Business
Centered on building communities for people who make things in the tech industry, we run three businesses.
Our Community
Through Spectrum Tokyo, our own community brand, we host events of all sizes throughout the year where design practitioners meet and talk — also serving sponsors' branding and recruiting.
Learn moreCommunity Building Support
We bring the know-how built through running our own community to client companies' community planning and operations — from concept design that goes beyond one-off events to on-the-ground operations.
Learn moreRetreat
Multi-day programs for design practitioners from Japan and abroad, set in Japan's regions. Through fieldwork and dialogue, we create encounters with like-minded peers and broaden creators' perspectives.
Learn moreOur Community
Built on Spectrum Tokyo, our own community brand, we host events of various sizes throughout the year where design practitioners meet and talk. Through sponsorship, companies can also leverage them for branding, recruiting, and PR.
See our events and mediaThe community you can reach
Ways to get involved as a company
Sponsorship
Brand exposure and engagement with the design community through event sponsorship.
Recruiting & Employer Branding
Direct reach to a design-minded audience of practitioners, with recruiting events and lightning-talk slots.
PR & Branding
Expanded awareness through Magazine tie-up articles, event collaborations, and more.
Community Building Support
We bring the know-how built through running our own community to client companies' community planning and operations. From concept design that goes beyond one-off events to on-the-ground operations, we work together in two ways.
Production & Operations
End-to-end support on a per-project basis, from planning communities and events through to running them on the day.
Consulting
From one-off consultations to ongoing advisory, we share our know-how on launching and running communities.
Track record
Retreat
Set in Japan's regions, we offer multi-day programs for design practitioners from Japan and abroad. Through fieldwork, workshops, and dialogue — away from the everyday — we create encounters with like-minded peers and expand creators' perspectives and careers.
Design needs the body again. As AI takes on more and more of the work inside the screen, we designers are drifting away from the very materials of our craft — real places, real people, real conversations. "Design Retreat in Ishikawa" is a five-day field retreat set in Kaga City, Ishikawa.
Who it's for
Design practitioners visiting Japan from abroad
For those who want to experience the culture and industries of regional Japan beyond Tokyo, learn hands-on from Japan's craftsmanship, and build deep networks with design practitioners from Japan and around the world.
Design practitioners based in Japan
For those who want to step away from everyday projects to reflect on their career, have deep conversations with like-minded peers, and rethink how design connects with society.
What we can work on together
Ongoing touchpoints with a community build trust that a one-off exposure can't. We mainly work with companies on three themes.
Creating encounters with design talent
You rarely meet experienced designers, PMs, engineers, and other outstanding makers through a job posting. Instead, let them experience your culture and values firsthand, and deepen the hiring journey across multiple touchpoints. By the time a real opening comes around, the people you want already know your company — and the people inside it.
Growing your brand within the community
Not as a sponsor announcement, but as part of the community's conversation. Repeated touchpoints build genuine trust rather than one-time awareness. We believe the strongest branding is being welcomed into the community as a peer, not an outsider.
Nurturing internal connection and culture
The methods behind creating psychologically safe spaces work just as well for internal events and organizational development. Real connections across departments, and the felt sense of "being valued as a person," strengthen belonging and culture.
Why companies choose us
Access to a high-quality community of design practitioners
One of Japan's leading design communities, centered on mid-to-senior design practitioners — designers, PMs, directors, engineers, and more. Sponsors can reach this community directly.
Event design built around dialogue and experience
Not one-way seminars, but events designed around dialogue and exchange. Participant engagement is high, and meaningful touchpoints with sponsors arise naturally.
Bilingual (JP/EN) operations and a global network
Through Design Matters Tokyo and more, we have the know-how to invite overseas speakers and run bilingual operations — meeting the needs of global companies.
Let's build the space together.
Our community is made up of speakers, participants, sponsors, partners, contributors, and many others who take part in what we do.