MARUNI

Maruni's consistent aim has been to convey to as many people as possible in Japan the beauty of Western furniture, and especially classic furniture, which contains many features that have to be created through the application of painstaking handicraft skills and has traditionally been regarded as high class, at prices that ordinary people can afford. In order to achieve this goal Maruni tackled technical development and design research with the aim of realizing industrial applications of crafts techniques, but the company eventually reached a turning point in its development. While attempting to respond appropriately from the 1990s onwards to the collapse of the Japanese bubble economy, the increasing trend towards deflation, the inflow into Japan of cheap products from other Asian countries, the diversification of lifestyles and other changes impacting on the market, Maruni began to get extremely worried that the desire for "beautiful furniture" was becoming increasingly stultified...

Also known as: Maruni Global Branding Inc., MARUNI WOOD INDUSTRY, MARUNI WOOD INDUSTRY INC.

Primary location: Shanghai China