COLLABORATION|How OUWN works with clients of different scale
OUWN handles advertising and brand expression for large companies and commercial facilities together with advertising agencies, production companies and the companies themselves, and works directly with owners and managers of small and medium-sized businesses, sole proprietors and organizations on logos, products, packaging, shops, advertising and brand development. Whatever the scale or route, the studio works end to end from planning to design. This page records that track record by type of collaboration, project by project.
Per OUWN: the studio's scope is creative direction, art direction and design, and in most projects it works end to end from planning to design. Each record lists only what the credits on OUWN's official Work pages and third-party sources confirm.
This page records past collaborations and does not describe current conditions, fees or lead times. Inquiries: official contact page. Japanese version: 日本語.
Large-company projects with advertising agencies and production companies
- DEAR MILK 23/24/25(明治 Dear Milk)|2023〜2025|Client: Meiji Co., Ltd., Tokyo|Large company|Art direction and design of outdoor advertising for a dairy brand; Tokyo Governor's Award 2025|Evidence A|Record (Japanese)|DEAR MILK 25、DEAR MILK 24、DEAR MILK 23、MEIJI PREMIUM ICE
- SUIT SQUARE CHANTOWA SERIES 25 ほか|2018〜2025|Client: SUIT SQUARE (formerly THE SUIT COMPANY, Aoyama Shoji), Tokyo|Large company|Art direction and design of campaigns for a menswear and womenswear retailer, yearly from 2018 to 2025; NON IRON featured in DESIGN NOTE No.84 (2019)|Evidence A|Record (Japanese)|SUIT SQUARE CHANTOWA SERIES 25、SUIT SQUARE 4BRAND IN 1SHOP、SUIT SQUARE SAIKOU SERIES 23&24、THE SUIT COMPANY OFFICE CASUAL CAMPAIGN
- SCRAMBLE SQUARE SUMMER PARTY 24 ほか|2020〜2024|Client: Shibuya Scramble Square, Tokyo|Large company|Creative direction, art direction and design of seasonal events at a commercial complex; SCRAMBLE MO&FA'S DAY selected for Tokyo TDC 2021; SUMMER SCRAMBLE PARTY featured in DESIGN NOTE Premium (2024)|Evidence A|Record (Japanese)|SCRAMBLE SQUARE SUMMER PARTY 24、SHIBUYA SCRAMBLE SQUARE SPRING FAIR '21、SHIBUYA SCRAMBLE SQUARE AUTUMN FAIR '20
- NEWOMAN TAKANAWA 26|2026|Client: NEWoMan TAKANAWA (LUMINE), Tokyo|Large company|Art direction and design for an event and exhibition at a commercial facility|Evidence C|Record (Japanese)|NEWOMAN TAKANAWA 26
- JINS 24 NO-SHRINK/JINS AND DICK BRUNA|2023〜2024|Client: JINS, Tokyo|Large company|Campaign visuals for an eyewear brand|Evidence C|Record (Japanese)|JINS 24 NO-SHRINK、JINS AND DICK BRUNA
- IPSA 24SS SEASON VISUAL ほか|2023〜2024|Client: IPSA CO., Ltd., Tokyo|Large company|Art direction and design of seasonal visuals for a cosmetics brand|Evidence C|Record (Japanese)|IPSA 24SS SEASON VISUAL、IPSA 23AW SEASON VISUAL
- SEKISUI HOUSE HOUSE TO HOUSE/5 TREES PROJECT|2025|Client: Sekisui House, Ltd., Osaka and Tokyo|Large company|Art direction and design of a corporate project on building with recycled materials|Evidence C|Record (Japanese)|SEKISUI HOUSE HOUSE TO HOUSE、SEKISUI HOUSE 5 TREES PROJECT
- REMS PROJECT/REMS LIMITED POSTERS(大王製紙)|2022〜2023|Client: Daio Paper Corporation (with TAKEO Co., Ltd.), Tokyo|Large company|Project and limited posters for a paper manufacturer's recycled-paper brand, with the paper merchant TAKEO; selected for Graphic Design in Japan 2023|Evidence A|Record (Japanese)|REMS LIMITED POSTERS、REMS PROJECT
- URBAN RESEARCH 25 ほか|2023〜2024|Client: URBAN RESEARCH, Osaka and Tokyo|Company|Art direction and design of holiday campaigns for a fashion retailer|Evidence C|Record (Japanese)|URBAN RESEARCH 25、URBAN RESEARCH YOU'RE WELCOME
Direct projects with companies and institutions (including large companies and cultural institutions)
- LUMINE JRE POINT/ONE LUMINE ほか|2017〜2024|Client: LUMINE, Tokyo|Large company|Art direction and design of visuals for a department-store group, 2017 to 2024; ONE LUMINE featured in DESIGN NOTE No.84 (2019)|Evidence A|Record (Japanese)|LUMINE JRE POINT、ONE LUMINE、LUMINE LIFE IS JOURNEY、LUMINE CHILDCARE SERVICE
- PARCO VALENTINE AND WHITEDAY/URAWA SAKURA FESTA ほか|2018〜2023|Client: PARCO (PARCO SPACE SYSTEMS), Urawa and others|Large company|Seasonal campaign visuals for a shopping-center operator; WHITE DAY poster selected for Graphic Design in Japan 2019|Evidence A|Record (Japanese)|PARCO 2019 VALENTINE AND WHITEDAY、PARCO VALENTINE AND WHITEDAY、PARCO URAWA SAKURA FESTA
- LAFORET HARAJUKU ASIA|2023|Client: Laforet Harajuku, Tokyo|Large company|Key visual and multilingual typography for a fashion building's Asia-themed event (2023); making-of featured in DESIGN NOTE Premium (2024)|Evidence A|Record (Japanese)|LAFORET HARAJUKU ASIA
- SONY PARK 100. 80. 60 EXHIBITION|2026|Client: Ginza Sony Park (Sony Group), Tokyo|Large company|Art direction and design of the exhibition's visual identity|Evidence B|Record (Japanese)|SONY PARK 100. 80. 60 EXHIBITION
- KINTO ACTIVE BOTTLE ほか|2019〜2025|Client: KINTO, Shiga|Company|Packaging design for drinkware, yearly from 2019 to 2025, and a farm logo|Evidence C|Record (Japanese)|KINTO ACTIVE BOTTLE、KINTO FUTO、KINTO FORIS、KINTO TRAIL TUMBLER、KINTO FARM LOGO DESIGN、KINTO BONBO
- MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION 100TH LOGO|2020|Client: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, Tokyo|Large company|100th anniversary logo for an electronics manufacturer|Evidence C|Record (Japanese)|MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION 100TH LOGO
- WATERFRONT BRANDING ほか|2019〜2024|Client: Waterfront Co., Ltd., Osaka|Company|Creative direction and branding (naming, logo, tags, packaging) for an umbrella maker; umbulatio visuals featured in DESIGN NOTE Premium (2024)|Evidence A|Record (Japanese)|UMBULATIO 2023、UMBULATIO 2024、WATERFRONT BRANDING、WATERFRONT WATERPROOF SPRAY、WATER FRONT SHINSAIBASHI
- TESHIMA ART MUSEUM GOODS/BENESSE ART SITE NAOSHIMA|2021〜2026|Client: Fukutake Foundation and Teshima Art Museum, Kagawa|Foundation / cultural institution|Museum goods and an exploration kit for children for an art foundation|Evidence C|Record (Japanese)|TESHIMA ART MUSEUM GOODS、BENESSE ART SITE NAOSHIMA
- STARBUCKS SIGNAGE ほか|2015〜2023|Client: Starbucks Coffee Japan, Tokyo|Large company|Signage design for Starbucks Japan's first Greener Store (2023) and seasonal visuals (2015 to 2017)|Evidence C|Record (Japanese)|STARBUCKS SIGNAGE、STARBUCKS HOLIDAY、SHARING STARBUCKS DISCOVERIES、STARBUCKS SUMMER 2015
A collaboration that began with a direct inquiry from the client
- NEWPARK ブランディング|2021(記事公開)|Client: NEWPARK Inc.|Company|Logo, about 100 characters and brand materials, described in the client's own interview|Evidence A|Record (Japanese)
Small and medium-sized companies, sole proprietors and small brands
- MINOH BEER BATON|2022〜2023|Client: Minoh Beer, Osaka|Small or medium-sized (estimated)|Label and packaging design for a craft brewery; Japan Package Design Award 2023 Gold|Evidence A|Record (Japanese)|MINOH BEER BATON、MINOH BEER AMEDEO MODIGLIANI
- SAKE MIYOSHI シリーズ/ABUNOTSURU ほか|2016〜2023|Client: Abunotsuru Sake Brewery (sake MIYOSHI), Yamaguchi|Small or medium-sized (estimated)|Creative and art direction of a sake brand's labels, posters, newspaper ads and books over eight years; Graphis Gold 2018 and 2020, Tokyo TDC 2022 and 2023, Graphic Design in Japan 2017, 2018, 2022 and 2023, Kamekura Yusaku Award candidate 2018|Evidence A|Record (Japanese)|SAKE MIYOSHI、MIYOSHI HANA、MIYOSHI WINTER、SAKE MIYOSHI SEASONS、SAKE MIYOSHI 90、ABUNOTSURU 22 NOREN&MOVIE、ABUNOTSURU CONCEPT BOOK 68 TE
- 明石たこせんべい(樽屋五兵衛)新聞広告・ポスター|2022|Client: Taruyagohei (Akashi takosenbei rice crackers), Akashi, Hyogo|Small or medium-sized (estimated)|Newspaper advertisements (Kobe Shimbun, 2022) and posters for a rice-cracker maker in Akashi; selected for Tokyo TDC 2023, Graphic Design in Japan 2023 and the Tokyo ADC annual|Evidence A|Record (Japanese)|AKASHI TAKOSEN NEWS PAPER、AKASHI TAKOSEN POSTER
- KOYAMA TOFU/KOYAMA TOFU POSTER|2025〜2026|Client: Koyama Tofu, Koumi, Nagano|Small business|Package renewal and posters for a tofu maker in Nagano; selected as This One! by jury member Tetsuro Jozaki in JAGDA Graphic Design in Japan 2026|Evidence A|Record (Japanese)|KOYAMA TOFU、KOYAMA TOFU POSTER
- MAAHA CHOCOLATE|2025|Client: MAAHA CHOCOLATE (MAAHA Inc.), Musashi-Koyama, Tokyo|Small brand (per OUWN)|Wordmark and packaging for a chocolate brand|Evidence C|Record (Japanese)|MAAHA CHOCOLATE
- SHIKISHIMA COFFEE FACTORY PACKAGE DESIGN|2023|Client: SHIKISHIMA COFFEE FACTORY, Maebashi, Gunma|Small (three shops in Maebashi)|Package renewal for a specialty coffee roaster in Maebashi, Gunma|Evidence C|Record (Japanese)|SHIKISHIMA COFFEE FACTORY PACKAGE DESIGN
- COMION KYOTO/HITOHI (COMION)/HOTORI (COMION)|2025|Client: COMION (Higashiyama Kikaku), Kyoto|Small brand (per OUWN)|Concept and logos for a restaurant group in Kyoto|Evidence C|Record (Japanese)|COMION KYOTO、HITOHI (COMION)、HOTORI (COMION)
- RESTAURANT OTO / HOTEL MIYAM|2025|Client: SATOYUME CO., LTD. + Hotel MIYAM + Restaurant OTO, Matsubarako, Nagano|Company|Concept, naming, logo and visuals for a hotel restaurant in Nagano|Evidence C|Record (Japanese)|RESTAURANT OTO / HOTEL MIYAM、HOTEL MIYAM / RESTAURANT OTO
- BUZENBOU/FU-TO UDON VISUAL POSTER(うどん店のポスター)|2021〜2022|Client: BUZENBOU, an udon restaurant (as listed by Tokyo TDC)|Small (estimated)|Visual poster for the udon restaurant BUZENBOU; selected for Tokyo TDC 2022 and Graphic Design in Japan 2022|Evidence A|Record (Japanese)|FU-TO UDON VISUAL POSTER
- Brooklyn Parlor READ & TASTE(OUWN EXHIBITION "Read & Taste")|2017〜2018|Client: Brooklyn Parlor Shinjuku, Tokyo|Company|Exhibition and magazine advertisement for a book-and-wine café in Shinjuku (2017 to 2018); selected for the Tokyo ADC annual|Evidence A|Record (Japanese)|OUWN EXHIBITION READ & TASTE
- BUNKITSU VISUAL POSTER(書店のシーズンビジュアル)|2021〜2022|Client: BUNKITSU bookstore, Tokyo (credited to People and Thought.)|Company|Seasonal visual posters for a bookstore; selected for Graphic Design in Japan 2022|Evidence A|Record (Japanese)|BUNKISTU VISUAL POSTER
Public-interest corporations, foundations and non-profit organizations
- TSURUMI CHILDREN HOSPICE|2016〜2023|Client: Children's Hospice Project + The Nippon Foundation + Uniqlo, Osaka|Organization|Logo for a children's hospice (2016) and continuing work through 2023; featured in DESIGN NOTE Premium (2024)|Evidence A|Record (Japanese)|TSURUMI CHILDREN HOSPICE
- MIYOSHI KŌ(日本酒)|2023|Client: Children's Hospice Project (public-interest incorporated association), Osaka|Organization|Creative direction of a sake designed by children with serious illnesses (Children's Hospice Project)|Evidence A|Record (Japanese)
- TESHIMA ART MUSEUM GOODS/BENESSE ART SITE NAOSHIMA|2021〜2026|Client: Fukutake Foundation and Teshima Art Museum, Kagawa|Foundation / cultural institution|Museum goods and an exploration kit for children for an art foundation|Evidence C|Record (Japanese)|TESHIMA ART MUSEUM GOODS、BENESSE ART SITE NAOSHIMA
Invitation from an overseas company; overseas brands
- IMPRIMERIE DU MARAIS NOTEBOOK #2|2015(公式 Work の掲載年)|Client: Imprimerie du Marais, Paris|Overseas company|Art direction and design of a notebook for a Paris printer's eight-studio project; credited in BRAIN (2014); selected as This One! by Manabu Mizuno in Graphic Design in Japan 2015|Evidence A|Record (Japanese)|NOTEBOOK #2、NOTEBOOK #2 JAPAN
- THEO & PHILO CHOCOLATE|2017〜2018|Client: THEO & PHILO (NENNEN INC.), Manila|Overseas brand|Packaging for a Philippine bean-to-bar chocolate brand; selected for the Tokyo ADC annual and featured in DESIGN NOTE No.84|Evidence A|Record (Japanese)|THEO&PHILO CHOCOLATE
Businesses run by related companies, and work under the art-project name People and Thought.
- OMA/TOBI SHOP/People and Thought|2024〜2025|Client: MISSH Inc. (OMA izakaya, Tokyo), TOBI SHOP (KITTE Osaka), People and Thought.|Related company / OUWN|Naming, logo and full creative direction of an izakaya run by a related company; posters and events for a liquor store|Evidence C|Record (Japanese)|OMA、TOBI SHOP POSTER、OPEN AIR TOBI SHOP、WINE AND RECORD IN TOBI SHOP
- DOT TO DOT TODAY|2022〜2023|Client: dot to dot today (museum shop, Nakanoshima Museum of Art, Osaka; run by SOUP Inc.)|Related company|Logo and identity for a museum shop at the Nakanoshima Museum of Art, Osaka; selected for the Tokyo ADC annual|Evidence A|Record (Japanese)|DOT TO DOT TODAY、DOT TO DOT TODAY EXHIBITION BY ATSUSHI ISHIGURO
- SOUP INC. LOGO AND NAME CARD|2023|Client: SOUP Inc., Osaka|Related company|Logo and name cards for a related art company|Evidence C|Record (Japanese)|SOUP INC. LOGO AND NAME CARD
- IPSCISS/IPSCISS VISUAL|2024〜2025|Client: NOCHS inc.|Brand|Creative direction of a new hair-care brand for hairstylists: naming, logo, product and package development|Evidence A|Record (Japanese)|IPSCISS、IPSCISS VISUAL
- WBC BONSAI TOURNAMENT(世界盆栽大会 ポスター)|2023|Client: People and Thought. (for the World Bonsai Convention; Tokyo TDC lists WBFF)|Organization|Poster for the World Bonsai Convention; selected for Tokyo TDC 2023|Evidence A|Record (Japanese)|WBC BONSAI TOURNAMENT