The table in the centre used to be in the Kuramata design office in Roppongi. The size of the table has been adjusted to suit the space. A natural design that is easy to use.

Yasuo Kondo, who met Kuramata, says: "I was surprised that there were people in Japan who were doing this kind of design. To be honest, that was my first impression..." says Yasuo Kondo, who describes his encounter with Kuramata.

"On the last day of my part-time job, Mr. Kuramata called me and said, 'Would you like to start working next year? At first I was like, 'What? And I thought, 'What? I was so surprised. I was just surprised," says Hisae Igarashi.

Kisae Yamashita of Ishimaru says, "When I was working on the interior of a bar called 'Zeal', I went to the site near noon and had lunch with him. I clearly remember that we talked about many things over a lunch beer".

"He like to play with our daughter and he enjoy making all sorts of games and playthings himself. He also made desks, chairs and other furniture for the children. He was so generous with her time... I wondered where she got the energy from," said Mieko about another Kuramata.

In "The Kuramata Shiro Reader" (ADP, 2012), Hosaka discussed Shiro Kuramata with the artist Shintaro Tanaka: "I really like 'Miss Branch'. Speed is not just about speed. Speed is not only about speed, but also about stillness and slowness. I thought "Miss Blanche" was a perfect symbol for that, but it was a bit too early. I was still young at the time...", she says of her feelings about Miss Blanche.

Mr. Tagawa, who runs the design firm Takram, says, "When I look at architects, designers and artists, I think there are two types: those who are self-contained and those who are well connected to the next generation. When I look at your work, Kuramata seems to be self-contained, but in fact she is connected to Kondo, Igarashi and Tokujin Yoshioka. This is where I don't see the same thing. I'm interested in what it was like to create Kuramata's works, and to have his lineage spread later, like a great artist...".

Mr. Tane, who is a big fan of Mr. Kuramata's work, says, "(Mr. Kuramata) maintains an exquisite sense of distance between where he is heading and the world. She has feelings for society and the world, but at the same time she has the strength of an individual who does not belong to any one place. When I listened to your talk, I was impressed by the way you transformed an image that would have disappeared if put into words into a different, less direct dimension. I think that no one else but Kuramata will be able to do that.