Geoffrey Gao
Technical Director / EngineerRelated Projects
- Pulse Pack
Pulse Pack is a wearable bag that lets you feel your own heartbeat. In modern life, our attention tends to drift outward. Constant exposure to stimulation keeps us reacting and can heighten sensitivity, affecting both our emotions and overall well-being. Pulse Pack was created to redirect that outward focus inward — back to ourselves.
- SF Kyogen: Mono no Aware
"SF Kyogen 'Mono no Aware'" was held at the EXPO Hall "Shine Hat" as an official collaborative event of Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai. The production sought to create new forms of expression rooted in tradition by bridging the fields of art, performing arts, fashion, design, music, and gaming. Konel was responsible for the real-time visual direction using projection mapping within the venue.
- ZZZN SLEEP APPAREL SYSTEM
As digital connectivity exposes us to an overwhelming stream of information, sleep remains the only time we can truly disconnect from the world. By combining cutting-edge technology with traditional wisdom, we introduce an innovative sleep system—seamlessly integrating rest into the closest thing to the body: clothing.
- tariki lab
The Tariki Research Institute was established as an open innovation hub dedicated to measuring and harvesting "Tariki"—a mysterious, invisible power—and exploring ways to utilize it. The institute conducts research into the true nature of Tariki and methods for applying it to modern industry.
- sound biotope
"Sound Biotope" is an experimental initiative—led by a team centered on Konel and Yamaha—designed to boost creativity through "sounds" generated by natural phenomena. As the project's first installation, it has been set up in the "magma lounge" within magmabooks—a new type of bookstore at Toranomon Hills that focuses on intellectual stimulation and creativity.
- Botac
With the opening of the Chūō Shinkansen (Maglev) in sight, urban redevelopment is progressing in Hashimoto, Sagamihara, Kanagawa Prefecture. The city promotes a vision called “Hashimoto—where the Linear connects people to a step-ahead future,” planning integrated development of the station and surrounding area. Against this backdrop, a collaborative project called Botac has launched, led by Keio Corporation, Green Display Co., Ltd., and Konel Inc.. By using plant-based power generation, the initiative reimagines the station as an environment that evolves through citizen participation. It serves as a symbolic project that aims to transform Hashimoto into a “laboratory for the future.”