KOTO LABORATORY

Hinemos Kit

Used leaflets and flyers can be changed into material for enjoyable paper works. "Hinemos Kit" is an entertaining, educational and ecological paper handicraft kit which offers a completely new style of handicraft. Customers can make paper pipes with their own materials such as used wrapping paper, leaflets, flyers and Origami paper. Paper pipes rolled in the "Hinemos Kit" are easy to cut and bend, and then it is possible to create a variety of works.
"Think" "Use hands" "Make a shape" This Kit provides us with the setting for being creative, which is becoming rarer and rarer in the modern world.

The "Hinemos Kit" was awarded a prize by the Hobby Association of Japan in 2004 and the following year, it was certified as "Good Toy" by the NPO "Japan Good Toy Committee"

PIPEROID

The concept of "Piperoid" is to produce handicrafts for adults. You just need a pair of scissors to enjoy these easy-to-create paper crafts. Based on the know how to make paper pipes gained through the "Hinemos Kit" project, we developed "Piperoid". Adults can enjoy paper craft in a short time with this. There is no need to use glue and each part is movable. You can display it in your favorite pose on your office desk and insert a memo in its mouth. The opportunity to create things is an indispensable element of human life. However, we spend less and less time devoted to this when we become an adult. "Piperoid" is a kind of supplement for people to spend an enjoyable time.

Piperoid receives the "Good Design Award 2007" from Japan Industrial Design Promotion Organization.