Giving shape to “shikumi” —
solving real problems.
From e-commerce and business systems to interactive museum installations — we start together from “what should we build?”
WORKS — Selected work
WEB APPLICATION
Kinotoya Online E-Commerce
Custom-built EC handling fresh-cake delivery rules, back-office integration and peak traffic
WEB APPLICATION
WELLBEING Check Plus
Psychology-based assessment logic and dynamically generated PDF reports
OMO / APPLICATION
miredo Official App & CMS
Coupons, stamp rallies and an integrated tenant-management CMS
INTERACTION DESIGN
Ice Instrument Device
Touch sensing through the conductivity of ice. Hardware built for −15°C
SPATIAL DESIGN
Warehouse No. 3 Lighting Control
Dynamic DMX lighting with automated, time-linked operation
INTERACTION DESIGN
Interactive Illumination
Over 3,000 LEDs responding to people and the environment
SPATIAL DESIGN
Yokai Exhibition Projection
IR-camera interactivity supporting an exhibition of 120,000 visitors
DEVICE
Multi-Camera Monitoring
Crowd-flow monitoring built from off-the-shelf hardware
DEVICE
QR Reader Device
A highly available in-store device built on Raspberry Pi
SERVICES — What we do
InfrastructureDESIGN / OPERATIONS
Cloud infrastructure that balances reliability and scale. AWS-centered design and build — a foundation that stays steady under heavy load.
Business SystemsDEVELOPMENT
Requirements defined where the work actually happens. We build systems people genuinely use, minimizing operational overhead.
Web / UI DesignEXPERIENCE DESIGN
Information architecture working backwards from experience — interfaces that guide users to their goal, not just look good.
Art / InstallationEXHIBITION PRODUCTION
Experiences that move people through technology and expression. Sensors, lighting and sound, fused into new spatial productions.
An e-commerce site and an instrument made of ice are, to us, the same discipline: designing “shikumi” — how things work. One team, moving between the rigor of business systems and the expressiveness of installations.
ABOUT — Who we are
Question the real problem together,
define the system it truly needs,
and deliver the solution and its value.
A small team of professionals, we value fast decisions and autonomous ways of working.
| COMPANY | Artful Inc. |
|---|---|
| ESTABLISHED | October 2013 |
| REPRESENTATIVE | Daisuke Funato, CEO（biography） |
| LOCATION | 3-12, Kita 22-jo Nishi 9-chome, Kita-ku, Sapporo, Hokkaido 001-0026, Japan Full-remote team |
| TEAM | 8 members |
CONTACT — Get in touch
Consultation is free. Reach out even before “what to build” is clear. We reply within two business days, with a rough estimate where possible.
| TYPE | DURATION | DETAILS |
|---|---|---|
| Spot consulting / advisory | A few weeks+ | Technology selection, audits and diagnosis of existing systems. Quoted per engagement. |
| PoC / small build | 1–3 months | Requirements definition and prototyping. Build small, validate, then scale. |
| Full build & operations | 3 months+ | One consistent team from design through implementation and maintenance — EC, business systems, installations. |