Work | Daisy Balloon

CAMPER SHIBUYA PARCO
2026 SS Collection "Loco por el tennis"

Photo｜Daiki Tajiri (en one tokyo Inc.)

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Exhibition

ONE AND ONLY
DAISY BALLOON | Mamiko Hirai “CALL | SIGNAL”

Date | 4.3 (Fri) – 4.12 (Sun). 2026
Time | 13:00 – 19:00
Closed｜4.7 (Tue) · 8 (Wed)
Opening Reception｜4.3(fri) 18:00- Open｜18:30- Live (Mamiko Hirai)｜19:00- Talk (DAISY BALLOON-Takashi Kawada)
Venue | ONE AND ONLY
Address | 527 Koiyama-cho, Nakagyo-ku, KYOTO 604-8163 JAPAN
Official | https://oneandonly-kyoto.com

Author｜DAISY BALLOON, Composition / Performance｜Mamiko Hirai, Rec / Mix / Mastering｜Katsunori Fukuoka (Flysound Co.), Recycled materials provided by｜Shigeno Kako (Takagi Klavier Co., Ltd.), Yosuke Tanaka, Naotaro Moriyama, Design｜Takashi Kawada, Photo｜Masaki Ogawa, Frame Design / Whistle｜LUKA YASUKAWA DESIGN, Frame Production｜Gotanda Seisakusho Corp, Printing / Binding｜Live Art Books Inc., KATO BUNMEISHA Co.,Ltd., FLATLABO inc., Paper｜Suritaro Kamitani, Record Pressed｜Toyokasei Co., Ltd., Project Organization｜HITSFAMILY, Organizer｜ONE AND ONLY

DAISY BALLOON | Mamiko Hirai “CALL | SIGNAL” will be exhibited at ONE AND ONLY from April 3 (Friday) – April 12 (Sunday), 2026.
This exhibition will feature framed photographs of balloons with cracked surfaces, a book discussing these works, and a two-disc record set featuring musician Mamiko Hirai and audio made from antique instruments and recycled materials. The aim of CALL is to evoke not only past or future experiences, but also the emotions that arise at the exact moment of an experience. The balloons’ surfaces are like ground fissures or the surfaces of unexplored planets, and when we explore past, present and future from macro and micro perspectives, we notice there are sounds buried beneath the surface. Those sounds that wander, never to take the form of language, echo off of our inner challenges, creating their own unique signals from within.

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Book

Tim Coulson ―The Universal History of Us
―A 13.8 billion year tale from the Big Bang to you

Publication date | February 25, 2026
Author | Tim Coulson, Translator | Takao Fujiwara
Publisher | NHK Publishing
NHK Publishing | https://www.nhk-book.co.jp/detail/000000820082026.html
NHK Publishing Digital Magazine | https://mag.nhk-book.co.jp/article/85970
PRTIMES | https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000001255.000018219.html
NIKKAN KOGYO SHIMBUN | https://www.nikkan.co.jp/releases/view/211118

Cover visual | DAISY BALLOON
Photo | Masaki Ogawa
2025 DAIKANYAMA TSUTAYA BOOKS "ART OF PLACE | THE LIGHT BEFORE THE VOICE"

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Exhibition

CondeHouse Tokyo shop
DAISY BALLOON「CALL｜SIGNAL」Exhibition

Date | 2.7 (Sat) – 3.15 (Sun) . 2026
Time | 11:00 – 18:00 (Wed, Holiday)
Venue | CondeHouse Tokyo shop (2F)
Address | 〒107-0062 Uchida Building 1F and 2F 5-4-46 Minami-Aoyama Minato-ku Tokyo 107-0062 Japan
Official｜https://condehouse.co.jp/blogs/news/tokyo_call-signal

Author｜DAISY BALLOON、Composition, Performance｜Mamiko Hirai, Rec, Mix, Mastering｜Katsunori Fukuoka (Flysound Co.)
Speaker Support｜D&M Holdings Inc.

Photo｜CondeHouse

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Exhibition

DAIKANYAMA TSUTAYA BOOKS
DAISY BALLOON｜Mamiko Hirai "CALL｜SIGNAL" Exhibition

Date | 11.28 (Fri) – 12.25 (thu) . 2025
Time | 7:00 – 22:00
Venue | DAIKANYAMA TSUTAYA BOOKS 2F SHARE LOUNGE
Address | KAIKANYAMA T-SITE, 17-5, Sarugakucho, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo. 150-0033
Official｜https://store.tsite.jp/daikanyama/event/magazine/51432-0603081128.html

DAISY BALLOON｜Mamiko Hirai "CALL｜SIGNAL"

Composition, Performance｜Mamiko Hirai
Rec, Mix, Mastering｜Katsunori Fukuoka (Flysound Co.)
Piano Tuning｜Shigeno Kako (Takagi Klavier Co., Ltd.)
Author｜DAISY BALLOON
Organization｜HITSFAMILY
Photo｜Masaki Ogawa
Design｜Takashi Kawada
Paper｜Suritaro Kamitani
Printing & Binding｜Live Art Books Inc., KATO BUNMEISHA Co.,Ltd.
Record Pressed｜Toyokasei Co., Ltd.

Stereo｜CALL-001
Year｜2025
（Side A） SIGNAL 1｜01-02
（Side B） SIGNAL 2｜03-04
（Side C） SIGNAL 3｜05
（Side D） SIGNAL 4｜06
（Download） Individual tracks｜66
Vinyl weight｜180g
RPM｜33 1/3
Record case｜365×360×26mm
Edition｜300

Photo｜Masaki Ogawa

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Event

DAIKANYAMA TSUTAYA BOOKS - ART OF PLACE 2025
DAISY BALLOON “THE LIGHT BEFORE THE VOICE”

In 2025, the winter’s tale from DAIKANYAMA TSUTAYA BOOKS will be told under the theme of “Wrapping”. At the heart of this theme is a living art form that weaves an ever-shifting tapestry of moments. It is the one that does not exist merely to be seen, but to breathe with the city itself.It intertwines with the atmosphere of the town, the rhythm of people’s movements, and the light and sound that fill the space. The moment you reach for a book, the time you spend in conversation, the comfort of being in a beautiful space – all of these become a part of the art itself.
With the concept of “WRAPPING”, we embrace and enfold every feeling - gratitude, love, passion, and devotion – within this event.
The central exhibition piece at ART OF PLACE is the art installation “THE LIGHT BEFORE THE VOICE” by the artist unit DAISY BALLOON, formed by balloon artist Rie Hosokai and art director/graphic designer Takashi Kawada.

Approximately 2,000 balloons are strung along Magazine Street, which runs through the first floor of the three buildings of Daikanyama Tsutaya Books. Their reflections shimmer individually as they converge towards the center, evoking the process by which words are woven together to form a narrative. On the second floor, the Christmas tree created during the workshop will be displayed in the children’s book section. Also, in the lounge “Anjin”, the artwork “Apple bear” will be exhibited, which uses the remaining balloons from the installation along Magazine Street.

[ART OF PLACE 2025｜Bookmark]
During this event period, we will give away a limited number of bookmarks and ribbons created during the production process of “THE LIGHT BEFORE THE VOICE”. These items utilize the layered polarizing film material of the “Polaris” balloon featured in the installation.

[Workshop｜Christmas Ornament]
Using the “Polaris” balloon, create your own original ornament. Cut it into your favorite shape or place scraps inside the balloon. Craft a Christmas tree unique to you, imbued with your own special thoughts.

Date｜Sunday, 16 November 2025, 11:00 – 16:00
Venue｜DAIKANYAMA T-SITE (outdoor space: cancelled in case of stormy weather)
Christmas Tree Exhibition｜Sunday, 16 November – Thursday, 25 December 2025
Exhibition Venue｜2nd Floor, Building 1, DAIKANYAMA TSUTAYA BOOKS

[DAISY BALLOON｜CALL Exhibition]
From Friday 28th November to Thursday 25th December, the DAISY BALLOON “CALL Exhibition” will be held in the gallery at the Share Lounge on the second floor of Daikanyama Tsutaya Books. We will present the works featuring cracked balloons, alongside the record disc “CALL｜SIGNAL”, performed by composer/pianist Mamiko Hirai using antique instruments and discarded materials.

Photo｜Masaki Ogawa

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Exhibition

CAMPER SHIBUYA PARCO
NEW OPEN

CAMPER Shibuya PARCO, the concept store that embodies CAMPER "now" opened on Friday, September 19th. For the 50th anniversary event of CAMPER, Standby on Cat Street was covered in an installation of round balloons in CAMPER's signature color to create a visual representation of CAMPER'S new transformation. The red particles that randomly drift around in the store transform into the CAMPER brand signature at times.

Resonance | Memories resonate
Empty spaces are not voids but memories in constant motion.
When matter disappears, what is left is an invisible blueprint.
Forms are merely shadows of phenomena, and the truth vibrates beyond the shadows.
The vibrations of particles are proof of existence itself.

Photo｜Daiki Tajiri (en one tokyo Inc.)

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Group Exhibition

The Museum of Kyoto-annex Hall
Syn - 01 Why keep making

Date | 11.1 (Sat) - 11.3 (Sun., Holiday), 2025
Venue | The Museum of Kyoto-annex Hall
Address | Sanjyo-Takakura, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto 604-8183

Ticket | https://lit.link/syntheaterproject
Interview | & Premium https://andpremium.jp/article/syn-20250901/#swiper-3-slide-1
Press preview | Miele https://life.miele.co.jp/first-place/vol9/

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Event

ASAHIKAWA DESIGN WEEK
Meet up Furniture Asahikawa 2025

Date | ASAHIKAWA DESIGN WEEK : 6.21 (Sat) - 6.29 (Sun), 2025
Meet up Furniture Asahikawa 2025 : 6.25 (Wed) - 6.29 (Sun), 2025
Time | 10:00 - 17:00
Venue | ASAHIKAWA DESING CENTER
Address | Nagayama 2 Jo 10 Chome 1-35, Asahikawa, Hokkaido 079-8412
ASAHIKAWA DESIGN WEEK | https://adwhokkaido.com/
Meet up Furniture Asahikawa 2025 | https://meetup.furniture/
CondeHouse | https://condehouse.co.jp/

"CALL"
Based on our encounter with the young girl, in the spring of 2024 we were inspired to create CALL, a collection of works that aims to evoke the emotions felt at the time of an experience, rather than looking at just the past or future events. The balloons remind us of fissures in the ground or the surfaces of uninhabited planets, and when we view them from macro and micro perspectives while considering the past, present, and future, there is a hidden noise, which we bring to the surface in this work. Those sounds that wander, never to take the form of language, are echoes of our inner challenges, creating their own unique signals from within. During the course of about one year, working alongside photographer Masaki Ogawa, we pushed the boundaries of our contrasting areas of expertise, knowledge and experience. Through trial and error, we created a collection of photographs of cracked balloon surfaces and photo frames.

The book is a collection of 20 photographs of crack patterns on balloon surfaces. All pages are double spread, with each photograph capturing the world of the micro and macro. The cover page is located in the middle of the book, and the title CALL shines light upon the planets floating in space. The unnumbered pages allow the gaze to trace the patterns of cracks across the planet's surface, from center to left and right. The standard edition is encased in a book sleeve and the special edition comes with a whistle and a fragmented chip of the actual cracked balloon. It is designed to interlock with the photo frame.

The photo frames are an exploration of the natural phenomenon of surface cracks which are caused by various environmental fluctuations. Low temperatures cause the paint to harden and split, creating a fissure, while humidity creates fine, even cracks across the entire surface. When the balloons shrink or expand dramatically with bright lights or complete darkness, dynamic, curved patterns can be seen. Under stable conditions with moderate temperatures and pressure, we saw a more uniform type of pattern. The photo frames and whistles were designed by Luka Yasukawa, and like the special edition book, the frames include a built-in whistle and a fragmented chip of the actual balloon.

Photo | Masaki Ogawa
Photo 2-3 | Photo frames, Photo 4-5｜Book (Standard edition), Photo 6-10｜Book (Special edition)

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Event

CAMPER 50 YEARS YOUNG
at StandBy

Photo｜en one tokyo inc.

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Exhibition

HOTEL ANTEROOM KYOTO
"PlayBack"

Date | 2.27 (Tue)-. 2025
Venue | HOTEL ANTEROOM KYOTO (5F)
Address | 7 Aketacho, Higashi-Kujo, Minami-Ku, Kyoto. 601-8044
Official | https://www.uds-hotels.com/en/anteroom/kyoto/#top
DAISY BALLOON Room No.164 | https://www.uds-hotels.com/en/anteroom/kyoto/artculture/DAISY_BALLOON/

"PlayBack"Size | W1400×D500×H500mm

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Exhibition

Ashiya City Museum of Art and History
"a day" Mamiko Hirai

Date｜2025.3.1 (Sat.)
Exhibition｜10:00 ─ 17:00
Live｜18:00 ─ 19:30
Venue｜Ashiya City Museum of Art and History
Address | 12-25 Ise-cho,Ashiya city, Hyogo prefecture, 659-0052 Japan
Official｜https://ashiya-museum.jp/exhibition/exhibition_next/19540.html
a day Official｜https://toaruhi.com/
協力｜DAISY BALLOON、大脇千加子（WONDER FULL LIFE）、サイトヲヒデユキ、Flysound Co.、PIANOPIA、タカギクラヴィア株式会社、田中庸介、森山直太朗

Organizer | Ashiya City Museum of Art and History, night crusing
Support｜DAISY BALLOON, Chikako Owaki (WONDER FULL LIFE), Hideyuki Saito, Flysound Co., PIANOPIA, Takagi Klavier, Mika Aoki, Yosuke Tanaka, Naotaro Moriyama

Photo | Iikawa Takehiro

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Solo Exhibition

DAISY BALLOON
"CALL"

Date｜2025.3.9 (Sun.) ─ 2025.3.30 (Sun.)
Opening Hours｜13:00 ─ 18:00（Open Fri., Sat. & Sun. only）
Venue｜AgainST GALLERY
Address | 6-38-10 Minami-ikuta, Tama-ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, 214-0036 Japan
Gallery official｜https://daisyballoon.com/ja/gallery/

Organizer｜AgainST GALLERY, Project Organization｜HITSFAMIL
Photo｜Masaki Ogawa, Whistle & Frame Design｜LUKA YASUKAWA DESIGN, Frame Production｜Gotanda Seisakusho Corp
Sound｜Mamiko Hirai, Acoustic｜Flysound Co.
Production Support｜Suritaro Kamitani, KATO BUNMEISHA Co.,Ltd., Live Art Books Inc.

DAISY BALLOON｜CALL will be exhibited at AgainST Gallery from March 9 (Sunday)–March 30 (Sunday), 2025.
This exhibition will feature photographs of cracked balloon surfaces (*1) and a photo book. The book includes an actual balloon chip (*2), close-up photos of chipped balloons, and a whistle (*3).
The aim of CALL is to evoke not only past or future experiences, but also the emotions that arise at the exact moment of an experience. The balloons’ surfaces are like ground fissures or the surfaces of unexplored planets, and when we explore past, present and future from macro and micro perspectives, we notice there are sounds buried beneath the surface. Those sounds that wander, never to take the form of language, echo off of our inner challenges, creating their own unique signals from within.

*1 Balloon inflated after its surface is coated with paint
*2 Actual (*1) balloon segment after being trimmed
*3 Removable balloon chip and originally designed whistle unit, built in to a portion of the books

Cover｜Untitled (10B *2｜55°S, 60°E), Photo by Masaki Ogawa