Archive for the ‘Sheet Metal and Socialites’
Sheet Metal and Socialites: Episode 09
I’m sure Mr. Sugano also depends on those mass-produced consumer goods as well, but when it comes to to his Aero Concept products, he has never come close to thinking of producing them on a mass scale in order to make some money. Sugano: “Why, I wouldn’t want something like that myself. I started making this [...]
Sheet Metal and Socialites: Episode 08
one for all, all for all Even before the company went bankrupt, Mr. Sugano had always made things for himself with his free time out of leftover materials. He was satisfied with his workmanship, and satisfied with the finished product. At any rate, he was the only end-user, so it wasn’t hard to make something that [...]
Sheet Metal and Socialites: Episode 07
Keiswi’s Encounter with Failure The Keiswi company used to be in Azabu, but after the economic bubble burst, it went out of business. That time was so painful. I figured I had thirty years left of my life but I just couldn’t be bothered anymore. That was when I decided that if I could use those [...]
Sheet Metal and Socialites: Episode 06
Long Time Keiswi’s history is long. No, it wasn’t always called Keiswi, it was the Sugano Seisakujo. That’s why, It’s more correct to say the history of its origins is long. (I’ll expand on the Keiswi company name later, so we won’t discuss it here) According to its website, the company started in 1957, but In actuality, the history of the sheet [...]
Sheet Metal and Socialites: Episode 05
A Sheet Metal Shop and A Press Shop It can be quite difficult to imagine how various technologies are used. However, this sheet metal processing technology, the very backbone of Keiswi, is the reason why they are able to make the products that surprise and delight their customers. Their Aero Concept line, which is gathering attention [...]
Sheet Metal and Socialites: Episode 04
What is Precision-crafted Sheet Metal? Currently, at the start of the 21st century, the society we live in is virtually flooded with metal products. Additionally, these metal products require an extremely high level of precision. This is where precision-crafted sheet metal comes in. Picture the machines we use every day: bank ATMs, automated train station gates, [...]
Sheet Metal and Socialites: Episode 3
Stopping an Architect’s Eye The product line that this man produced, Aero Concept, is something that became known through a funny process of strictly word of mouth. In the beginning, he only made this product for himself, after all. The first person who gave him an order was an architect. One day, Mr. Sugano was carrying [...]
Sheet Metal and Socialites : Episode 2
Rich leather punctuated by regularly spaced rivets. Corners drawn with smooth curves. Seamless connecting edges. The material, which reflects light with a glitter and is riddled with bold, round holes, is a lightweight metal such as duralumin or aluminum alloy. Surprisingly that metal alloy and the smooth, organic leather are connected with stitches, yes, a [...]
Sheet Metal and Socialites : Episode 1
In The Beginning “There’s a guy I know, he’s just overflowing with energy. He’s not normal, this guy.” Kaoru Shimizu told me this, as I interviewed him at his workshop, EXIT METAL WORKS SUPPLY. As president of a stylish metalwork design company, Mr. Shimizu is both a craftsman and a designer. He’s just as comfortable welding and forging [...]
