| January 1964 |
Started IYOBE at 21-6 Senda Koto-ku Tokyo and started manufacturing
chars. |
| August 1968 |
Established IYOBE Co., Ltd. at the same location. (Capital:
1.5 million Yen) |
| March 1969 |
Established new factory at 23-2 Senda Koto-ku Tokyo. |
| December 1969 |
Increased capital to 6 million Yen. |
| July 1975 |
Established Toyocho Factory at 1-19 Shinsuna Koto-ku Tokyo. |
| December 1978 |
Purchased land at 23-13 Senda Koto-ku Tokyo. |
| September 1979 |
Moved the Headquarters and the factory to the current address. |
| July 1980 |
Increased capital to 11 million Yen. |
| July 1980 |
Completed woodwork factory at 2-2 Umibe Koto-ku Tokyo. |
| July 1983 |
Completed warehouse at Senda Koto-ku Tokyo. |
| October 1985 |
Completed distribution warehouse at 4-4 Umibe Koto-ku Tokyo. |
| May 1986 |
Started coating business. |
| August 1988 |
Initated Kurihashi Factory at Kurihashicho Saitama. |
| November 1988 |
Completed warehouse at Senda Koto-ku Tokyo |
| August 1990 |
Increased capital to 20 million Yen |
| November 1990 |
Completed Saitama Factory at Industrial Techno-Town at Otonecho
Saitama. |
| January 1991 |
Started reforming business. |
| March 1991 |
Started business with Swedish Designer. |
| November 1992 |
Participated in International Furniture Fair Tokyo (IFFT). |
| December 1993 |
Completed the Second phase of Saitama Factory. |
| January 1994 |
Started coating and woodwork business at Saitama Factory. |
| September 1994 |
Started business with a German furniture manufacturer. |
| January 1995 |
Started business with some Italian furniture manufacturers. |
| July 1995 |
Started business with an American design office. |
| February 1996 |
Started business with Singaporean and Malaysian furniture
manufacturers. |
| May 1996 |
Increased Capital to 30 million Yen. |
| June 1998 |
Changed factory name from Saitama Factory to Saitama Business
Unit. |
| November 1998 |
Proof has been furnished that requirement according to DIN
EN ISO 9001/1994 JIS Z9901:1998. |
| December 1999 |
Proof has been furnished that requirement according to ISO
14001/JIS Q 14001. |
| October 2000 |
Received the Good Design Award with IYOBE brand chair called
"INNOCENT". |
| October 2000 |
Showed Lotonda series at the Orgatec in Cologne Germany. |
| November 2002 |
Increased Capital to 50 million yen. |
| June 2003 |
Started Environment test. |
| October 2003 |
Received the Good Design Award with IYOBE brand chair called
"RIN" and "ROLL". |
| September 2005 |
Received the Design Award at IPEC21 trade show. |
| November 2006 |
Received the Design Award at IPEC21 trade show. |
| February 2008 |
Showed SUMIGOROMO series at the Ambiente in Frankfurt Germany |
| April 2008 |
Showed at the Milano Salone in Milano |
