A “Sound-Emitting Fabric” Echoed Through the Osaka-Kansai Expo: A Record of the Development of the Knit Fabric Speaker, '紋響'

Satoshi Nakamaru joined ZOZO Technologies, Inc. (now ZOZO NEXT, Inc.) in 2019. He serves as a Director in the MATRIX HQ IoT/Textile Dept., which handles new technology development and commercialization. He holds a Ph.D. in Policy and Media. His specialty is the development of soft, functional materials and devices, along with interaction and UX design that utilizes them. He is engaged in the R&D and commercialization of smart textiles. His awards include the ACM DIS 2019 Best Paper and an Honorary Mention at the Ars Electronica Festival's STARTS Prize.

After gaining experience directing experiential installations, interactive content, and web production, primarily for advertising promotions at a production company, Kayato Sasaki joined ZOZO NEXT, Inc. in 2022. In the MATRIX HQ IoT/Textile Dept., which handles R&D and commercialization of smart textiles, he is involved in developing new textiles and assisting with project management.