Je-atelier is a research-based design institution dedicated to thinking about the expansion of design functions. The core members of the firm graduated from Yale University, Tokyo University, Waseda University, Tokyo University of the Arts and other well-known institutions, and have academic backgrounds in architectural design, interior design, landscape design, urban planning, data analysis, art and other fields. Core members also work at the University of Tokyo, Peking University and other institutions, forming a working structure in which team design practice and educational research complement each other.