ryutaro Matsuura from RENS will be speaking.

It would be great if you could join us.

Moderator: Masaaki Takahashi

Guest: Ryutaro Matsuura, RENS

Date: Thursday, October 13, 2022

Venue: Tokyo Design Center 5^th floor, crafTec Gallery

Time: scheduled for 19:00 – 21:30

Participation fee: 1,000 yen, 40 people on a first-come, first-served basis

Please register using the QR code form.

Takahashi Tsukiichi #33

The Japan Commercial Environmental Design Association (JCD) hosts a talk event,Takahashi Tsukiichi,

that covers diverse and interesting aspects of space design. This time we welcome Ryutaro Matsuura from RENS as our guest.

Ryutaro is one of the front runners leading the next generation of Japanese interior design.  

Moderator Masaaki Takahashi will explore Ryutaro’s methods and philosophies.

For more information, please visit the JCD website and access the profile.

Finding Focus and Creating Spaces Open to the Future

An online seminar hosted by DAIKO Electric Co., Ltd. featuring a discussion between RENS’ Ryutaro Matsuura and DAIKO Electric Co., Ltd. TACT’s Takahiro Nishimura will be held from 16:00 to 17:30 on Friday, June 24.

We hope you will be able to watch it.

Capacity is limited to 1000 people (first-come-first-served basis)

https://www2.lighting-daiko.co.jp/webinar/220624/

Ryutaro Matsuura, a special issue of the July issue of Shoten Kenchiku (Store Architecture), went on sale on June 6.

This is a special issue featuring RENS’s creative director, Ryutaro Matsuura.
It introduces Matsuura’s past works with photos and drawings while presenting his design philosophy.
We hope you will check it out at your local bookstore.

Content
All 29 works + INTERVIEW +COLUMN
https://shotenkenchiku.com/products/detail.php?product_id=411

July issue of PEN magazine

A feature article about RENS’ Ryutaro Matsuura was published in the abovementioned magazine and can be found on pages 144-145.

We hope you will enjoy it.

BAMBOO EXPO 17 talk session

Ryutaro Matsuura of RENS is participating in a talk session.

〇 Talk session: Yohei Akao (Strickland)
                   × Aiji Inoue (Doyle Collection)
                    × Ryutaro Matsuura (RENS, NOMURA)

            Moderator: Makoto Oikawa (BAMBOO MEDIA)                             

〇 Date & time: 4:00 – 5:50 p.m., Thursday, May 26, 2022

〇 Location: Tokyo Metropolitan Industrial Trade Center Hamamatsucho-kan 2F (1-7-1 Kaigan, Minato-ku, Tokyo)

https://www.bamboo-media.jp/archives/33632/

CREA Traveller, issue on sale April 15, Kyoto special feature with an 8-page conversation was published.

“How are long-established companies working in traditional crafts evolving?”

Conversation: Ryutaro Matsuura of RENS × GOON

Discovering traditional crafts through the Hotel Okura Kyoto Okazaki Bettei

DEPARTURES, Japanese edition, published in March

Exclusive interview with Ryutaro Matsuura of RENS was published.

DEPARTURES is a magazine sent to approximately 150,000 American Express Platinum Card members.

ELLE DECOR, April 2022 issue (on sale March 7, 2022)

The Hotel Okura Kyoto Okazaki Bettei, whose entire interior RENS handled, was featured.

Ryutaro Matsuura was introduced along with an overview of the hotel.

MEN’S Precious, March 2022 issue

The Hotel Okura Kyoto Okazaki Bettei, whose entire interior RENS handled, was featured.

Ryutaro Matsuura was introduced along with an overview of the hotel.

Monthly magazine Shoten Kenchiku, March issue

The Hotel Okura Kyoto Okazaki Bettei was featured in a 20-page special feature at the beginning of the issue.

Conversation: Ryutaro Matsuura of RENS × GOON

GOON: Masataka Hosoo of HOSOO, Tatsuyuki Kosuga of Kohchosai Kosuga, Shuji Nakagawa of Nakagawa Mokkougei, Takahiro Yagi of Kaikado, Toru Tsuji of Kanaami-Tsuji, Hosai Matsubayashi XVI of Asahiyaki

Photos of "HOTEL OKURA KYOTO OKAZAKI BETTEI" have been added on "WORKS" pages.

https://www.rens-design.jp/en/works/details.php?id=44

From February 15th to 18th,

the International Hotel & Restaurant Show will be held at Tokyo Big Sight

and RENS Ryutaro Matsuura will come on stage to speak

about Hotel Okura Kyoto Okazaki Bettei.

We look forward to your participation.

Friday, Feb. 18th, 11:10 a.m.

Theme: Hotel Okura Kyoto Okazaki Bettei

Speaker

Mitsubishi Jisho Sekkei, Architect, Takashi Shukuri

Nomura, RENS Creative Director, Ryutaro Matsuura

https://jma-hcj.com/visitor/seminar/

Photos of "ARABESQUE" have been added on "WORKS" pages.

https://www.rens-design.jp/ja/works/details.php?id=41

TV program "HOSOO Hiroshi Kanaya The Way of the Professional "

Ryutaro Matsuura and Nanako Kikuchi of RENS are cooperating in the program filming.

We hope you can watch it.

NHK " The Way of the Professional "

"Spinning tradition, weaving innovation -Weaving craftsman Hiroshi Kanaya-"

Broadcast date: Tuesday, January 11th, 2022 　22: 30-

https://www.nhk.jp/p/professional/ts/8X88ZVMGV5/episode/te/JWK67GZLX5/

Rebroadcast date: Tuesday, January 18, 2022　0:03-