Makoto Tanijiri and Naoki Matayoshi, Thinking about SUGATA.

The fifth release in the "JINS Design Project," after about four years in the making, is a collaboration model with French brothers Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec. The glasses, named "SUGATA," are the work of the brothers, who usually design interiors and cities. The name "SUGATA" is a play on the word "SUGATA".AH.HStylist Akio Hasegawa was last week at theHama Okamoto.Each of them delved into "SUGATA" from his or her own point of view. For the last session, we invited architect Makoto Tanijiri, who designs JINS stores, and Naoki Matayoshi, a comedian and writer. The conversation did not end with eyeglasses, but went into work and fashion.... In the end, they arrived at what they think SUGATA is.

Styling_Toshihiro Oku

Photo_Tetsuo Kashiwada

Make-up_Katsuyoshi Kojima

Text_Kodai Murakami

PROFILE

Left: Makoto Tanijiri

Born in Hiroshima, Japan in 1974, he founded "SUPPOSE DESIGN OFFICE" in 2000, and became co-leader with Ai Yoshida in 2014. . His work ranges from residential and commercial spaces , landscapes, and installations. Based in Hiroshima and Tokyo, he is currently working on a number of projects in Japan and abroad, including interiors, housing, and complex facilities.

Right: Naoki Matayoshi

. Born in 1980 in Osaka. . comedian. While working with Yuji Ayabe as the duo "Peace," he won the Akutagawa Prize in 2015 for "Spark," and in October 2019, he published his first full-length novel, "Ningen. His essays include "The Second Assistant Book Section" and "One Hundred Views of Tokyo".

The company cafeteria was the birthplace of their connection.

Is this the first time you two have met?

Valley bottom:This is the first time we have met in person, but Matayoshi-san once visited us at "*sha shokudo," which is also our company office.

*This cafeteria is attached to the Tokyo office of Suppose Design Office, an architectural design firm co-chaired by Tanijiri and Ai Yoshida. The cafeteria is run by the firm itself and is used by the staff as a company cafeteria, and is also available to the general public.

Matayoshi:Indeed, I visited you. . through Shingo Wakagi's connection.

Valley bottom:. he did, didn't he? I heard that you had your picture taken with all the staff. Thank you for your help on that occasion.

Matayoshi:That's not true at all. I like the building as well as the "company cafeteria" very much.

Valley bottom:I didn't know that . I did not know that.

Matayoshi:I started with temples and shrines as a child, but as an adult, I have come to like buildings where people live. I don't know about all of them, but Tanijiri's "ONOMICHI U2" is very interesting.

Valley bottom:Thank you . What attracts you to architecture?

Matayoshi:What would it be like to live there?" I get excited when I think about that. I look at real estate information all the time when I'm in the bathtub (laughs).

Valley bottom:It's fun to look for available properties, isn't it? I look all the time when I'm on the move.

Matayoshi:Do you ever think about how you are going to construct it?

Valley bottom:It's a lot of things. . I imagine how it would look like if it were in this location.

Matayoshi:I would like to go out for a drink and have them realize the interior I have in mind (laughs).

Valley bottom:By all means. Let's go.

Matayoshi:When I try to put what I had in my head into a design, it instantly becomes boring. I thought, "I should have had a better image.

Valley bottom:It's just that I'm not used to drawing up images. I can't write down a picture in writing.

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