New Series | Hirotoshi Maruwaka's "Travel Tales" – A Companion's Treasure | Guest Junji Tanigawa | ThreeBond Gallery
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New Series | Hirotoshi Maruwaka's "Travel Tales" – A Companion's Treasure | Guest Junji Tanigawa | ThreeBond Gallery

Maruwaka Hiroyuki (left), president of Maruwakaya Inc., hosts this series. The guest for this second installment is Junji Tanikawa (right), a "space composer" who crafts environments tailored to specific objectives for events, exhibitions, and commercial spaces, focusing on "transmitting messages through space as a medium."
Junji Tanikawa, president of JTQ Inc. and "space composer"
Maruwaka inspects the room fragrance the guest, Mr. Tanikawa, brings on his travels. It's "BAIES" from French brand diptyque, a blend of rose and blackcurrant leaf.
A plain A6 notebook made of recycled paper from Muji, with a paperback cover (left), and a GR compact digital camera from Ricoh. The small bag in the center is for use during travels.
Maruwaka tries on headphones owned by Mr. Tanikawa. These are Bose's QuietComfort, featuring advanced noise-canceling technology for superior sound isolation.
A business card holder from Goyard, the venerable French luggage maker, personalized with "JUN."
The paperback book on the far left is "In'ei Raisan" (In Praise of Shadows), an essay by the great Meiji-era writer Junichiro Tanizaki.
Guest Junji Tanikawa (left) and Maruwaka. The blue bottle in the center is Solan de Cabras, a Spanish water handled by ThreeBond Trading Co., Ltd., an affiliate of the series' supporter, ThreeBond Co., Ltd. It's a natural mineral water with a soft taste. (ThreeBond Trading Co., Ltd. Tel. 03-5447-6991)http://www.threebond-trading.co.jp/ " title="665_maruwakaya3_09" data-src="/galleries/images/000/174/274/medium/e17611c1-26c8-4903-9d22-231fbe6c90fd.jpg">
A curated collection of items Mr. Tanikawa brings on his travels, photographed together. Clockwise from top left: Bose QuietComfort headphones, a fan from Miyawaki Baisenan, a Goyard business card holder, Muji's plain A6 recycled paper notebook, Officine Panerai Luminor, a tap, Junichiro Tanizaki's essay "In'ei Raisan," Cutler and Gross sunglasses from the London eyewear brand, Marantz HP101 in-ear headphones, diptyque room fragrance, Craft Design Technology's Plastic Fountain Pen, and Ricoh's GR compact digital camera.
The item on the left is a sub-bag for use during travels.
Guest Junji Tanikawa (left) and Maruwaka
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New Series | Hiroyuki Maruwaka's "Tales of Travel" - Accompanying Essentials | Guest Junji Tanikawa | ThreeBond Gallery

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