News Archive

The “WOW Store” has opened, unveiling and offering WOW’s creativity transformed into objects

WOW magazine 173 - Oct. 20th, 2020

As a visual design studio, WOW has worked for over 20 years on various visual design projects, such as videos, spaces, installations, and UI. In recent years, we have taken our yearning for real objects and turned it into unique original products.
Reconstructing the orchestra using technology: “UN-SYNCHRONIZED ORCHESTRA”

WOW magazine 172 - Oct. 15th, 2020

2018 saw the start of the “Yoichi Ochiai x Japan Philharmonic Orchestra Project” under the theme “Reconstructing an Orchestra with Technology.” This concert was held on October 13th and WOW participated again as the “image instrumentalist” this year.
NISSAN PAVILION ENNICHI

WOW magazine 171 - Oct. 5th, 2020

At the “NISSAN PAVILION,” which opened in August for a limited time as an interactive entertainment facility, a special fair called “NISSAN PAVILION ENNICHI” will be held from October 3 (Saturday) and come to an end on October 23 (Friday). The fair site will be born out of a fusion with digital art. WOW will participate in this event by planning and directing the digital art installations, in addition to the installation currently on display in the “THE CITY” area.
Reconstructing the orchestra using technology: “＿＿＿＿ Orchestra”

WOW magazine 170 - Sep. 11th, 2020

2018 saw the start of the “Yoichi Ochiai x Japan Philharmonic Orchestra Project” under the theme “Recreating an Orchestra with Technology.” This year, too, WOW will participate again as the “image instrumentalist.” Previous performances aimed to create an opportunity to experience a new attractiveness and new values of an orchestra. This year’s concert will look at the state of the orchestra in the coronavirus pandemic and explore the new attractiveness of offering online streaming in addition to the live performance on stage.
LINE DAY 2020 Tomorrow’s New Normal

WOW magazine 169 - Sep. 9th, 2020

LINE’s business conference, centered on the theme “Tomorrow’s New Normal,” will be held online tomorrow, September 10th (Thurs), at 10 a.m. WOW teamed up with the tech director collective BASSDRUM to produce the opening, ending and speaker introductions. Together we developed a production driven by AR.
NISSAN PAVILION Yokohama Open

WOW magazine 168 - Jul. 31st, 2020

The Nissan Pavilion, an experience-based entertainment complex where you can experience the technology and future vision which Nissan Motor is proud of has opened for a limited time at Yokohama’s Minato Mirai.
Release of the AR+Motion Graphics “WOW AR” application / Start of the WOW AR Art Platform project

WOW magazine 167 - Jul. 29th, 2020

“WOW AR” is an application that allows users to enjoy works of art using augmented reality (AR) and WOW’s specialty, motion graphics. The goal is to turn any environment into an art installation.
“SPACE TIME JOURNEY -The Journey of Art Through Space and Time-” Exhibition at the Takanawa Gateway Fest

WOW magazine 166 - Jul. 20th, 2020

The latest digital art museum has been established at the Takanawa Gateway Fest with the theme of “a train journey through art that transcends space and time.”
WOW's AR x Motion Graphics project has started! / The WOW note has begun

WOW magazine 165 - Jun. 1st, 2020

We have started to create a new project that uses WOW's specialism of motion graphics and AR (augmented reality). We plan to release our work to the public from late June to early July.
CITIZEN Riiiver: WOW oversaw Communication Design

WOW magazine 164 - Apr. 13th, 2020

WOW oversaw the planning and creation of the new IoT platform Riiiver, which was co-developed by Citizen Watch and VELDT. Riiiver was planned to bring out the potential of the Citizen Watch wristwatch products and to change people’s lifestyle for the better. Beginning with these watches, the new IoT platform, which was created in 2019, organically connects people, physical things, and ideas, and offers people a new experience of “time”.
Media Ambition Tokyo 2020

WOW magazine 163 - Feb. 28th, 2020

From February 28 (Fri.) 2020 until March 8th (Sun.) “Media Ambition Tokyo 2020,” a technology and culture festival that is concerned with the creation of future, will be taking place. WOW will exhibit an installation piece “Emerge” and “Lost Kamuy.”
Special Exhibition: A Railway Story in the Sky now on at Mori Arts Center Gallery & Sky Gallery

WOW magazine 162 - Jan. 16th, 2020

WOW was in charge of planning, direction, and production of “Sky Station Installation" and “Rail Carriage Doors Installation" for the Special Exhibition: A Railway Story in the Sky, currently being held at the Mori Arts Center Gallery & Sky Gallery.
The exhibition “WOW: City Lights and Woodland Shade” will be held at Japan House London.

WOW magazine 161 - Nov. 8th, 2019

From 21 November 2019 to 22 March 2020, the exhibition “WOW: City Lights and Woodland Shade” will be held at Japan House London. This exhibition has two installations that show Japanese innovation and tradition, respectively.
To the overseas exhibits “BAKERU”, “POPPO”, and “Tokyo Light Odyssey”

WOW magazine 160 - Oct. 30th, 2019

The installation piece “BAKERU” which takes its motif from traditional performing arts in the Tohoku region finished its exhibition “BAKERU: Transforming Spirits” the other day in the United States in Los Angeles. From November, “POPPO Exhibit” and “Tokyo Light Odyssey” will be displayed at Japan House London in England.
An installation themed on "ART OF LIGHT - reflection-" is being exhibited at the Tokyo Midtown DESIGN TOUCH 2019 Mazda Brand Space

WOW magazine 159 - Oct. 16th, 2019

An installation themed on "ART OF LIGHT - reflection-" is being exhibited at the Tokyo Midtown DESIGN TOUCH 2019 Mazda Brand Space.

News Archive

The “WOW Store” has opened, unveiling and offering WOW’s creativity transformed into objects

As a visual design studio, WOW has worked for over 20 years on various visual design projects, such as videos, spaces, installations, and UI. In recent years, we have taken our yearning for real objects and turned it into unique original products.

Reconstructing the orchestra using technology: “UN-SYNCHRONIZED ORCHESTRA”

2018 saw the start of the “Yoichi Ochiai x Japan Philharmonic Orchestra Project” under the theme “Reconstructing an Orchestra with Technology.” This concert was held on October 13th and WOW participated again as the “image instrumentalist” this year.

NISSAN PAVILION ENNICHI

Reconstructing the orchestra using technology: “＿＿＿＿ Orchestra”

LINE DAY 2020 Tomorrow’s New Normal

NISSAN PAVILION Yokohama Open

The Nissan Pavilion, an experience-based entertainment complex where you can experience the technology and future vision which Nissan Motor is proud of has opened for a limited time at Yokohama’s Minato Mirai.

Release of the AR+Motion Graphics “WOW AR” application / Start of the WOW AR Art Platform project

“WOW AR” is an application that allows users to enjoy works of art using augmented reality (AR) and WOW’s specialty, motion graphics. The goal is to turn any environment into an art installation.

“SPACE TIME JOURNEY -The Journey of Art Through Space and Time-” Exhibition at the Takanawa Gateway Fest

The latest digital art museum has been established at the Takanawa Gateway Fest with the theme of “a train journey through art that transcends space and time.”

WOW's AR x Motion Graphics project has started! / The WOW note has begun

We have started to create a new project that uses WOW's specialism of motion graphics and AR (augmented reality). We plan to release our work to the public from late June to early July.

CITIZEN Riiiver: WOW oversaw Communication Design

Media Ambition Tokyo 2020

From February 28 (Fri.) 2020 until March 8th (Sun.) “Media Ambition Tokyo 2020,” a technology and culture festival that is concerned with the creation of future, will be taking place. WOW will exhibit an installation piece “Emerge” and “Lost Kamuy.”

Special Exhibition: A Railway Story in the Sky now on at Mori Arts Center Gallery & Sky Gallery

WOW was in charge of planning, direction, and production of “Sky Station Installation" and “Rail Carriage Doors Installation" for the Special Exhibition: A Railway Story in the Sky, currently being held at the Mori Arts Center Gallery & Sky Gallery.

The exhibition “WOW: City Lights and Woodland Shade” will be held at Japan House London.

From 21 November 2019 to 22 March 2020, the exhibition “WOW: City Lights and Woodland Shade” will be held at Japan House London. This exhibition has two installations that show Japanese innovation and tradition, respectively.

To the overseas exhibits “BAKERU”, “POPPO”, and “Tokyo Light Odyssey”

An installation themed on "ART OF LIGHT - reflection-" is being exhibited at the Tokyo Midtown DESIGN TOUCH 2019 Mazda Brand Space

An installation themed on "ART OF LIGHT - reflection-" is being exhibited at the Tokyo Midtown DESIGN TOUCH 2019 Mazda Brand Space.