Sei (静) means stillness. Mono (物) means thing.
Together, 静物 is also the Japanese word for still life: the painter's oldest subject. A bowl, a stone, a little light. Ordinary things, held still long enough to be truly seen.
That is what we make. Objects that sit quietly on your desk and give you something back: your attention.
Every screen around you competes for it. Every app is built to pull you back in. We think technology can also work the other way.
seimono makes objects that protect your attention. They ask nothing of you. No screen, no app, no notification, no battery to charge. Just stone, brass and a simple mechanism that does one thing well.
Every seimono object carries a Japanese name. A word for a moment of calm.
Nagi is the stillness at sea when the wind lies down.
Turn the brass dial and begin. No screen to check, no phone to unlock. The mechanism keeps time for you. When your session ends, a small hammer strikes the brass singing bowl once: one warm tone, then silence again.
For deep work, a short break, a few slow breaths.
On Kickstarter early 2027
Visit mi-nagi.comMeiro means maze.
Put your phone inside, close the stone lid, and let it wander for a while. Out of sight, out of reach, out of your head. The evening, the dinner table, the first hour of the morning: they belong to you again.
In development
The phone goes into meiro. The day starts with you, not with your inbox.
Turn minagi. One task, one tone, one clear mind.
The lid stays closed. Dinner, a book, a conversation.