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Hiroo Residence is a minimal interior located in Tokyo, Japan, designed by Keiji Ashizawa for Karimoku Case Study . The Hiroo Residence Collection is located in the Hiroo district, within a renovation project that boasts a healthy and bright atmosphere close to a green park. The project, called the “crafted space,” has undergone renovations by the Keiji Ashizawa Design team, resulting in the creation of custom furniture pieces for the eighth collection of Karimoku Case Study. This collection aims to create more elaborate living spaces that are suitable for long-term stays, with a focus on reducing noise in the space. The residence is situated in a quiet and desirable neighborhood, with a park nearby and a living room that faces the open area on the south side, allowing for long hours of sunlight.

In response to the growing desire of urban dwellers to live closer to nature, the interior features white-stained oak floors and walls and plaster walls with handwork strokes. In collaboration with Karimoku, the team also designed walls, kitchen and cabinetry, and interior windows to improve the thermal environment, as well as furniture and sculptural art. The goal of this project was to craft an exquisite space with little noise and a comforting, inspiring atmosphere using natural materials with a focus on tactility. It is hoped that the Hiroo Residence will serve as a model for urban dwellers seeking a more harmonious connection with nature.

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Azabu Hills Residence by Karimoku Case is defined by peaceful interiors and Japanese design

Karimoku Case reveals Azabu Hills Residence, the lifestyle brands tenth project, a minimal modern home that is a serene escape from city living

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Amidst Tokyo’s leafy Minami-Azabu district, contemporary lifestyle brand Karimoku Case presents its tenth project, Azabu Hills Residence (following, most recently, the Bellustar Tokyo and the Hiroo Residence , also in Tokyo). This modern home centres on Japanese design, with bespoke furniture and interior design from long-term Karimoku collaborators Keiji Ashizawa from Keiji Ashizawa Design and Frederik Alexander Werner from Norm Architects.

Calming interiors and craftsmanship by Karimoku Case

Entering the apartment, the elongated floor plan, connected with lattice doors, channels light throughout the home, creating a calm and airy space. This acts as the perfect canvas for a selection of natural finishes and elegant touches, such as linen curtains and plaster walls, light-coloured marble and soft, textural furnishings.

Drawing upon the residence’s architectural openness, Ashizawa and Werner designed new bespoke furniture specifically for this project. The architects introduced tables and chairs crafted from Japanese Zelkova Keyakai wood, used traditionally in Japanese culture for temples and shrines, which gave the designs a warm counterbalance against the cream interior tones.

In an effort to revitalise the Japanese forests and to use natural resources responsibly, Werner says, ’The Azabu Hills Residence has given us the opportunity to not only work on new pieces for the collection, but also to welcome “Keyaki” (Japanese Zelkova) to the family of wood species we can offer. 

‘As a hard wood with a long and rich history within Japanese building and furniture making, Keyaki is special. It resonates well with our brand direction and with its warmth it follows our ambition to create furniture and interiors that enhance human wellbeing. It is also one of the steps we take towards offering a more diverse material palette, in an effort to open our customers’ and collaborators' eyes to the qualities within less-utilised wooden species.’

Having the residents' comfort in mind, Ashizawa wanted to create the space to be a peaceful environment. The co-founder designed a matching sofa, and armchair with a soft canvas texture. Norm Architects crafted an accompanying coffee table and task chair with an open rounded back and fine rope detailing. The curvature of the soft furnishings provides a delicate touch in contrast to the smooth Keyaki wood, collectively creating a serene escape from the city.

With an eye for detail, the interior window frames, and wooden hardware carry the Keyaki wood theme. The organic tonality of furnishings and natural fabrics present a fine-tuned balance of hard and soft materials, making Azabu Hills Residence a light and open space, with carefully curated modern design.

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Karimoku Case Study Seeks Better Living with Norman Foster

Hiroshi's grandfather, Shohei Kato, founded the Japanese furniture brand shortly after World War II. “His dream was to make people happy, because everything was destroyed and gone in Japan. I have that same dream, and we believe architects also have it,” Hiroshi says. Photo by Masaaki Inoue, Bouillon

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Japanese furniture manufacturer Karimoku has a simple goal: to make people happy. “Today we have many difficulties—for example, war, sustainable matters, and also a divided society. We are always thinking as a furniture manufacturer, what we, Karimoku, can do for giving people a better life,” Vice President of Karimoku Furniture Hiroshi Kato says. “Our goal is to study and to reach a conclusion about what furniture can do for a better life, and better living.”

Hiroshi and the Karimoku team launched a sub-brand, Karimoku Case Study, to approach this goal. Working with architects, Karimoku develops collections to address the specific needs of a particular setting, working from its architecture down to the little details of the furnishings to produce a cohesive space. The hope is to produce furniture collections that tell the story of the space that they were designed for, and also retain timeless and natural beauty.

The new NF Collection, made with Norman Foster’s architecture firm Foster + Partners, is the seventh Case Study. The collection was designed for a private project by Norman Foster.

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“Our material is wood. In this case, because we and Foster + Partners are very conscious about sustainability, we decided to use local Japanese hardwood, oak,” Hiroshi says. Norman Foster provided initial sketches, and Karimoku used its expertise in wood furniture to execute the collection with no big differences. “We and Foster + Partners collaboratively thought about solutions, without any kind of compromise,” Hiroshi says.

The thin wooden frame is almost skeletal, elegant in its delicate appearance. It complements the sharpness of the building with rounded edges, appearing soft and light. “It was the most challenging matter for us to construct beautiful, sensitive furniture that is also strong enough.” Another challenge was communication, as the collaboration began in 2019, soon to be delayed by Covid.

Despite a lack of face-to-face communication, the Case Study collection came together. The seven-piece NF Collection is also on view at Karimoku Commons Tokyo, a gallery space where the manufacturer shows new collections. Hiroshi says the reception has been good, the collection receiving attention not only locally in Japan, but also internationally, for example, in Korea and the US.

“For Karimoku this is just the start. We would like to make more furniture collections if Foster + Partners requests us to make new designs, it would be our great pleasure,” Hiroshi says. “We are a very open minded company, so if global architects would like to work with us, we always welcome it.” This seventh Karimoku Case Study follows past collaborations with Danish firm Norm Architects as well as Japanese architect Keiji Ashizawa, and is surely far from the last.

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Research: Negotiating Is Unlikely to Jeopardize Your Job Offer

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A series of seven studies found that candidates have more power than they assume.

Job seekers worry about negotiating an offer for many reasons, including the worst-case scenario that the offer will be rescinded. Across a series of seven studies, researchers found that these fears are consistently exaggerated: Candidates think they are much more likely to jeopardize a deal than managers report they are. This fear can lead candidates to avoid negotiating altogether. The authors explore two reasons driving this fear and offer research-backed advice on how anxious candidates can approach job negotiations.

Imagine that you just received a job offer for a position you are excited about. Now what? You might consider negotiating for a higher salary, job flexibility, or other benefits , but you’re apprehensive. You can’t help thinking: What if I don’t get what I ask for? Or, in the worst-case scenario, what if the hiring manager decides to withdraw the offer?

• Einav Hart is an assistant professor of management at George Mason University’s Costello College of Business, and a visiting scholar at the Wharton School. Her research interests include conflict management, negotiations, and organizational behavior.
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• Zhiying (Bella) Ren is a doctoral student at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. Her research focuses on conversational dynamics in organizations and negotiations.

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As part of 3 Days of Design 2019, the Kinfolk Gallery was transformed into a contemporary apartment setting for the launch of furniture and lifestyle brand Karimoku Case Study. Merging the simple Japanese design aesthetics of furniture makers Karimoku with the work of Copenhagen’s local creative scene, the inaugural collection was produced by the Danish design firm Norm Architects and Tokyo-based designer Keiji Ashizawa. Although the pieces felt readily at home dotted around the Kinfolk Gallery, they were initially designed for a very different setting: two newly renovated apartments in Kinuta, Tokyo.

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Video shows FedEx cargo plane land on its nose in Istanbul after landing gear fails

A Boeing-767 type cargo plane operated by FedEx ran into a couple of bumps and sparks as it attempted to land at Istanbul Airport in Turkey without its front landing gear Wednesday.

The cargo plane, operated by FedEx, was flying from Paris' Charles de Gaulle Airport, according to a statement by Turkey's Minister of Transport and Infrastructure, Abdulkadir Uraloğlu , when the pilot of the aircraft informed the control tower at Istanbul Airport that its landing gear had failed to open. The official said airport officials sprang into action and assisted the aircraft in touching down, while managing to remain on the runway. Emergency response, medical teams and necessary fire extinguishing equipment was also deployed on standby, Uraloğlu said.

Video footage from the landing shows the plane touching down on the runway before it tilts forward and starts dragging on its nose the runway creating a cloud of dust and sparks. It eventually comes to a stop with its fuselage touching the ground. As the plane comes to a halt, fire trucks douse the plane with water.

"With the successful guidance of our staff, the aircraft landed smoothly on its fuselage," Uraloğlu said.

No injuries reported

Two pilots were onboard the aircraft, according to Uraloğlu's statement, and were medically assessed after the landing. No injuries were reported.

The runway where the plane had landed was temporarily closed for all flights as multiple agencies gathered on site. A video shared by the minister shows crews and officials gathered around the aircraft while a fire truck and ambulance are parked on the side.

An investigation into the incident is ongoing, said Uraloğlu without going into further details into why the landing gear had failed.

Another Boeing plane issue? Don't fall for the headlines.

The freight aircraft involved in the accident is nearly 10 years old and was delivered to FedEx in 2014, according to a Boeing spokesperson. Following delivery, operators oversee ongoing maintenance for airplanes in operation. Reuters reported that Boeing 767 freighter is one of the most common cargo planes.

FedEx, meanwhile, in a statement to USA TODAY, said that the FedEx Express Flight 6268 was flying from Paris to Istanbul when it experienced an issue during landing.

"There were no reported injuries to our crew members," FedEx said. "We are coordinating with investigation authorities and will provide additional information as it is available."

While Boeing incidents have been in the news in recent months after a series of high-profile incidents, aviation experts maintain you shouldn't worry about flying .

“We don’t have to worry that there’s something systemically wrong with aviation,” Clint Balog, an associate professor at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, previously told USA TODAY.

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