This is Kyohi, the CEO. I always think about creating the future. I work every day at Atmoph with the hope that our company can positively influence someone’s future. But I often find myself lost, wondering what the future is.
In 2017, I went on a family trip to Dubai. I felt a sense of the future, so we decided to go.
As we drove from the airport to the city, towering skyscrapers immediately rose before us, like a futuristic city. The tallest building in the world, the Burj Khalifa, was like the giant tower you’d see in an SF movie or game, and I was overwhelmed. This land was originally a desert, but through decades of urban development, it has transformed into the world’s most futuristic city.
The phrase “Creating the Future,” which is the title of this piece, represents the idea of creating something “new,” something different from what has existed before. But not everything that is new becomes the future. I believe that what we call “the future” are things that are eventually accepted by people and become established in the future. Whether what we are creating is truly “the future” is something we can only know in the future. The fact that we don’t know right now is incredibly important—what we can clearly understand now may not be the future.
When building a “new” city, like Dubai, Los Angeles, or Brasília, it can be created on deserts or untapped land, but we can also update cities like New York, Tokyo, or Paris. So far, Atmoph has been walking the path of the former. We are creating a new future not on a TV or a smartphone, but on a wall, which is like untapped land. I dream of the day when it becomes commonplace in homes around the world.
I believe that one day, the time spent at home will become richer, and one day, we will travel the world, learn about cultures, and be more connected with people. I believe that this window will bring those days and create the future.
(This article was translated by AI.)
