��<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_59_February2026.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 59 | February 2026</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%;">HIROSHIMA Armchair  Refined in Form</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/202602/HIROSHIMA_model_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;"></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 HIROSHIMA Armchair was born in 2008 from the encounter between Naoto Fukasawa and Maruni s woodworking tradition in Hiroshima, Japan. At the time of its release, Fukasawa reflected,  I always wanted to design a fine wooden chair that would age with grace through daily use. What began as a foam prototype marked the starting point of a chair conceived not as an object of trend, but as a lasting presence in everyday life.<br><br> From the outset, the design was rooted in the careful observation of human behavior  how we sit, rest our arms, or rise without thinking. The form developed through a deep understanding of material, structure, and proportion, guided by the belief that a chair should feel natural before it is consciously appreciated. </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/202602/hr_0812_armchair_beech_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;">The sculpted back and arms, carved from solid wood, reveal a continuous flow of three-dimensional curves that appear effortless yet require exceptional precision. Maruni craftsmen produced numerous prototypes, refining subtle details through repeated testing and trusting their own intuition and experience cultivated over decades. </p> <p style="padding: 0;margin: 0 0 40px 0;text-align: justify;font-size:14px;font-family:sans-serif;"> Today, the HIROSHIMA Armchair is available in 29 countries across 89 stores worldwide. While its presence has expanded globally, its essence remains unchanged: a chair created to provide quiet comfort, careful craftsmanship, and a presence that deepens through daily use. </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%;">Explore More</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:left;vertical-align:middle;padding:0px;word-break:break-word;font-size: 1"> <p style="padding: 0;margin: 0 0 40px 0;text-align: justify;font-size:14px;font-family:sans-serif;"> <b><a href="https://www.maruni.com/en/videos/maruni-story">Maruni Story</a></b><br> What lies behind the HIROSHIMA Armchair? In this video, Naoto Fukasawa speaks about the appeal of wooden chairs and the craftsmanship that shapes them. 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