Designer Hirokuni YAMAMOTO showed up at a cafe in Omotesando, Tokyo, dressed in a chic outfit consisting of a black suit with a black shirt.

Then, how does one overturn preconceptions? From the early stages of conceptualization, the image of a "horizon" was in Yamamoto’s mind.

In 2011, MINASE launched two HiZ Series models, HORIZON and WINDOWS. Here, designer Hirokuni YAMAMOTO provides some information on the inspiration behind his case-in-case structure design, which defies conventional wisdom.

While looking at the seashore on the way to the Noto Peninsula, I was reminded of remarks made by an expert that bowls made in the Azuchi-Momoyama period (1573–1603) have a gently curved and stable shape.

According to Mr. Settsu, a master craftsman in Kawatsura lacquerware

Many of Japan’s traditional craftworks arose in the country’s inland basins.

At the bottom of Mount Hiei sits a temple called Ruriko-in.

I first came across the name MINASE during my previous trip to Switzerland.