Chikuma Co., Ltd. Upcycled a huge banner at a museum into a “star photo garland”

[Chikuma Co., Ltd.] Upcycles a huge banner at a museum into a “star photo garland” ​
Chikuma Co., Ltd. Press release: April 11, 2025 Upcycling the museum’s giant banner into a “star photo garland” This is a workshop where everyone can participate, including people who like art and people who like making things.The upcycling event is a banner of “Heihachiro Fukuda 50 years after his death”
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/41141/105/41141-105-1796bd347608fcb080135512d2c0947e-800×600.jpg Chikuma Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Chuo-ku, Osaka; President and CEO: Wataru Horimatsu), which advocates “FukuikuR,” which fosters a rich mind through clothing, is participating in the planning and management of an upcycling project sponsored by the Nakanoshima Museum of Art, Osaka, and will be holding the 9th Upcycling Workshop on Sunday, May 11th. This time’s material is a banner for “50th Anniversary of the Death of Heihachiro Fukuda”
(https://nakka-art.jp/exhibition-post/fukudaheihachiro-2023/) held last year. In the hands of the participants, a huge banner that would normally be discarded after the exhibition ends will be transformed into a “photo garland” with a star motif. It will become a memorable item for the Tanabata season as well as a memory of the exhibition. The banners will be cut in advance at Icho no Mori, a social welfare corporation where people with disabilities work on a daily basis, and then processed using scissors and quick-drying glue (sponsored by Konishi Co., Ltd.). This workshop is not only a fun way to incorporate your favorite art into your daily life, but it also connects to the spirit of the SDGs, which aims to realize a sustainable society, as a form of upcycling that incorporates environmental considerations and perspectives that support welfare, based on partnerships from various standpoints. ■Osaka Nakanoshima Museum of Art Upcycling Project 9th Upcycling Workshop Date and time: May 11, 2025 (Sunday) 10:30-11:30, 14:00-15:00 Location: Osaka Nakanoshima Museum of Art, 2nd floor multipurpose space Number of people recruited: 20 people each time Target: Elementary school students 5th grade and above Participation fee: 500 yen (tax included) How to apply: At the Osaka Nakanoshima Art Museum ticket site Sponsored by: Nakanoshima Museum of Art, Osaka (https://nakka-art.jp/) Planning and operation: NKB Co., Ltd. (http://www.nkb.co.jp/) Chikuma Co., Ltd. (https://www.chikuma.co.jp/) Cooperation: Social Welfare Corporation Icho no Mori
(https://ichou20.my.canva.site) Grant: General Foundation for Regional Creation (https://www.jafra.or.jp/) Product support: Konishi Co., Ltd. (https://www.bond.co.jp/) ■Past upcycling workshop reports Part 1 The banners of “Special Exhibition to Commemorate the Opening of Modigliani – 35 Years Dedicated to Love and Creation” and “Special Exhibition to Commemorate the Opening of the Museum: Portrait of Osaka, Everyone’s City – Phase 1” have been upcycled into hanging ornaments. https://www.fukuiku.net/report/event/e-others/nakanoshima_1.html Part 2 The banner “Osaka Nakanoshima Museum of Art and National Museum of Art, Osaka joint project: Toward the Unknown World – GUTAI Differentiation and Integration” was upcycled into a honeycomb ball wind chime. https://www.fukuiku.net/report/event/e-others/nakanoshima_2.html Part 3 The banner “Lautrec and Mucha: 10 Years in Paris” was upcycled into a Christmas flower tree.
https://www.fukuiku.net/report/others/o-others/nakanoshima_3.html 4th The banner of “Special Exhibition Commemorating the 1st Anniversary of the Museum’s Opening: Japanese Paintings in Osaka” has been upcycled into flower decorations.
https://www.fukuiku.net/report/others/o-others/nakanoshima_4.html 5th The banner “Mingei MINGEI – Beauty is in everyday life” was upcycled into a flower plate.
https://www.fukuiku.net/report/others/o-others/nakanoshima_5.html No. 6 The banner “1st Anniversary Exhibition – Art in Love with Design (Heart) Design in Jealous of Art” was displayed Upcycled into a flower plate. https://www.fukuiku.net/report/others/o-others/nakanoshima_6.html 7th The banner for “Special Exhibition 270th Anniversary of Nagasawa Ashi – A Fantastic Journey, The Complete Story of a Genius Painter” Upcycled into a woven book cover.
https://www.fukuiku.net/report/others/o-others/nakanoshima_7.html Episode 8 The banner “Definitive edition! Osaka for female painters” was upcycled into a hanging flower doll.
https://fukuiku.net/report/others/o-others/nakanoshima_8.html ■Osaka Nakanoshima Museum of Art Opens on February 2, 2022. While focusing on outstanding art and design from Japan and the world from the late 19th century to the present day, we also pay attention to the rich artistic activities of Osaka, and have a collection of over 6,000 items. The building is hollowed out by a three-dimensionally designed “passage” that welcomes people as an open public space. Based on the concept of “a city-like art museum where a variety of people and activities intersect,” we aim to be an art museum that anyone can easily visit, relax, and be inspired by. https://nakka-art.jp [Contact information regarding this matter] Chikuma Co., Ltd. Campus Division Fukuiku Net Research Institute Person in charge: Naomi Ariyoshi email:
n-ariyoshi@chikuma.co.jp tel. 06-6222-3511 fax. 06-6222-3614 [Supplementary note] ◆Chikuma Co., Ltd.◆ Textile trading company founded in 1903. Head Office: Chuo-ku, Osaka, Representative Director and President: Wataru Horimatsu The main items we handle are fabric materials and products for business uniforms, school uniforms, and women’s clothing. 1995 Environmental Promotion Office established 2004 Wide-area certification system First certified company Advocating the philosophy of “fukuiku” 2007 Received the “Minister of the Environment Award” for those who have contributed to promoting the creation of a recycling-oriented society 2009 Received the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Award at the 11th Green Purchasing Awards 2014 Established NCS Co., Ltd., a public-private integrated recycling business company with Kitakyushu City ​ 2017 Clothing education learning tool “Uniform Life Sugoroku” won the Consumer Educational Materials Award for Excellence 2018 Declaring efforts to realize SDGs 2023 120th anniversary 2024 20th anniversary of Fukuiku 2025 30th anniversary of Environmental Promotion Office ▪Chikuma website: http://www.chikuma.co.jp ◆Cultivating a rich mind through
clothing”Clothing education”◆ This is an initiative to deepen understanding of social skills such as communication and manners, environmental issues, health and safety, internationalism, and various cultures through clothing, and to foster a “zest for life” and a “rich spirit.” It was proposed by Chikuma in 2004 and has spread to the education-related, fashion, and environment-related industries. ▪Fukuiku website: https://www.fukuiku.net/
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/41141/105/41141-105-eb6ea1bb9f791f3cfe9a26fb73405d41-1890×866.png Clothing education website ◆Chikuma’s”Environmental Promotion Office”◆ Chikuma, a textile trading company, established the Environmental Promotion Office in 1995 and is working to popularize environmentally friendly uniforms. In 2004, we introduced uniforms made from recycled used PET bottles as fibers, and in 2004 we became the first company to be certified under the Wide-area Certification System certified by the Minister of the Environment.In 2014, we began collecting and recycling clothes in Kitakyushu City as a public-private integrated used clothing recycling business.The cumulative number of clothes we have collected has reached 19.1 million items (as of August 2024). We are striving to promote uniform recycling with the motto “Don’t throw uniforms in the trash.” Chikuma Recycle System website:
http://www.recycle-system.com/