News

I’m excited to share that the steel object series “Moment” is now available at LIVING MOTIF in Roppongi, Tokyo, which reopened on April 2nd. All six pieces from the collection are on display and available in-store and online. Each piece has been beautifully styled alongside the shop’s carefully curated furniture. If you’re in the area, I invite you to stop by and look!

LIVING MOTIF website: https://www.livingmotif.com

I’m thrilled to share that & hugs, a home fragrance line that visualizes scent through color and includes the diffuser I designed, is featured in the April issue of Casa Brutus (released March 7) in the “On Your Fridge” section curated by stylist Yumi Nakata. Please check it out!

The craft gin “TOKYO HACHIO GIN,” produced in Tokyo, is introducing a new seasonal flavor, “TOKYO HACHIO GIN JAPONESQUE,” which will go on sale starting Friday, February 7th. I was involved in the creative and art direction for this project.

Press release for “TOKYO HACHIO GIN JAPONESQUE” (Japanese only)
https://x.gd/ogR0Q

Special site for TOKYO HACHIO GIN JAPONESQUE (Japanese only)
https://hachio-gin.jp/japonesque/

Client: Tokyo Hachioji Distillery
Distiller / Producer: Shintaro Nakazawa
Creative Director / Art Director: Shizuka Tatsuno
Graphic Designer: Chikako Oguma
Editing / Writing: Yuko Ishizaki
Photography Assistance / Styling: Jikonka / https://www.jikonka.com
Photographer: (Still Life）Masaaki Inoue / （Products）Asaco Suzuki

From February 12th to February 14th, LIFE × DESIGN will showcase and unveil the new room fragrance “& hugs,” featuring the diffuser I designed that visualizes scents through colors.

& hugs is scheduled for release in mid-March.
Product details & press release: https://x.gd/BTIj5 (Japanese only)

Client / Production: Daiko Co., Ltd.
Product Design: Shizuka Tatsuno
Graphic Design / Package Design: Ayako Kurosawa
Photography: Masaaki Inoue
Branding: SMO Inc.

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【LIFE × DESIGN / FOCAL POINT】

Dates: February 12th (Wed) – February 14th (Fri), 2025
Time: 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM (*Ends at 5:00 PM on the final day)
Venue: Tokyo Big Sight, South Hall 1F, Halls 1 & 2
Tokyo International Gift Show
Within LIFE × DESIGN / FOCAL POINT

LIFE × DESIGN

https://www.giftshow.co.jp/tigs/life17/index.htm

I was featured in a long-form interview on the creator interview page of AWRD, a platform that connects creators and projects.
https://awrd.com/en/blog/2024/11/interview-shizukatastuno

Client: Nippon Benex Co., Ltd. “EETAL” Project

Request: Pursuing new possibilities in sheet metal

Photo: Masaaki Inoue
Styling: Yumi Nakata

From October 3rd to 13th, Shizuka Tatsuno’s solo exhibition ‘a moment in time -book-‘ will be held at the bookstore ‘BOOK AND SONS’ in Gakugei Daigaku, Tokyo. It will feature her published book *a moment in time—ume—,* presented as an immersive spatial display. Additionally, there will be an exhibit of kusakizome candy works and one-of-a-kind posters of the candy work by the photographer Gottingham. These items will be available for purchase.

A talk event related to this show will also be held with the exhibition.

[Exhibition Details]

Shizuka Tatsuno “a moment in time -book-“

Date: Thursday, October 3 – Sunday, October 13

Venue: BOOK AND SONS Gallery 1F, 2F (2-13-3 Takaban, Meguro-ku, Tokyo)

Time: 12 – 7 PM

Closed on Wednesdays, free admission

WEB : https://bookandsons.com/

* We kindly decline celebratory flowers

[Talk Event Details]

Shizuka Tatsuno x Kumiko Ikada x Takuma Hayashi Talk Event

Date: 3 – 4:30 PM (Doors open at 2:30 PM), Saturday, October 5, 2024

Location: Quatre Takaban, BOOK AND SONS 1F (2-13-3 Takaban, Meguro-ku, Tokyo)

Speakers: Shizuka Tatsuno, Kumiko Ikada, Takuma Hayashi

Fee: ¥1,650 (tax included)

Capacity: 20 people

* Reservation is required via the online store

https://store.bookandsons.com/?pid=182635078

I will participate in the exhibition and sales event ‘Unique Products vol.2,’ held at the gallery shop OFS.TOKYO in Ikejiri-Ohashi, Tokyo, at the gallery OFS.GALLERY from September 5th to 29th.

【Unique Products vol.2】

Dates: September 5th (Thu) – 29th (Sun), 2024

Venue: OFS GALLERY (3-7-3 Ikejiri, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo)

Time: 12:00 – 20:00 (closed on Tue/Wed)

Official Instagram: @ofs_tokyo

Participating Artists/Brands (in no particular order):

Yosuke Ito, O y, Dainichi Corporation, Shizuka Tatsuno, DRILL DESIGN, Ryota Nishimoto

Our website features an article about the activities of the project ‘Omou Bench—The Cycle of Life’ for the 2025 Osaka Expo. For details, please see below.

*Japanese only

https://omoubench.jp/articles/article02/

“Thoughtful Benches—Cycle of Life”