SEKISAI
Tokyo-based design and fabrication studio specializing in multi-color 3D printing for interior, product, and automotive applications
- CEO / Founder
- Shin Obinata
- Team Size
- 1-10
- Stage
- Active
- Total Funding
- $314K
- Latest Round
- Grant
- Key Investors
- Mitsui Group
Technology & Products
Key Products
Custom 3D-printed interiors and fixtures (furniture, wall panels, light diffusers); QUQU branded 3D-printed accessories (vases, table lamps, earrings, bracelets); Design and fabrication services for bespoke spatial installations; "Effective Skin" lenticular surface panels
Technological Advantage
Proprietary Transcolor Printing technique enabling 3-color simultaneous FFF printing with precise color blending; lenticular surface design for angle-dependent color shifts; integrated design-to-production workflow; ability to scale from small accessories to large architectural panels
Differentiation
Value Proposition
Proprietary multi-color 3D printing technology (Transcolor Printing) that creates color-shifting, lenticular surface effects for bespoke interior and product design, from concept through manufacturing
How They Differentiate
Focus on multi-color FFF printing with color-shifting lenticular surface effects as a core design language, rather than large-scale robotics or single-material approaches; end-to-end design studio model (concept through manufacturing); proprietary software-controlled color mixing
Market & Competition
Target Customers
Luxury automotive brands, retail/hospitality interior designers, architecture firms, and direct-to-consumer via the QUQU lifestyle brand
Industry Verticals
Automotive; Retail/Hospitality; Architecture; Consumer Goods; Art/Exhibition
Competitors
Nagami (Spain); The New Raw (Netherlands); Zaha Hadid Architects (computation & design group)
Growth & Milestones
Growth Metrics
~10 employees as of 2025; active since 2022 with accelerating brand partnerships (Lexus 2026, SaloneSatellite 2025)
Major Milestones
2020: Toyama Design Competition Grand Prix; 2022: Incorporated (July), first solo exhibition "PLAYFUL COLORS"; 2023: QUQU brand launched; 2024: Design Shanghai Picks Award; 2025: SaloneSatellite Milano; Forbes CULTURE-PRENEURS 30; MITOU Advanced Innovator Program; 2026: Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia (founders); Lexus LS Coupe Concept collaboration
Notable Customers
Lexus (Toyota / Calty Design Research); POLA ORBIS HOLDINGS Inc.; Itoki; BAKE; ANTCICADA