NION Things

In Tokyo, we met Hiroko Seki, manager of the Royal Canvas Ginza Hotel, the first and only woman in her company in such a position, and auditor Katsumi Sugawara. They talked about a new hospitality style, equality and innovative working time models in Japan, and the positive influences of having lived abroad.

We not only organized a club event in Tokyo on behalf of the German Embassy, we also set up a panel discussion at SUPER DOMMUNE, where Sarah Farina, DASCO, Sapphire Slows and Naz Chris talked about the German and Japanese club scenes.

A year after NION Week, NION had another milestone. From 01. to 05. September, our partner organization from Japan, RELEASE; visited us in Berlin. We tailored a special learning journey…

Professor Hiroshi Tsutomi from the University of Shizuoka and his students came to Berlin to learn about local communities, social projects and urban development.

Ryotaro Bordini Chikushi is one of the co-founders of NION. This is his personal story about the project.

Naho Iguchi is NION’s Chief Community Catalyst. She tells us about her path to community design and the project.

Andreas Krüger is our partner and Urban Development Advisor. This is Andreas’s personal story about the project.

Dr. Henning Heppner, NION partner and founder talks about the connection between Japan and Berlin – and how working together can help to find innovative solutions for our future.

Dr. Oliver von Quast, partner of NION, serial entrepreneur with longterm experience in the utilities and cleantech sector, provides a rough overview of conceivable technologies.

Dr. Oliver von Quast, partner of NION, serial entrepreneur with longterm experience in the utilities and cleantech sector, provides some ideas we have put together.

Six months after the visit of the lead architect from Kengo Kuma and Associates, the world renowned Japanese architecture office, Kengo himself came to meet us in Berlin.

NION attempts not only the new urban community living, but also the new way of making it happen. If we raise more awareness in the process, how we do things, we will be automatically benefitted.