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Sekisui Migusa Tatami Catalog Tel: +81-853-72-0301 Fax: +81-853-72-9018 TATAMI MODERN STYLE SHOW-ROOM Visit the Sekisui show-room to see Migusa tatami products on display. The Sekisui show-room houses a model home featuring Migusa floor mats, the new earth color and SUCRÉE collections for modern living rooms, as well as a full range of color samples. The living room display has a choice of two spaces to help you choose the right color and pattern combination for your living room. Tatami mats in a variety of colors are on display, so come on in and try it out. Sekisui Migusa Tokyo Showroom Bookings required Level 4, Sumitomoshoji kandaizumi-cho Building 1 Kandaizumi-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-0024 Sekisui Migusa Osaka Showroom Bookings required Level 7, Furukawa Osaka Building West 2-1-9 Dojimahama, Kita-ku, Osaka 530-0004 Open: Monday to Friday, 10:00 am – 12:00 pm and 1:00 – 5:00 pm Closed: Weekends and public holidays, including summer break and New Year Sekisui Seikei, Ltd. Level 7, Furukawa Osaka Building West 2-1-9 Dojimahama, Kita-ku, Osaka 530-0004 ●Offices East Japan Enshin Office Level 5, Sumitomoshoji kanda Izumi-cho 4F Building 1 Kanda Izumi-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-0024 Tel: +81-3-6837-0303 Fax: +81-3-3865-5653 West Japan Enshin Office Level 7, Furukawa Osaka Building West 2-1-9 Dojimahama, Kita-ku, Osaka 530-0004 Tel: +81-6-6347-0677 Fax: +81-6-6347-0801 Tohoku Office TATAMI MODERN STYLE Level 6, Saiki Center Building 8-1 Nishimachi, Rokuchonome, Wakabayashi-ku, Sendai, Miyagi prefecture 984-0011 Tel: +81-22-288-1615 ●Factory Izumo Plant 4002-2 Naoe, Hikawacho, Izumo, Shimane prefecture 699-0631 Sekisui Migusa tatami catalog Tel: +81-853-72-0301 Fax: +81-853-72-9018 Website http://www.sekisuimigusa.jp Migusa Search • Correct at May 2014. • Product colors may differ slightly from printed colors. • Specifications subject to change without notice. • Inquire about custom orders. Published May 2014 SET(M02).2014.05.00.5K May not be reproduced without permission Illustration shows earth color 7. volcano contents MIGUSA FEATURE p.2 Made in Japan—your guarantee of quality p.3 What is Migusa? p.8 Traditional tatami matting updated for modern life NEW MATERIAL p.10 New products / earth color collection NEW p.12 New products / SUCRÉE collection NEW MATERIALS LINE UP Tradition meets p.14 Colors and patterns p.16 Product lineup and color chart MIGUSA GALLERY technology p.18 MIGUSA GALLERY PRODUCT LINE UP p.23 Product line-up The perfect blend of functionality and design elegance p.24 Permanent Migusa p.25 Instant Floor mats Migusa—tatami for the modern era p.26 SUCRÉE Collection NEW Allergen Buster floor mats The traditional Japanese lifestyle at floor level still has tremendous appeal in the modern world. Tatami p.27 Portable Tatami roll Koharu tatami for in-floor heating mats provide a living, breathing floor surface that rewards the user with a sense of comfort, conve- nience and safety. At Sekisui, we take pride in supplying tatami mats that are steeped in tradition yet at p.28 Custom order products the same time designed to blend into the modern housing environment, augmenting the inherent Room layout qualities of the traditional tatami mat with new concepts in comfort and aesthetics. The Migusa tatami p.29 Awards and prizes mat from Sekisui achieves an ideal balance of tradition and innovation, providing every home with a Functional and performance characteristics perfect focal point for family life. Cleaning and maintenance 日本アトピー協会 S 608700 A earth color 1. sand beach contents MIGUSA FEATURE p.2 Made in Japan—your guarantee of quality p.3 What is Migusa? p.8 Traditional tatami matting updated for modern life NEW MATERIAL p.10 New products / earth color collection NEW p.12 New products / SUCRÉE collection NEW MATERIALS LINE UP Tradition meets p.14 Colors and patterns p.16 Product lineup and color chart MIGUSA GALLERY technology p.18 MIGUSA GALLERY PRODUCT LINE UP p.23 Product line-up The perfect blend of functionality and design elegance p.24 Permanent Migusa p.25 Instant Floor mats Migusa—tatami for the modern era p.26 SUCRÉE Collection NEW Allergen Buster floor mats The traditional Japanese lifestyle at floor level still has tremendous appeal in the modern world. Tatami p.27 Portable Tatami roll Koharu tatami for in-floor heating mats provide a living, breathing floor surface that rewards the user with a sense of comfort, conve- nience and safety. At Sekisui, we take pride in supplying tatami mats that are steeped in tradition yet at p.28 Custom order products the same time designed to blend into the modern housing environment, augmenting the inherent Room layout qualities of the traditional tatami mat with new concepts in comfort and aesthetics. The Migusa tatami p.29 Awards and prizes mat from Sekisui achieves an ideal balance of tradition and innovation, providing every home with a Functional and performance characteristics perfect focal point for family life. Cleaning and maintenance 日本アトピー協会 S 608700 A earth color 1. sand beach Modern tatami solutions for the new generation Migusa from Sekisui Made in Japan— your guarantee of quality Integrated production system Superior performance combined with design elegance: The Migusa tatami series is produced at ISO9001 and ISO14001 certified facilities within Japan under the Sekisui integrated production system that maintains stringent quality standards Migusa offers a modern interpretation throughout the production process, from inspection of raw materials and product manufacturing through to final delivery. of the traditional tatami mat. Sekisui has established a deserved reputation for quality and excellence among a broad range of clients including residential construction firms, tatami retailers, design studios and furniture suppliers. Uncompromising dedication to quality Comfort Safety Design Sekisui molding factories employ a variety of plastics technologies including extrusion molding, blow molding, stretch molding and ultradrawn forming developed for production of plate sheets, containers and packaging materials. As a leading supplier of plastics products, we are committed to delivering maximum value to customers in the form of cost-effective solutions tailored to the SUCRÉE 3.Grape × 6.Mix demands of the marketplace. Migusa is a new type of tatami developed by Sekisui Helping the environment that delivers modern-day functional performance while A key part of our mission at Sekisui is to create harmony with the natural environment and social retaining the authentic texture and feel of all-natural mat rush. spaces. Migusa series tatami is made from safe, environmentally friendly materials, free of What is formaldehydes and other substances associated with Sick Building Syndrome. Sekisui products Migusa is a unique product made from traditional mat rush together with a specially developed plastic will not generate toxins or other toxic by-products if burned, and are designed to reduce global Migusa? containing inorganic calcium. The mat rush delivers the authentic texture and feel of tatami matting warming with minimal environmental impact throughout the life cycle from development and while the plastic component enhances durability, improves product safety and allows greater flexibility production through to delivery and installation. The Migusa tatami series symbolizes the Sekisui of design and color schemes. commitment to a more sustainable society. Migusa Key components Izumo Brand accreditation Air space Calcium additive Corrugations Izumo is the town of the Yao-yorozu gods that forms the backdrop to ancient regulates humidity Inorganic provides spring reduce clumping Plastic through surface pores calcium Japanese texts such as the Kojiki and Nihonshoki. Izumo Brand is an industry and flexibility (polypropylene) initiative designed to boost production and identify markets for unique additive products both at home and overseas. Migusa tatami has been accredited as a Conventional mat rush product that will help to raise awareness and recognition of the Izumo Brand. Durability Moisture absorption Migusa vs. conventional mat rush ■The advanced plastic component of Migusa mimics the ■The ratio of additive governs the natural mat rush texture Izumo Plant structure of natural mat rush fiber. and moisture absorption performance. 2 3 Modern tatami solutions for the new generation Migusa from Sekisui Made in Japan— your guarantee of quality Integrated production system Superior performance combined with design elegance: The Migusa tatami series is produced at ISO9001 and ISO14001 certified facilities within Japan under the Sekisui integrated production system that maintains stringent quality standards Migusa offers a modern interpretation throughout the production process, from inspection of raw materials and product manufacturing through to final delivery. of the traditional tatami mat. Sekisui has established a deserved reputation for quality and excellence among a broad range of clients including residential construction firms, tatami retailers, design studios and furniture suppliers. Uncompromising dedication to quality Comfort Safety Design Sekisui molding factories employ a variety of plastics technologies including extrusion molding, blow molding, stretch molding and ultradrawn forming developed for production of plate sheets, containers and packaging materials. As a leading supplier of plastics products, we are committed to delivering maximum value to customers in the form of cost-effective solutions tailored to the SUCRÉE 3.Grape × 6.Mix demands of the marketplace. Migusa is a new type of tatami developed by Sekisui Helping the environment that delivers modern-day functional performance while A key part of our mission at Sekisui is to create harmony with the natural environment and social retaining the authentic texture and feel of all-natural mat rush. spaces. Migusa series tatami is made from safe, environmentally friendly materials, free of What is formaldehydes and other substances associated with Sick Building Syndrome. Sekisui products Migusa is a unique product made from traditional mat rush together with a specially developed plastic will not generate toxins or other toxic by-products if burned, and are designed to reduce global Migusa? containing inorganic calcium.
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