Everyday, information comes in through various forms of media
such as TV, radio, newspapers, magazines, books, the internet, etc.
Maybe from the TV used for a clock in the morning
or the radio upon arriving at the atelier
newspapers, magazines, and internet at the house and the atelier
and even in the train on the phone since it can be
used anywhere.

Out of all of this, I can say the atelier has the most of why and where
in time, details, and amount.
Since I spend most of my time form Monday through Friday at the atelier
I get most of my information there from music to movies, cars and motorcycles,
books and manga, cameras and bicycles, food, and even the latest news.
Everyone teaches me from their own past experience or by
adding in info regarding hard to understand news so it can be easily understood.

And at the same time I realize that stuff which you cannot tell particularly who is saying to what lacks substance and is irrelevant.
Also one thing I can say, is there is nothing that can beat what someone who
has experienced many things says.

Yukiyoshi Shimada / Production

All things WTAPS.

Attending interviews with the designer
and listening to his answers while next to him
I notice new discoveries
about things I thought were in a certain way
or something I interpreted differently
or notices the depth of the nuances.
So frequently I take notes for my memory.

The other day another interview just ended.
Looking at it on the whole, it was quite a long interview.
And that is why my memo has a huge word count.

By going over these notes again and trying to put them into memory, I feel the importance of how it is
to accumulate things and also I find a new discovery in how my priorities stand firm.

Shiori Etsugu / PR

All things WTAPS.

My notebook was about to finish
so I went and bought a new notebook.

Same notebook as usual.
When I start writing in it,
I always tell myself I am going to “write neatly this time”
but before I know it, work and private is all scribbled.

In such past notebooks that I can only decipher
I have many things written behind.

・Favorite words
・Size of furniture
・Schedules
・Ideas for proposals
・Things to buy lists, etc.

It is packed of fragments of my past life.
What timeframe it was.
What I was thinking.
The memory of when I wrote it comes back when I look over it.
That is why
it is better to have work and private all there not separated.

Because either way, I am who I am.

Tetsu Nishiyama / Director

All things WTAPS.

Before the production for the next season begins, we have a look over the previous season’s items.
Seeking the cause for any faulty parts
and going over all the things you notice after it became a product and through use.
This is a very important time to improve even further the quality for the next round.
Also this verification process is not only done for items, but also for improvements needed in the actual manufacturing process, and same goes for looking for improvements in communication.

Based on the results of all of this, we go onto the production for the next.
It would be great if you could look forward to the upgraded items coming out in the next season. 
 

Yasunari Iwasaki / Pattern Maker

All things WTAPS.

Things are on the move towards the new exhibition planned for spring.
Right now it is mainly in the planning stage
but when tackling something new that has not been done before
the preparation done during this period is a huge factor.
Most of the time meetings with people from new factories or manufacturers
take place at our atelier but
sometimes we have to honor to meet them at their place.
On the trip there, many thoughts go through my mind right up to
when I arrive, and then I convey my thoughts when we meet.
A new challenge starts off in this way.
Good encounters directly link to the WTAPS quality.

Naoyuki Inoue / Production

All things WTAPS.