The brand
Time and Style is a furniture brand of Prestige Japan Inc.
We design and produce furniture, lighting, tableware, towels, and other tools of daily life. Based on the design concept of evolving traditional Japanese techniques for modern life, we pursue manufacturing products that can be used for a long time and that respect the touch of the materials they are made of.
Showrooms
Japan
• Time & Style Atmosphere – Tokyo
• Time & Style Midtown – Tokyo
• Time & Style Residence – Tokyo
• Time & Style Isetan – Tokyo
• Time & Style Osaka – Osaka
• ComfortQ / Time & Style – Osaka
The Netherlands
• Time & Style Amsterdam – Amsterdam
Italy
• Time & Style – Milan
Factory
Time & Style Factory, surrounded by the beautiful forests of Asahikawa, on the northmost island of Hokkaido, carries out all furniture manufacturing processes from log purchasing to lumbering, drying, woodcutting, wood assembly, polishing, and finishing.
The use of machinery is kept to a minimum, and products are manufactured by hand by craftsmen as much as possible, taking time to finish without compromise.
The company
Corporate name
Prestige Japan Inc.
Head office address
5-6-10 5610 Building 2F, Minami Aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-0062
Phone: ＋81-3-5464-3208 Fax: ＋81-3-5464-3206
Establishment date in Japan
11th August 1992
Officer
President: Ryutaro Yoshida
Senior managing director: Yasushi Yoshida
Number of employees
109（as of August 2022）
Contents of business
• Management of interior showrooms, TIME & STYLE
• Planning, development, and sales of furniture, home accessories, tableware, upholstery, and textile using an original design
• Design and production of made-to-order furniture, semi-custom furniture, wall surface fixtures, and utensil furniture
• Interior planning, design, and designing control operations
• Exterior planning, design, and design control operations
• Production and coordination of various facilities, including residences, commercial facilities, stores, hotels, clinics, and showrooms
• Wholesales, sales, and coordination of ornamental plants
• Planning and operation of a gallery, T & S Gallery
• Sales agent for overseas manufacturers
our history timeline
1990
• Establish PRESTIGE JAPAN in Berlin, Germany (Ringbahn Strasse 42.1000 Berlin 42)
1992
• Establish PRESTIGE JAPAN Ltd. in Edogawa, Tokyo, Japan
1993
• Relocate to Ginza, Tokyo. Open a Carton Furniture showroom
1995
• Relocate the head office to Minami-Aoyama, Tokyo.
1997
• Open TIME & STYLE HOME
Time & Style Home, the first Time & Style showroom, occupied a large 661 sq. meter renovated warehouse turned into a furniture showroom. The space has five-meter-high ceilings, tall windows, glass doors from floor to top, and beautiful greenery where the fresh air flows through this spacious salon, creating a unique and pleasant ambience. It was located in Jiyugaoka, in the heart of a residential area of Yakumo in Tokyo.
• Exhibition at the International Contemporary Furniture Fair in New York
1997
• Became an exclusive agent in Japan of Campeggi Srl, based in Italy
• Entered into design license agreement with H Design Associates
1999
• Exhibition at the Salone International del Mobile in Milano, Italy
• Exhibition at the International Contemporary Furniture Fair in New York
2000
• Open TIME & STYLE GALLERIA in Minami-Aoyama, Tokyo
Time & Style Galleria was the second Time & Style store. The four-story building in Minami Aoyama, in the sophisticated neighbourhood of Omotesando, offers a beautiful view of the Nezu museum gardens.
It was utilised to express a fusion of interiors, furniture exhibitions, music, and food.
• Exhibition at the International Contemporary Furniture Fair in New York
2001
• Opened TIME & STYLE WESTEND in Tenjin, Fukuoka, Japan
2002
• Entered into design license agreement with Patrick Chia
• Exhibition at the Salon du Meuble de Paris in Paris, France
2003
Open TIME & STYLE RESIDENCE in Futakotamagawa, Tokyo
Located in the famous Takashimaya Department store in the shopping area of Futako Tamagawa district in Tokyo, the bright atmosphere of Time & Style Residence accumulates products made with Japanese traditional techniques and materials, having a calm atmosphere within a modern taste.
2004
• Exhibition at the Salon du Meuble de Paris in Paris, France
2005
• Held the exhibition, “Human Nature” Jean-Marie Massaud at Time & Style Galleria in Tokyo
2005
• Exhibition at the Salone Internazionale del Mobile in Italy
• Exhibition at the International Contemporary Furniture Fair in New York
2007
Open TIME & STYLE MIDTOWN in Roppongi, Tokyo
Time & Style Midtown is one of the biggest shops in the mixed-use development “Tokyo Midtown.” A landmark building in the sophisticated district of Roppongi, a place of several foreigners embassies, significant facilities, and businesses are accumulated around Tokyo Midtown.
The building includes The Ritz-Carlton Tokyo hotel, sophisticated brands stores, fine restaurants, cultural facilities, arts, and design museums, and offices.
2008
Established TIME & STYLE FACTORY, in Higashikawa-cho, Hokkaido
In our factory we carry out all processes from log purchasing to lumbering, drying, wood cutting, wood assembly, polishing, and finishing.
The use of machinery is kept to a minimum, and products are manufactured by hand by craftsmen as much as possible, taking time to finish without compromise.
2008
Held the exhibition “TIME & STYLE” at the Musee des Arts Decoratifs in Paris, France
2009
• Open TIME & STYLE ISETAN SHINJUKU
Time & Style store is located on the fifth floor of the elegant art deco style building constructed in 1933 and is home to the flagship store of the Isetan Department Store chain.
The building’s various floors offer a sensory experience that goes beyond shopping.
• Exhibitor at the Ambiente “Japan Style” in Frankfurt, Germany – every single year since 2009
2010
Began a design contract with Japanese architect Kengo Kuma
The architect Kengo Kuma, one of the most influential contemporary architects, was assigned to redesign the Nezu Museum in Minami Aoyama in Tokyo. The museum is located next to Time & Style Atmosphere showroom.
Knowing that Kuma would redesign the neighboring museum, we immediately contacted his office and the museum to express our desire to make furniture for them.
The NC chair is the result of those conversations.
Time & Style’s relationship with Kengo Kuma has deepened over time, and we have been manufacturing furniture for many of his architectural projects.
2011
• Held the “KENGO KUMA × TIME & STYLE” exhibition at Time & Style Galleria in Minami-Aoyama, Tokyo
• Exhibition at the Ambiente “Japan Style” in Frankfurt, Germany
2012
• Opened HOUSE STORAGE TIME & STYLE in Minami-Aoyama, Tokyo, Japan
• Opened TIME & STYLE SHANGHAI at the JSWB, Shanghai, China
2016
• Exhibitor at the MONO JAPAN in Amsterdam, the Netherlands
2017
Open TIME & STYLE in Amsterdam, the Netherlands
The Time & Style Amsterdam showroom occupies the entire five floors of this historic brick-made building designed by architect Willem Springer and built in 1888. The mixture of the neoclassical and medieval styles – is a symbol of Marnixstraat was designated as a protected historical building of the Netherlands in 2001.
2018
• Exhibition at the Ambiente “Japan Style” in Frankfurt, Germany
• Exhibition ”House Art View”CKR in Roppongi
2019
Exhibite KENGO KUMA EXHIBITION “Furniture that blended into the surroundings” in Amsterdam, the Netherlands
The Time & Style Amsterdam showroom occupies the entire five floors of this historic brick-made building designed by architect Willem Springer and built in 1888. The mixture of the neoclassical and medieval styles – is a symbol of Marnixstraat was designated as a protected historical building of the Netherlands in 2001.
2019
• Exhibition “Stockholm Furniture Fair” in Sweden
During the visit of Mr. Roberto Gavazzi, CEO of Boffi | DePadova, to the Time & Style exhibition in the Stockholm Furniture Fair, he realized the potential of Time & Style’s Japanese cultural background and craftsmanship combine with Italian products to create a fresh and sophisticated living space.
• Exhibition at the Ambiente “Japan Style” in Frankfurt, Germany
• Exhibition at the MONO JAPAN in Amsterdam, the Netherlands
2020
Sign partnership with the Italian Brand Boffi | DePadova
Italian interior brand Boffi | DePadova and the Japanese interior brand Time & Style became partners to create the new Boffi | DePadova brand Time & Style ēdition, the first partnership between one of the world’s most recognizable Italian interior brands and a Japanese interior brand to distribute Japanese products around the world.
2020
The capsule collection Boffi | DePadova Time & Style ēdition is released in Milan, London, Paris and New York.
The Time & Style ēdition of furniture for Boffi | De Padova communicates the discreet elegance of traditional Japanese wood craftsmanship through a contemporary lens that emphasizes the timeless quality of each design. The capsule collection, ranging from low tables and chairs in solid wood to light fixtures with shades made from traditional Japanese washi paper, offers an eclectic assortment of contemporary Japanese furniture that pairs harmoniously with the sophisticated living systems from Boffi | De Padova.
2020
Open Time & Style Atmosphere in Minami Aoyama, Tokyo
Time & Style Atmosphere consists of 4 floors (including one below ground) and offers a view of the lush garden of the Nezu Museum. It is a space to disseminate Time & Style philosophy and culture from such diverse spaces, whether galleries, shops, or at times salons, and grow these into places where people can gather and create communication. Time & Style Atmosphere plans to hold exhibitions on themes throughout the year, including products, design, and handicrafts.
2021
Launch the furniture collection, A chair of the tree, a tree of the forest
Time & Style released its most extensive furniture collection, A chair of the tree, a tree of the forest.
A collection of 27 chairs, 9 lounge chairs, 8 dining tables, 6 low tables, 4 cabinets, 4 shelves, and 8 sofas. All of them with a significant number of variations in sizes and materials.
2021
Time & Style ēdition at Milano Design Week 2021
Time & Style ēdition, the furniture collection result of the partnership between Time & Style and Boffi | DePadova, was presented during the Milano Design Week at the impressive showrooms ē DePadova Santa Cecilia and Boffi Solferino.
2021
Time & Style Osaka new showroom open
In December of 2021, Time & Style opened a new showroom, Time & Style Osaka.
It was the first of its kind in Osaka and the Kansai region.
2022
Opened TIME & STYLE MILAN in Milan, Italy
Located in the district of Brera, in the heart of Milan, Time & Style showroom occupies the entire ground floor of a neoclassic building constructed in the 1800s.
Time & Style Milan will be a base for our international business and a hub for architects, designers, interior designers, furniture makers and private customers.
2022
Held the exhibition, “Peter Zumthor collection” at TIME & STYLE MILAN and TIME & STYLE ATMOSPHERE
Held during Milan Design Week at Time & Style in Milan, the exhibition is a collection of furniture that Peter Zumthor designed for his architectural projects, reconstructed and produced in Japan by Time & Style using Japanese manufacturing techniques and materials.
The exhibition is the world’s first Peter Zumthor furniture collection.
2022
Time & Style ēdition 2022 release
Boffi | DePadova released the new Time & Style ēdition 2022 during the Milan Design Week.
The new collection developed in collaboration with Boffi | DePadova brings together 24 pieces of furniture, including chairs, dining tables, low tables, armchairs, bookcases and cabinets, and lamps.