A NEW PARADIGM FOR INTERNATIONAL FURNITURE ART

Matsuoka is a family owned business with a heritage spanning more than 14 decades. Our family is proud to have collaborated with talented artists who have favored us by contributing their exceptional gifts to the creation of heirlooms for generations - from the conception of innovative and aesthetically compelling designs, to the elaboration of singular masterpieces which grace the homes and work spaces of some of the world's most demanding consumers. In the truest sense, all of the creative and hardworking members of the Matsuoka Company have become members of our family, with a desire to delight and surprise our customers with the superlative character of our products and the excellence of our service.

• We wanted to share with the world the exceptional creativity of the artisans of Fuchu City, the focal point of Japan's masterful luxury furniture industry. This combines the impeccable precision of our engineering and case goods teams with the creative flair of master craftspeople - both those experienced in the ancient arts of inlay, marquetry, lacquer work, painting, precious metals and stone work, and calligraphy; and those knowledgeable in more contemporary forms of so-called "New Media";
• We wanted to provide a vehicle for creative geniuses from around the world to collaborate by contributing their artistic inspirations to give birth to what we believe will be an enduring testament to a NEW PARADIGM IN FURNITURE ART: truly "international" design. This is design without borders - taking its cues from diverse fountains of inspiration: neither Eastern nor Western; Primitive, Traditional, Transitional nor "Modern". The only criterion is, "Is it beautiful"? It is exemplified in the work of Christian Lyon, the artist selected to be the first among our "celebrity" designers. The product of his inspiration, the Metropole and Moderne collections, draws on a truly global experience, honed by travels on four continents over more than thirty years. Future artists selected will be given wide creative latitude to regale us with their fancy so we may delight discriminating consumers worldwide with a rich, truly global and innovative vocabulary of superlative options for homes and interiors.

The matriarch of the Matsuoka family, our beloved Midori Matsuoka, has devoted a lifetime to developing and safeguarding the reputation for excellence and integrity which is the hallmark of this organization. We trust you will find in your visit something very special which will connect you to a new and globalized vision for design.

Sincerely,
The Matsuoka Family