Panasonic

Panasonic began on 7 March 1918, when Konosuke Matsushita moved from a small rented dwelling in Osaka to a two-storey house and started producing an improved attachment plug that let a lamp and an appliance share one socket. From wiring accessories the company expanded into radios, batteries, bicycles and, after 1945, into the appliances that rebuilt Japanese households.

Today Panasonic Holdings spans consumer electronics, housing, automotive components and industrial systems, with design teams working across washing machines, cameras, air conditioning and the Technics audio brand. The collaboration with Benjamin Hubert’s LAYER on the Balance of Being collection of wellness devices shows how the company now tests near-future product concepts.