The shimmer of the open sea, dappled light through forest leaves, the flicker of stars... We challenge ourselves to amplify the movement of natural things we find beautiful, through art and technology. A light bulb glows from the sound of a passing train. Sit down, and ripples spread across the floor. Water, light, sound — all inherently complex and beautiful. We try to make that movement visible, with as little added as possible. The moment when someone stops and thinks, "Wait..." Something familiar looks slightly different — that is the experience we are making.
Zero by Zero
About us
About
About Us- Name
- Zero by Zero
- Business
- Creation and exhibition of installation art works
Planning, design, and manufacturing of design lighting (LED products)
Prototyping and PoC support for educational toys and design appliances - Founded
- August 2008
- Members
- Tatsuhiro Iida (Representative / Software / Hardware Design)
Toru Komahashi (Design)
Shogo Suzuki (Electrical Design) - Base
- Based in Shinagawa, Tokyo, Japan
- Contact
- Contact Form
Biography
History- 2008
- Zero by Zero formed by Tatsuhiro Iida, Toru Komahashi, and Shogo Suzuki. First solo exhibition 'WATER × LIGHT × SOUND' held at club OVO in Meguro, Tokyo. Activities begin centered on sound, water, and light.
- 2009
- Solo exhibition 'SHAPES OF THE AIR' held at Hachi in Aoyama.
- 2010
- Participated in Nagisa Music Festival (Odaiba), Make: Tokyo Meeting 05/06, Sense of Wonder 2010 (Kasama Artforest Park), Rokko Meets Art (Rokko Alpine Botanical Garden), and various other festivals.
- 2011
- Received Grand Ship Award (Shizuoka Grand Ship). Participated in Spiral Independent Creators Festival. 'Brilliant Noise' received Encouragement Prize and Special Prize at Kobe Biennale 2011. Selected for Osaka Canvas Promotion Project.
- 2012
- Minato Media Museum (Jury Prize). Participated in Rokko Meets Art. Selected for Roooots design project.
- 2013
- Participated in Tokushima LED Art Festival. Participated in Kobe Biennale 2013.
- 2014
- Exhibited at Roppongi Art Night 2014.
- 2015
- First overseas exhibition at TOKYO DESIGN WEEK during Milan Salone (Milan). Presented 'Isle' as invited artist at Kobe Biennale 2015. Began development of product 'Kvel'.
- 2016
- Exhibited 'Kvel' at SaloneSatellite (Milan) during Milan Salone.
- 2017
- Exhibited at SaloneSatellite 20th Anniversary Special Exhibition (Milan). Began sales of LED candle light Kvel in January. Won Best Award at Ota City SME New Product & Technology Competition.
- 2018
- Exhibited 'SHAKE SYNC' at SXSW Trade Show (Austin, TX) in Hakuhodo's booth. Launched 'Arom', a collaboration product with Sghr Glass.
- 2020
- Released 'Arom 2nd Generation'.
- 2021
- SHAKE SYNC began sales through Hewtech (collaboration with Hakuhodo and Osaka University).