<Designer Profile> Masaru Suzuki Textile designer. He is a professor at Tokyo Zokei University. After graduating from the Department of Textile Design at Tama Art University, he worked at Hiroshi Awatsuji's Design Office. Since becoming independent in 1995, he has participated in projects for various manufacturers and brands in Japan and overseas, such as designing Marimekko, Camper, and UNIQLO in addition to his own brand. This product was praised by Sophia Jansson, a descendant of Tove Jansson, the original creator of MOOMIN, as "the best other than the one drawn by Tove herself" and won the first MOOMIN PRODUCT OF THE YEAR AWARD, and the poster is a poster of Masaru Suzuki's design. ＜About the Paper＞ It is a high-quality printing paper that achieves both the contradictory properties of good color development and the texture of paper at a high level, and uses the thickest paper of Van Nuovo V-FS, which has also obtained FSC certification*. * FSC certification evaluates and certifies whether forest management and logging are carried out in consideration of the environment and local communities, and certifies that the product is derived from such forests (products made from appropriately managed forest wood). It is operated by the Forest Stewardship Council® (FSC), an NGO. ＜About the Frame＞ The original frame is made of pine wood processed from pine wood to suppress shape changes due to dryness and moisture, and is wrapped with veneer that has a beautiful grain and little warping or cracking. Natural wood (front veneer) / Back plate MDF*1 / Transparent plate PET*2 *1 A board made by turning wood into a powdered fibrous form and then molding. In order to make effective use of wood resources, offcuts and thinned wood are also used, so it is known as a highly recyclable eco-material. *2 It is as transparent as glass, but extremely lightweight. Since it does not emit toxic gases when burned, it is a material that is often used as a food container such as PET bottles.