August 16, 2025, in the west of Naha City
Layout OKINAWA GOOD LIFE STORE will have its grand opening!
GOOD LIFE STORE is
I want to introduce "good things from Japan" to people both in Japan and overseas.
I want travelers to discover something that really touches their heart while they're traveling.
I want you to feel the excitement and thrill you feel when you come across something wonderful.
This is a concept shop that introduces items collected from friendly friends based on the concept of ``good things.''
Together with Layout OKINAWA, a select shop for handmade rugs and Scandinavian vintage furniture, we will introduce items that will add color to your daily life.
We will be pre-opening on Saturday, August 2nd, so be sure to stop by GOOD LIFE STORE to pick up some delicious treats for yourself, gifts, or souvenirs from your trip to Okinawa!
Introducing the brands that Layout loves and carries!
Ishida Hat Manufacturing / Sasaoka, Okayama
We want to provide high-quality hats that can be worn for a long time to people who spend their days carefully.
We create products with a natural and basic style that are perfect for everyday use.
Pastry Unten / Tomigusuku, Okinawa
Not only are they delicious, but our artisans carefully handcraft each "happy sweet" that is also kind to your body and the environment.
Okahan / Saitama City, Saitama
- A century-old, third-generation master of unparalleled expression -
We were established in Asakusa in 1922. I am the third generation owner and we make artificial flowers for Japanese dolls, temples, shrines and ceremonies.
Currently, we mainly manufacture cherry blossoms, tangerines, red and white plum blossoms, and irises for Hina dolls.
The concept of the works is to be carefully crafted to be "casually exciting" and to promote traditional Japanese crafts that evoke the traditions of "Wa" both domestically and internationally.
kakapo / Suwa, Nagano
Kakapo works slowly and carefully with factories and artisans all over Japan to create its fabrics.
Kojimaan / Kyotango, Kyoto
Seaside lantern shop
Kojimaan is a lantern workshop on the seaside of Kyotango. Located in a place rich in the natural beauty of the sea and mountains, we are exploring new possibilities for lanterns.
Our aim is to create lanterns that bring a warm light to people's lives and bring smiles to everyone's faces, while facing the reality of "living."
Carbonated Design Room / Otsu, Shiga
With her studio in the naturally rich land of Shiga, she draws inspiration from her daily life and creates textiles that are vivid memories.
"Add a fizzy boost to your everyday life."
Charou Uko / Kitanakagusuku, Okinawa
This is a Chinese tea specialty store.
We offer a selection of fragrant Chinese tea leaves carefully selected and purchased from mainland China.
From those enjoying Chinese tea for the first time to long-time Chinese tea fans.
We want people to enjoy Chinese tea in a casual and familiar way, rather than as something intimidating.
We also operate a teahouse in Okinawa where you can enjoy Chinese tea and sweets.
TALKY / Shibuya, Tokyo
Mingei Project is a project by three people with apparel backgrounds who propose a new interpretation of the possibilities of products for the Beastie Boys generation. They propose a new interpretation of ceramics by combining tradition and cutting-edge technology with scratch-making.
PEOPLEAP / Shibuya, Tokyo
PEOPLEAP is a multimedia project centered on original products. Up until now, their core product has been Hasami ware plates shaped like 7-inch records. In addition to product design, they have also produced original music and videos that interact with the plates, organized independent music events, and held pop-up events in department stores. In response to the impact of COVID-19, in 2020 they launched a playlist label. Collaborating with over 100 graphic designers and playlisters, they released four plates shaped like 7-inch records each month for a year. Profits from sales were donated to support potteries and creators. In 2023, they launched a collaborative product initiative, such as a special plate inspired by film director Wes Anderson's "Asteroid City," and plans are underway for a new project in 2025.
tokyobike / Kiyosumi Shirakawa, Tokyo
It all started when we came up with the name Tokyo Bike.
If a "mountain bike" is for riding in the mountains, then a "Tokyo bike" is for riding in Tokyo.
What we envisioned was the happy, smiling faces of people riding Tokyobike.
It's not just about running fast or moving around, but it's also a tool that can add a little change to your everyday life.
I wanted to create something like that.
For example, a towel that feels good on the skin, a pen that is comfortable to write with, a tool that is easy to use... Isn't it the subtle care put into these products by their makers that lightens our mood in our daily lives?
We thought about how to make riding in Tokyo, which has many traffic lights and hills, more comfortable.
Rather than going fast, it's about the lightness you feel the moment you step on the pedal and the feeling of being able to easily climb uphill.
In other words, the design allows you to feel the scenery and the smell of the air without being conscious of your bicycle, and the theme is TOKYO SLOW.
From there, we designed the frame and carefully considered each and every part to be used.
And so Tokyo Bike was born.
PASS THE BATON / Nakameguro, Tokyo
Based on the concept of "NEW CYCLE COMMONS," PASS THE BATON tackles the wastefulness and problems faced by companies, brands, and production areas and introduces them to the world.
Behind the many products that have been mass-produced and consumed, there are also things whose value has been overlooked: for example, non-standard products, dead stock items that had no choice but to sleep in warehouses, materials that were discarded as unnecessary, technologies that could become extinct if left unchecked, and things whose value was only recognized by a select few enthusiasts.
PASS THE BATON shines a light on such things and delivers something that is important or joyful to someone.
PASS THE BATON will introduce two brands this time.
・Remake tableware / Nakameguro, Tokyo
Remake tableware is an original PASS THE BATON tableware series that has been on the market since 2013. The concept is to remake non-standard items that inevitably come out of the production process for commercial tableware by painting them. To date, in collaboration with minä perhonen, illustrator Ayako Motonaga, and the creative unit KIGI, the series has released products in which pure white tableware used in restaurants is painted.
PAYSAN / Ishikawa and Kahoku
Paysan is a captivating herbal tea brand.
Made with organic herbs from our own farm in Ishikawa Prefecture and an unconventional freeze-drying method.
The concept is "An herbal experience like traveling alone."
The feeling of freedom and liberation is the opportunity to discover a new side of yourself.
HOZUBAG / Kameoka, Kyoto
HOZUBAG is a brand that creates diverse resource circulation.
HOZUBAG Mfg. is located in Kameoka, Kyoto, the ancient capital of Japan, as a base for collecting and dismantling paragliders that have outlived their usefulness due to strict safety standards and have nowhere to go. The company has begun a project to recycle these paragliders as terrestrial resources by turning them into bags, and is working to create a society where resources are recycled through a variety of approaches, such as bags made from recycled PET bottle fabric, while also working to revitalize the local area and create jobs.
Horii Shichimeien Garden / Uji, Kyoto
Founded in 1879
Since our founding, we have been delivering Uji tea that has been carefully crafted using traditional methods.
During the Muromachi period, Shogun Ashikaga designated seven excellent tea plantations, which would later be known as the "Seven Uji Tea Gardens." Our tea garden cultivates tea at Okunoyama Tea Garden, the only tea plantation that still exists today.
Masht-star / Minami-Azabu, Tokyo
An original brand launched in 2007 with the concept of African clothing that can be worn on a daily basis.
We travel directly to Africa to purchase fabrics, and then we create and sell clothes and accessories that can be worn on the streets of Japan.
All items are one-of-a-kind, not mass-produced, and are all handmade. I do everything from purchasing to production and sales by myself.
Maruta Kiln / Koishiwara, Fukuoka
This vessel is made by kneading Aso yellow clay (limonite) into ceramic clay, mixing it with Koishiwara ware glaze, and firing it.
The surface of the vessel is decorated with a pattern made using the traditional technique of tobikanna, and features countless stardust-like patterns resembling green and blue.
The sparkles of the lights mix together, creating a variety of different views.
This work pursues the infinite possibilities of ceramic expression and overlays it on the future of Koishiwara ware.
Renyu rayh lab / New Taipei, Taiwan
I enjoy making observations in my daily life and while traveling.
For me, traveling is not just about visiting famous tourist spots.
While experiencing the local lifestyle and experiencing the parks, stations, shops and local scenery,
I combine the culture and seasons unique to each region and express them in my illustrations.
YO KAN KA / Tokyo
When you eat it, you'll find yourself asking, "Is this yokan?", hence the name YO KAN KA.
This mysterious yokan, created by a pastry chef based on the principles of Western confectionery making, is neither Western nor Japanese.
We define sweets made using bean paste and agar as "yokan," and we combine seasonal ingredients and our favorite things to create sweets that we think are delicious.
From the perspective of a Japanese confectioner, this is a mistake from the very first step in the process of making yokan. But I think that's fine.
They decide the rules themselves and then use their creativity and ingenuity to incorporate fun into them.
I enjoy exploring the possibilities of yokan every day.
Of course, you can pair it with tea or coffee, but you can also eat it with alcohol, and sometimes (even if it's a little naughty) you can even hold it in your hand and eat it while dancing.
Although it may not be called a glamorous sweet by any stretch of the imagination, we have made it with the hope that Yokanka will add joy to someone's daily life. We hope you will pick one up.
Layout GOOD LIFE STORE will be planning pop-up events with domestic and international brands and creators, and will be sending out new discoveries and information on how to enjoy life from Okinawa!