Materials of MTRL are not just physical. They are physical materials (traditional and new), human materials (creators and academics), corporate materials (providing new technologies and traditional materials), and general materials (founder of MTRL). The identity symbolizes such diversity to gather, affect each other, produce synergy, and keep transforming. Transforming combinations icons the dynamics stimulating people’s creativity, and the innovations and businesses co-created.

Hiromi Maeo is a designer specializing in universal and minimal design, focusing on creating value and meaningful experiences through simplicity and functionality. With a career spanning branding, graphic design, and user interface design, Maeo has worked on various international and domestic projects, collaborating with prominent clients across industries. Recognized for thoughtful design approaches, Maeo’s work aims to address societal challenges and improve lives through innovative and strategic solutions. By combining attention to detail with a deep understanding of cultural and brand contexts, Maeo contributes to creating timeless designs that resonate globally.

Everything is made from materials. While fab has generalized and digitized things, services sprout everyday, in Japan still exists amazing traditional materials and techniques. (Laqcuerware, textile, canvas, wood, synthetic plastic, chip, sensors, etc.) New or old, tangible or not, taking anything as material, mtrl Kyoto & fab cafe mtrl in Tokyo are creative lounges debuted in December 2015. Here materials meet new technologies and creatives. New trends arise with creators, academics and companies collaborating.