How BnA (Bed and Art) Is Using Hospitality to Empower Artistic Communities
Yu Tazawa ("Taz"), Founder and CEO of BnA Co., Ltd.
March 13, Wednesday, 20:30 to 22:00 JST on Zoom
BnA ("Bed and Art") Hotel (Nihonbashi, Kyoto, Akihabara, etc.) is a unique art hotel concept aiming to empower local artistic communities. Each room is designed by a local artist, and a portion of profits goes to the artists. The hotels serve as permanent art exhibitions showcasing local art, as well as a place to connect local artists to the global audience. Tazawa will share the journey from founding BnA in 2015, facing challenges during the pandemic, engaging in various community-building projects, and its future plans of global expansion.
BIO
Yu Tazawa ("Taz") is the Founder and CEO of BnA Co., Ltd, an art hotel design and operator startup based in Tokyo that aims to empower artistic communities worldwide. Taz is originally from Kobe and grew up in 4 different countries: Japan, Catalunya (Spain), the UK, and the US. Prior to founding BnA, Taz worked at the Boston Consulting Group, worked as a Country Manager of Lumos Labs, a cognitive training app company, founded a high-end hair salon business in Jakarta, and built a cognitive behavior therapy app tackling insomnia. He is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania (BSE/MSE) and the United World College of the Atlantic.
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RSVP by Mar 11th, 2024
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Contact: generalmeetingmanagers@cwaj.org
Program Coordinators: Emi Doi & Ko Iwata
General Meeting Managers: Shigeko Nagaoka & Haruna Shimizu
