AWRD x MTRL" is a service that plans and manages projects that bring out the best of various materials, including building materials, textiles, and technology. MTRL, which has been leading collaborative projects between creators and materials from diverse companies, and AWRD's application and screening platform will work together to promote collaboration between artists and designers and material manufacturers.
We respond to a variety of needs, from the design of idea-a-thons that draw out the appeal and potential of materials with the help of designers, to the operation of make-a-thons that support up to prototyping, as well as the planning and operation of awards that package commercialization and test sales.
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DESIGN募集期間：TUE, JAN 25, 2022 - MON, MAR 07, 2022
Material Driven Innovation Award 2022
Making Well-Being: Materials for Better Human Living
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DESIGN募集期間：TUE, SEP 30, 2014 - MON, NOV 24, 2014
Co-Creation Project: Imagining the Future of Craftwork through Materials made in Okayama
The “Hanpu! Okayama Project” is project that uses Hanpu (Japanese canvas) as a foundation for thinking about regional culture and craftwork.
Results
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MTRL, which has led collaborative projects between materials and creators from diverse companies, and AWRD's application and screening platform will work together to promote collaboration between expressionists and designers and material makers.
Case Studies
- Open collaboration with ROHM, a Kyoto-based semiconductor and electronic components manufacturer
- Kurashiki Canvas" in Okayama Prefecture──New Possibilities for Craftsmanship Made with Creators from Across Japan
＊Past cases are by Loftwork Corporation (MTRL and AWRD management company)
What is MTRL (Material)?
MTRL A testing ground for materials and ideas where creativity intersects
MTRL is a project platform named after "Material," short for material. With materials that stimulate creativity as a starting point, designers, artists, researchers, and companies gather to create projects on a wide variety of themes.
