Gradations, Thirdspace Thirdweeks
Gradations
A Thirdspace Thirdweeks gathering
Inherited gesture.
Contemporary line.
Form moving through time.
For this morning session, we gather with UESATSU, a graphic designer working between past and future monozukuri.
In Gradations, we explore how tradition is not simply preserved, but evolved. UESATSU’s practice reveals how form shifts over time, shaped by tension, perception, and material sensitivity.
Together, we consider how design becomes a quiet negotiation between memory and emergence.
Thirdspace Thirdweeks
Co-curated by Tokyo Salone and semi permanent with teenage engineering, Thirdspace Thirdweeks is a year-round series of intimate gatherings at Soho House Tokyo.
Designed for our community, these sessions bring global cultural practitioners across art, design, technology, gastronomy, and music into conversation.
Together, they contribute to a growing cultural infrastructure in Japan, shaped through dialogue, exchange, and shared perspective.
Attendance
Only 20 seats are reserved for the global semi permanent community.
These places offer access to an otherwise members-only gathering, followed by the opportunity to experience Soho House Tokyo and its community.
Attendance is subject to confirmation.
Session details
Doors open
August 22 at 09:30
Conversation
10:00–11:30, including audience Q&A
Our language
Today's gathering will be held in Japanese. To encourage direct conversation and shared understanding, interpretation will not be provided during today's gathering.
今日のことば
今日は日本語で進めます。みんなで直接対話し、学び合う時間を大切にしたいので、今回は通訳はありません。
After the session
Guests are welcome to explore Soho House Tokyo. Food and drinks may be purchased from the House’s restaurants and bars by credit card.
In conversation with
UESATSU
UESATSU is a Japanese designer and cultural practitioner whose work moves between form, identity, and lived experience.
Known for a distinct visual and material language, UESATSU explores how objects and environments carry meaning beyond function—shaping how we see, feel, and relate.
Their practice sits at the intersection of design, culture, and narrative, where restraint, tension, and intuition guide what is made and what is left unsaid.
Hikaru Jamie Masamiya
Host and Curator
Hikaru Jamie Masamiya is a director and producer working across film, fashion, and cross-border cultural exchange.
Raised across Japan, Australia, and China, he brings multiple cultural perspectives into his work. After beginning his career as a model, he moved into journalism and photography with DeNA, documenting street culture and fashion internationally.
He later joined MALAKAI in Bali, contributing to productions for artists including Beyoncé and Madonna. Now based in Tokyo, he leads cross-disciplinary projects and serves as a curator and host for Tokyo Salone alongside teenage engineering, Ana Arriola-Kanada, Sandeep Pahuja, and Justin Khanna.
Continue the conversation
Following the session, guests are invited to explore Soho House Tokyo, spend time within the House, and consider membership as part of this continuing relationship.
Venue
Soho House Tokyo
Founded in London in 1995 as a discreet refuge for creative minds, Soho House has grown into a global network grounded in culture and connection. Since April 2026, Soho House Tokyo continues this tradition from its home in Aoyama, one of the city’s most vital design districts.
Designed for connection and discretion, the House offers an environment where dialogue unfolds naturally, and relationships deepen over time.
Not a stage.
A room where velocity becomes conversation.
Explore the constellation
Tokyo Salone, Nourish, Speculative Futures
Intentionally limited.
A place in the room has been held for you.
We’ll meet you in Tokyo.
Constellation
Thirdspace Thirdweeks is a year-round series of intimate gatherings at Soho House Tokyo, creating a shared room for dialogue across disciplines.
As part of Tokyo Salone, the series brings artists, designers, technologists, chefs, and future generations together to exchange ideas, build relationships, and shape what comes next through conversation, community, and care.
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Partnering with Tokyo Salone
Tokyo Salone is built for the long term. Rather than sponsoring a single event, our partners become part of an evolving cultural institution connecting global creative communities with Japan.