Nihon Essay Essay The Miracle Chair The Day Apple Meets Hiroshima / Narumi Komatsu

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Japanese title: 単行本(実用) 日本エッセイ・随筆 奇跡の椅子 AppleがHIROSHIMAに出会った日 / 小松成美
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Released date: 29 Jan 2025

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Japanese Essays and Essays At 1 Apple Park Street in Cupertino, Calif., Apple's 71 hectare headquarters, the Apple Park, spreads out in the space. You can feel the dedication of Jonathan Ive, the legendary designer who created the iMac, MacBook, iPods and iPhones, everywhere. There are 7000 Japanese-made chairs used in this space. That is "Hiroshima." The chairs made by Naoto Fukasawa, a leading Japanese designer whom Jonathan Ive also respects, are composed of elegant curves and beautiful wood grain. They were used together with tables at the 2023 Hiroshima Summit. The Marni Mokko, a Hiroshima-based furniture manufacturer, was actually on the verge of bankruptcy when "Hiroshima" was born. Riding on the wave of the westernization of Japanese life, they sold more than 1 million sets of high-end living and dining sets. However, the Japanese economy stagnated after the collapse of the bubble economy and changes in consumers' tastes combined. With the support of local Hiroshima-based companies and financial institutions, the third generation of the Yamanaka family, the founding family, made a decision to join with Naoto Fukasawa to go out into the world. With the support of local Hiroshima-based companies and financial institutions, they managed to survive. With the support of Hiroshima-based companies and financial institutions, the third generation of the Yamanaka family, the founding family, made a decision to join with Naoto Fukasawa to go out into the world. It was the strength of manufacturing that supported the revival project. It was the "miracle chair" that saved a company that had been cornered. The story of the birth and the passion that was put into it. 1928