Following their debut at this year’s International Contemporary Furniture Fair (ICFF), two new brands—“Karimoku Re:issue by LICHEN” and “CMPT by Lichen”—will launch across Japan and internationally on Wednesday, August 13. To mark the release, the exhibition “New Tradition” will be held at Isetan Shinjuku Main Store from August 13 (Wed) to August 19 (Tue), featuring selected pieces from both collections in a dedicated pop-up installation.

From Tuesday, August 19, key items from each brand will be on permanent display at the KARIMOKU RESEARCH CENTER. Both brands will be available through Karimoku Furniture’s authorized dealers nationwide.

Karimoku Re:issue by LICHEN was presented to an international audience at the International Contemporary Furniture Fair (ICFF) 2025, held in New York from May 18 to 20. The collection appeared as part of “CMPT 01 by Lichen for Karimoku,” a collaborative exhibition curated by New York–based design studio Lichen.

First previewed in January at the KARIMOKU RESEARCH CENTER in Tokyo, Karimoku Re:issue by LICHEN reimagines archival forms through a contemporary lens, blending refined materials and traditional craftsmanship. Shown alongside CMPT by Lichen, a new concept designed for compact urban living, the exhibition reflected Lichen’s curatorial perspective and the shared values of design, modularity, and tactility.

From January 11 to March 28, 2025, the KARIMOKU RESEARCH CENTER hosts “Survey 01: NEW TRADITION,” showcasing contemporary interpretations of tradition through two simultaneous exhibitions by Los Angeles-based WAKA WAKA and New York-based Lichen.

In the basement’s THE STUDY, Karimoku Re:issue by Lichen unveils reissued furniture designs drawn from Karimoku Furniture’s rich design archive. This project reinterprets postwar Japanese design classics, breathing new life into historic blueprints with a fresh, contemporary perspective.