��<head> <meta charset="utf-8" /> <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" /> </head> <body> <table style="width:100%;height:100%;margin:0px auto;color:#414141;table-layout:fixed;border-collapse:separate;max-width:100%;"> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><table style="max-width: 650px;margin:auto;"> <tr> <td style="padding-top: 55px;"> <table style="width:100%;height:100%;margin:0px auto;color:#414141;border-collapse:separate;max-width:100%;"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="vertical-align:middle;padding-right:20px"><a href="http://www.maruni.com/en/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"> <img src="https://www.maruni.com/newsletter/img/common/logo_gray.gif?20230913" alt="Maruni Wood Industry Inc." title="Maruni Wood Industry Inc." style="padding:0;margin-right: auto;max-width: 100%;display: block;" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"></a></td> <td style="vertical-align:middle;"><a href="http://www.maruni.com/newsletter/nl_56_August2025.html" target="_blank" style="color:#414141; display: block; text-align: right; font-size: 12px; white-space: nowrap;font-family:sans-serif;" class="view-in-browser" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">View this email in your browser</a></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <table style="width:100%;height:100%;margin:0px auto;color:#414141;table-layout:fixed;border-collapse:separate;max-width:100%;"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="vertical-align:middle;padding:50px 0px;word-break:break-word;"> <h1 style="color:#414141; font-family: sans-serif; padding: 0px; margin: 0px; font-size: 25px; font-weight: normal;line-height:1.7;text-align: left;">NEWSLETTER</h1> <p style="color:#414141; font-family: sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 1em; text-align: justify; font-size: 10px;" class="issue"> issue 56 | August 2025</p></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <table style="width:100%;height:100%;margin:0px auto;color:#414141;table-layout:fixed;border-collapse:separate;max-width:100%;"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="vertical-align:middle;padding:0px 0px 20px;word-break:break-word;"> <h2 style="text-align:left;font-size:20px;font-family: sans-serif;margin:0px 0px 0px 0px;padding:0px;font-weight: bold;max-width: 100%;">Extending the SHOTO Series into New Settings</h2> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <table style="width:100%;height:100%;margin:0px auto;color:#414141;table-layout:fixed;border-collapse:separate;max-width:100%;"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;word-break:break-word;"> <img width="650" src="https://www.maruni.com/newsletter/img/202508/SH07_2412yk_226_main-1.jpg" style="padding:0 0 20px 0;margin: auto;max-width: 100%;display: block;"> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <table style="width:100%;height:100%;margin:0px auto;color:#414141;table-layout:fixed;border-collapse:separate;max-width:100%;"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;padding:0px 0px 20px;font-size:10px;font-family:sans-serif;">Photography: Yoneo Kawabe</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <table style="width:100%;height:100%;margin:0px auto;color:#414141;table-layout:fixed;border-collapse:separate;max-width:100%;"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;vertical-align:middle;padding:0px;word-break:break-word;font-size: 1"> <p style="padding: 0;margin: 0 0 1em 0;text-align: justify;font-size:14px;font-family:sans-serif;"> With new high and mid-height tables and stools joining the SHOTO series, the collection now expands naturally into a broader range of settings while remaining true to its original design language. The name  SHOTO, meaning  archipelago in Japanese, reflects the collection s quiet composition of individually placed pieces that relate gently to one another.<br><br> The stool seat is carefully milled from laminated solid wood, shaped with a 2.5 mm dip at the center and softly rounded edges to provide comfort even without cushioning. A sharp 10 mm flat rim runs around the perimeter, giving the soft form a clear and structured presence. The stools are designed for knock-down assembly and flat-packing, helping reduce packaging volume and emissions during transport. </p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <table style="width:100%;height:100%;margin:0px auto;color:#414141;table-layout:fixed;border-collapse:separate;max-width:100%;"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="vertical-align:middle;padding:0px 0px 20px;word-break:break-word;"> <h2 style="text-align:left;font-size:20px;font-family: sans-serif;margin:0px 0px 0px 0px;padding:0px;font-weight: bold;max-width: 100%;"></h2> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <table style="width:100%;height:100%;margin:0px auto;color:#414141;table-layout:fixed;border-collapse:separate;max-width:100%;"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;word-break:break-word;"> <img width="650" src="https://www.maruni.com/newsletter/img/202508/SH04_MG_0451_main-2.jpg" style="padding:0 0 20px 0;margin: auto;max-width: 100%;display: block;"> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <table style="width:100%;height:100%;margin:0px auto;color:#414141;table-layout:fixed;border-collapse:separate;max-width:100%;"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;padding:0px 0px 20px;font-size:10px;font-family:sans-serif;">Photography: Yoneo Kawabe</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <table style="width:100%;height:100%;margin:0px auto;color:#414141;table-layout:fixed;border-collapse:separate;max-width:100%;"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="text-align:left;vertical-align:middle;padding:0px;word-break:break-word;font-size: 1"> <p style="padding: 0;margin: 0 0 1em 0;text-align: justify;font-size:14px;font-family:sans-serif;">The bar table features a solid wood top with a gently concave surface that defines its outline with subtle depth. Its base echoes the semicircular forms found throughout the series. </p> <p style="padding: 0;margin: 0 0 40px 0;text-align: justify;font-size:14px;font-family:sans-serif;"> In both tables and stools, the warm grey lacquered steel frame complements the natural wood tones and reflects the construction language of other SHOTO pieces, combining semicircular and straight elements with quiet precision.<br><br> Available in a variety of wood types, the new SHOTO bar tables and stools carry forward the series familiar silhouettes and carefully resolved details embodying a sense of clarity, warmth, and balance that supports a wide range of interior environments.</p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <table style="width:100%;height:100%;margin:0px auto;color:#414141;table-layout:fixed;border-collapse:separate;max-width:100%;"> <tbody> <tr> <td style="vertical-align:middle;padding:0px 0px 20px;word-break:break-word;"> <h2 style="text-align:left;font-size:20px;font-family: sans-serif;margin:0px 0px 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