【No.339】Reflections on Questions Concerning Konosuke (5) And the biggest drawback of continuing to make all decisions yourself is that the quantity of our own products we can ship out simply doesn’t increase at all. No matter how hard I work, … Read More
【No.338】Reflections on Questions Concerning Konosuke (4) The third question you asked is a profound one, and we feel we have now reached a point where we should be conscious of it. 【No.338】幸之祐に関するご質問についての考察 (4) 次の３番目のご質問はとても深い問いかけで、今まさに僕たちはそれを意識すべき時期に差し掛かっていると感じます。 Members-only content from this point forward. … Read More
【No.337】Reflections on Questions Concerning Konosuke (3) As mentioned in a recent article, what we’ve come to realize once again as our challenge is this second question. 【No.337】幸之祐に関するご質問についての考察 (3) 最近の記事でも触れた通り、今回改めて僕達の課題だと気付いたのが、２番目のこのご質問内容です。 Members-only content from this point forward. You can apply for membership … Read More
【No.336】Reflections on Questions Concerning Konosuke (2) Thanks to the objective analysis provided in the comments, I was able to reexamine Konosuke from a different perspective.As a result, it may sound contradictory, but I feel like I made many new discoveries … Read More
【No.335】Reflections on Questions Concerning Konosuke (1) I’d like to revisit the question you submitted in the article 【No.322】. For the past 20 years, I’ve been running Konosuke, but even I didn’t fully grasp the concept of ‘branding’ back then, especially … Read More
【No.334】The difficulty of creating something new (14) After much consideration, I have decided on a new approach for advising on leather goods production.I decided to have Female Artisan C think as follows. First, let’s assume we are members of a … Read More
【No.333】The difficulty of creating something new (13) The package for that knife stated ‘Made in Japan, Seki City, Gifu Prefecture,’ and while simple, it seemed to fulfill the minimum necessary functions. I was shocked to find this knife selling for … Read More
【No.332】The difficulty of creating something new (12) Intuitively, I felt that way, but I didn’t immediately tell her so.Instead, I explained that I would provide feedback at a later time to carefully consider the most effective way to convey it … Read More
【No.331】The difficulty of creating something new (11) In response to that proposal, she submitted the illustration shown in the photo. The idea was to revamp this coin case from among the samples she had previously produced. 【No.331】新しいものを生み出すことの難しさ (11) その提案を受けて、彼女から提出されたのが写真のイラストです。 以前製作したサンプルのうち、このコインケースをリニューアルするという案でした。 … Read More
【No.330】The difficulty of creating something new (10) Female artisan C expressed her desire to improve upon her previous work and attempt creating a second sample. When she made this request, a thought suddenly crossed my mind: ‘It felt like the … Read More