Theme 01
The trigger for the collaboration
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The inspiration for this collaboration.
It started with a single email.
【Email from MASTERMIND】
"Driven by a sense of mission to share traditional Japanese craftsmanship and cutting-edge technology with the world, we have been working with numerous partners throughout Japan, from upstream to downstream, to create apparel products.
While we develop our own original fabrics, we have not yet been able to offer our customers cutting-edge materials like 'MOON-TECH®'.
We reached out to you because we want to deliver mastermind JAPAN products made with 'MOON-TECH®' and other advanced materials to customers all over the world.
Although our business scales and brand images differ, we contacted you because we believe we could take on this new challenge together."
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I will never forget the shock I felt when I received that email.
For us at "MOONRAKERS," "MASTERMIND" is a brand we look up to. It is one of the few Japanese brands recognized globally, and a pioneer in taking a Japanese brand to the world stage.
Our immediate reply was filled with our hopes. Then came our first meeting, scheduled without delay. We talked about our pasts and our futures, our individual yardsticks, our feelings toward the industry, and our ideals.
The conversation never ran dry, and our first meeting turned into a marathon session lasting over four hours. We were both deeply moved by the "shared ambition" we discovered in each other, and we decided to collaborate.
Do you know MASTERMIND?
Do you know MOONRAKERS?
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The theme is: "Do you know MASTERMIND? Do you know MOONRAKERS?"
We want "MOONRAKERS" fans to know about "MASTERMIND," a magnificent global brand born in Japan.
We want "MASTERMIND" fans to know about "MOONRAKERS," a project striving to change the world through advanced materials.
It is a "question" imbued with that very wish.
Different brand images, yet shared aspirations and a spirit of challenge.
That's right. From there.
From a single email on that summer day.
The challenge between these two, both uncompromising in their dedication to Japanese technology and sensibility, began.
