| Company Name | Duco Co., Ltd. |
|---|---|
| Representative | Kazuko Ohori |
| Address | 311C’s 23 TAKAHASHI , 216-5 Higashinakano, Hachioji-shi, Tokyo 192-0351, Japan |
| TEL / FAX | +81-426-89-6382 / +81-426-89-6406 |
| Established | August 1979 |
| Capital | 10 million yen |
| Business Scope | Urushi (Japanese lacquer) material manufacturing / repair, software development, new product development, design development, sales, exhibition planning, architectural interior work |
HistoryCompany History
| August 1979 | Founded an architectural painting business as Ohori Painting Shop |
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| October 1979 | Established “NADESYCCO,” a workshop specializing in urushi lacquer repair |
| December 2003 | Incorporated and changed the company name to Duco Co., Ltd. |
| September 2005 | Certified under the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Business Innovation Plan (No. 17 Sanro Shoshi 379) |
| June 2006 | Approved for the Tokyo Metropolitan Government FY2006 Subsidy Project (Market Development Project) |
| February 2009 | Certified under the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) “Regional Resource Utilization Business” initiative |
| July 2014 | Obtained Tokyo Metropolitan Architectural Construction License |
| November 2014 | Opened showroom in Morino, Machida City, Tokyo |
| January 2018 | Relocated showroom to Higashinakano, Hachioji City, Tokyo |
| April 2023 | Relocated head office to 311 C’s 23 TAKAHASHI, 216-5 Higashinakano, Hachioji-shi, Tokyo |
WorksMajor Projects
| March 2008 | Kyoto Tokyu Hotel entrance lobby “Wind God and Thunder God” folding screen (Nippon Steel Corporation / Duco Co., Ltd.) |
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| April 2009 | Asakusa apartment entrance (Collage Renovation Studio) |
| May 2009 |
Narita Terminal 2 station building mural “Sun: Yin and Yang” (Taisei Corporation) Mural “Torii: Yin and Yang” (Shimizu Corporation) Mural “Bark and Forest” (Shimizu Corporation) |
| September 2011 | Kyoto French kaiseki Pontocho Misogigawa “Crystal” (Uraku Co., Ltd.) |
| January 2012 | Yokohama Super Aoki monument (Uraku Co., Ltd.) |
| May 2012 | UEX, Ltd. entrance “Kakitsubata (Iris)” (Duco Co., Ltd.) |
| May 2013 | Asakusabashi Fukui residence “Partition” (Duco Co., Ltd.) |
| October 2013 | The Norinchukin Bank conference room mural “Interlaced Split A-un” (Orie Co., Ltd.) |
| February 2014 | Takigen Mfg. Co., Ltd. new building lobby monument “Trinity” (Shin Takamatsu Architect & Associates / Toda Corporation) |
| March 2014 | Zushi Kikuchi residence “Interlaced Split A-un” (Katsuma Tai Architects & Associates) |
| December 2014 | Shibuya Oyamacho Park Court The Plane (Mitsui Designtec Co., Ltd.) |
| July 2016 | Hankyu Realty Ueno (KANN DESIGNING OFFICE) |
| August 2016 | Entrance hall, 1-chome Okamoto, Higashinada-ku, Hyogo Prefecture (Mitsui Designtec Co., Ltd.) |
| November 2017 | Washu Highland Hotel guest room light decoration (JTB Trading, Inc.) |
| May 2018 | Minato-ku Takanawa apartment monument (KANN DESIGNING OFFICE) |
| June–November 2019 | Nakamura Painting Co., Ltd. 150th Anniversary Project, 2.4 × 6 m (Production and supervision of Maki-e folding screen) |
| January 2020 | Exhibited at Maison & Objet “Unique & Eclectic” |
| December 2020 | Selected for Monozukuri Subsidy: “Innovation of Urushi Business through an Integrated Manufacturing–Sales System Unaffected by COVID-19” |
| June 2021 | Design and production of MAJESTY GOLF Co., Ltd. New product “Four Seasons” |
| July 2022 | Delivered products for public spaces and guest rooms at Okinawa Naha Resort & Hotel Nashiro |
| March 2023 | Joint development with Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd. (“Printing × Natural Pattern”) |
| December 2024 | Anime × Natural Pattern: Fist of the North Star 40th Anniversary Project |
| January 2025 | Titanium stenciled Maki-e joint development with Nippon Steel Corporation and Tokyo Stainless Grinding Co., Ltd. |
| January 2026 | 3D printer × urushi sheet joint development with Panasonic Automotive Systems Co., Ltd. |