The "RADIAL SQUARE POP-UP STORE in MIYAJIMA" will be held on Miyajima in Hatsukaichi, Hiroshima Prefecture, on Friday, November 13 and Saturday, November 14, 2026. It is hosted by HIROMEI Co., Ltd. (広島銘木産業株式会社), a Fuchu, Hiroshima Prefecture manufacturer of natural wood veneer and of furniture and architectural interior materials, which reaches its 50th anniversary in 2026.
"Radial Square" (ラジアルスクエア) is an art product that expresses the annual rings of wood in three dimensions using the company's own technique. The series has so far been presented mainly overseas, centered on France, including an exhibition at ESPACE SYLVIA RIELLE in the Marais district of Paris. This pop-up store is its first full showing in Japan, with signature works and new pieces on display.
The event brings together the wood processing technology the company has built up over 50 years and the endless variety of natural wood, and presents new possibilities for wood, sent out from Miyajima.
Event Overview
- Event name: RADIAL SQUARE POP-UP STORE in MIYAJIMA
- Dates: Friday, November 13 and Saturday, November 14, 2026
- Hours: 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM
- Venue: Marufuku Bussan (まる福物産) Annex Event Space
- Address: 520-1 Miyajima-cho, Hatsukaichi City, Hiroshima Prefecture
- Exhibited products: Radial Square series
- Purpose: Preview exhibition ahead of Maison&Objet Paris 2027 (メゾン・エ・オブジェ・パリ 2027)
- Venue website: https://marufuku-bussan.com/
Turning Tree Rings Into Art
Radial Square grew out of the natural wood veneer processing techniques that HIROMEI has developed through making furniture and architectural interior materials.
Its defining feature is that the annual rings a tree has carved over many years are cut into extremely thin veneer of about 0.25 mm, which artisans then combine one piece at a time by hand into a three-dimensional form.
The look of annual rings carved by natural wood
The patterns of annual rings, normally hidden inside the timber, are turned into new designs through original processing and handwork. Because the material is natural wood, the color, grain, and shape of the rings differ from piece to piece. Even with the same design, no two works are exactly alike. The result is wood art in which patterns formed by nature over many years meet human technique.
Using Wood Down to the Last Piece
The approach HIROMEI has valued in its manufacturing is "using up the wood to the very end" (木を最後まで使い切る). Offcuts generated during wood processing, and materials that have not been fully used until now, each have their own beauty. Rather than treating them as mere leftovers, the company has aimed to rediscover what the materials inherently offer and turn it into new value. Radial Square is one product that gives shape to this thinking.
A work that makes use of the annual rings of natural wood (white)
A work that brings out the character of the material (indigo-dyed, 藍染)
Beyond using resources effectively, expanding the possibilities of materials and creating new beauty in spaces is what HIROMEI considers upcycling.
50 Years Since Founding: From Fuchu, Hiroshima, to the World
HIROMEI is based in Fuchu City, Hiroshima Prefecture, a town of manufacturing known as a production area of Fuchu furniture (府中家具). For 50 years in this town, the company has worked with wood, producing natural wood veneer, decorative plywood, and materials for furniture and architectural interiors. Because it has made the materials used to build furniture and spaces rather than the furniture itself, it has come to see the expressions and possibilities of wood.
A decorative plywood processing site, and the accumulated experience of manufacturing
Radial Square is a new challenge born from the technology and experience built up over 50 years. To mark the 50th anniversary, works that had been presented overseas are being brought back to Japan, from Hiroshima to the world, and the experience gained abroad is to be carried into the next round of manufacturing. HIROMEI says it will continue to pursue new value and possibilities for wood.
An exhibition view in France
The base of HIROMEI Co., Ltd.
New Works Debut at the Miyajima Pop-Up Store
At this pop-up store, new works will be shown in addition to the signature series presented overseas, such as "MASU," "KAWARA," and "KAZAGURUMA."
The texture of natural wood that cannot be fully conveyed through photos or screens, the depth created by layered 0.25 mm veneer, and the different look of the annual rings in each piece can all be experienced in person. Visitors can see the beauty of wood and the artisans' handwork up close.
Visitors viewing the works at an overseas exhibition
Set on Miyajima in autumn, the event brings together time carved by nature and technology built up by people, and offers a way of expressing wood not seen before.
Product Overview
- Brand name: Radial Square (ラジアルスクエア)
- Materials: Radiata pine veneer (annual-ring veneer), natural wood stands (oak, sapele, teak, walnut)
- Finish: Poly coating (ポリ塗装)
- Production: Handmade by artisans (iron application, アイロン貼り)
- Features: Three-dimensional expression of annual rings using extremely thin veneer of about 0.25 mm
- Uses: Wall art, and interior display in hotels, homes, galleries, and other spaces
