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TRES HAS BEEN TAKING ORDERS FOR FULL-ORDER SOFAS SINCE THE BRAND WAS ESTABLISHED, TAKING ADVANTAGE OF ITS STRENGTH AS A "SOFA SPECIALTY STORE" THAT NO OTHER SOFA MANUFACTURER HAS, WHICH IS THAT IT CAN COMPLETE ALL PROCESSES RELATED TO SOFA PRODUCTION, FROM PLANNING AND DESIGN TO MANUFACTURING AND SHIPPING, IN ITS OWN FACTORY IN JAPAN. SOME CUSTOMERS PREFER HIGH-END OVERSEAS SOFA BRANDS, BUT CONSIDERING THE HUMID CLIMATE AND HOUSING ENVIRONMENT IN JAPAN, EVEN THE LENGTH OF THE LEGS MUST BE OPTIMALLY BALANCED, WHICH IS DIFFICULT TO ACHIEVE WITH READY-MADE PRODUCTS. WE HAD THOUGHT THAT THERE WOULD ALWAYS BE A DEMAND FOR HIGH QUALITY, FULLY CUSTOM-MADE SOFAS THAT FIT THE SIZE AND LAYOUT OF THE PLACE WHERE THEY WILL BE INSTALLED, AS WELL AS THE LIVING LINE, AND THAT THERE WOULD ALWAYS BE A DEMAND FOR SOFAS THAT MEET THE CUSTOMER'S NEEDS. WE BECAME MORE AND MORE CONVINCED OF THIS.

WE OFTEN RECEIVE ORDERS IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW RESIDENCE OR THE PURCHASE OF AN APARTMENT, BUT WHEN WE ACTUALLY VISIT THE SITE TO CONDUCT A SITE SURVEY, IT IS NOT UNCOMMON TO FIND THAT THE DESIRED SIZE OF SOFA CANNOT BE PUT IN AS IT IS BECAUSE THE ROUTE FOR BRINGING IN LARGE FURNITURE HAS NOT BEEN SECURED. AT TRES, WE CAN MANUFACTURE ALL SPECIFICATIONS INCLUDING DESIGN, SIZE, AND SEATING COMFORT ACCORDING TO THE CUSTOMER'S REQUEST, BUT WE HAVE ALSO ACCUMULATED KNOW-HOW ON DELIVERY THROUGH OUR EXPERIENCE. WE CAN ALSO PROVIDE DESIGN AND SPECIFICATION PROPOSALS THAT INCLUDE THE DELIVERY FORM. WE ALSO ACCEPT ORDERS FOR OFFICE BUILDINGS AS WELL AS PRIVATE RESIDENCES.

THE GOAL OF TRES'S FULL-CUSTOM SOFA IS A SOFA THAT FITS EVERY ASPECT OF A PERSON'S LIFE. FOR THIS REASON, WE CONDUCT A WIDE RANGE OF HEARINGS. IN ADDITION TO ASKING ABOUT SUPERFICIAL REQUESTS SUCH AS DESIGN AND SIZE, I ALWAYS ASK ABOUT THE FAMILY STRUCTURE INCLUDING PETS, LIFESTYLE, HEALTH CONDITION, CHARACTERISTICS OF THE SOFA USED IN THE PAST, AND ABOVE ALL, "WHAT KIND OF SOFA LIFE YOU WOULD LIKE TO HAVE". WHAT WILL YOU DO ON THE SOFA? WHAT DO THEY DO ON THE SOFA? WHAT DO THEY WANT TO DO? IN WHAT POSITION DO THEY WANT TO RELAX? HOW DO YOU WANT YOUR FAMILY TO SPEND THEIR TIME? AFTER LISTENING TO ALL OF THESE QUESTIONS, WE WOULD LIKE TO EXCEED THE CUSTOMER'S IMAGE BY CREATING SOFAS THAT ONLY WE CAN MAKE, PURSUING THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF COMFORT AND FUNCTIONALITY, RATHER THAN UNNECESSARILY ADDING FANCY DECORATIONS. IF WE CAN CREATE AND DELIVER A SOFA THAT MEETS THE CUSTOMER'S TRUE NEEDS, WHICH EVEN THEY ARE UNAWARE OF, AND GIVE THEM NEW INSIGHTS, WE WILL BE SATISFIED, AND WE BELIEVE THAT THE CUSTOMER WILL BE TRULY HAPPY AS WELL.

Takumi Michibata
Takumi Michihata

BORN IN ISHIKAWA PREFECTURE IN 1963, MR. KIKUCHI GRADUATED FROM MUSASHINO ART UNIVERSITY IN 1986 WITH A B.F.A. IN BASIC DESIGN. AFTER GRADUATION, HE WORKED IN THE DESIGN DEPARTMENT OF A MAJOR FURNITURE MANUFACTURER AND WAS INVOLVED IN THE ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN OF FACILITIES ON U.S. MILITARY BASES IN JAPAN. IN THE SAME YEAR, HE STUDIED INTERIOR DESIGN IN ITALY. DURING HIS TENURE THERE, HE WAS INVOLVED IN THE LAUNCH OF AN ORIGINAL BRAND AND THE LICENSING BUSINESS OF A HIGH-END ITALIAN SOFA MANUFACTURER.

In 2000, he became independent and founded T's mobile with its president, Koshimura.

Since then, he has been involved in the design of all products under his own brand as a designer specializing in sofas.

Takumi Michibata
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