Satsuma Future Commons (SFC) is a hub for a new urban design research and practice. We explore, research, and implement new methods of Circular City Design in Satsumasendai City, Kagoshima. In the hub we, Re:public, Inc. research the futures of food, fashion, living spaces, and infrastructures with Kyushu University School of Design. We also run the Civic “Circular” Innovation Lab to empower citizens to make their everyday life more circular and innovative. We cover circularity from a wide scope: from citizens’ everyday life to entrepreneurship and advanced research.

Moment is a trans-local magazine that explores the future of cities from an international and inter-disciplinary lens. The magazine introduces citizen-led transformations of environments and lifestyles that occur based on the reinterpretation of local technologies, resources, and cultures.

How can we create a new normal lifestyle with local things and culture?

How can we push creative education in Asia forward with a global perspective?

How can we empower human exchange beyond the regional boundary and create new type of jobs?

How can we tackle wicked problems and hidden opportunities in mature city?