History of KYOTECH Group 1
Kyoto's traditional aesthetic - Our foundation.
KYOLITE(KYOLITE Co., Ltd. and KYOTECH Co., Ltd.) was founded in 1933 as a YUZEN (One of the dying methods mainly used for KIMONO) pattern carving company in KYOTO. Since then, we have adapted our traditional techniques to expand our business to new and exciting fields.
Our industry-leading Non-combustible Decorative Panel was developed by merging traditional design and modern printing technology.
Jan. 1933
"Sano Design Pattern Company" which would eventually become KYOTECH and KYOLITE, was established by Yoshio Sano in Nakagyo, Kyoto as a YUZEN pattern carving company.
Aug. 1953
株式会社に改組、「株式会社佐野染色紙芸工房」発足
At the same time, the company started manufacturing carved patterns for screen printing on the side.
Started developing building materials.
Sano Design Pattern Company gradually began using YUZEN patterns in addition to selling them.
友禅型紙彫刻、スクリーン型製造業において日本一の会社へと成長した頃、創業者佐野義男が胃疾患で入院する。入院中、病室の殺風景なしっくい壁を眺め、精神的に"安らげる空間づくりの重要性に気付き、色、柄のある住宅建材をひらめく。友禅型紙を「売る」から「生かす」発想へシフトし、型紙意匠を用いた住宅用建材の技術開発に取り組み始める。
"KYOLITE" wall panel for ships was released.
船舶内装材と言えば、キョーライト。国内シェア８割。
The company started selling and developing Decorative materials named "KYOLITE".It was used as wall and ceiling materials in the Aomori-Hakodate and Uno-Takamatsu ferries, where it gained a reputation for its high durability and water resistance.
Jul. 1962
「内装用化粧板」の製造、加工を開始
京都市南区吉祥院に工場新設。スクリーン型の技術を応用した色・柄自由な「内装用化粧板」の製造、加工を開始。
1965年8月
「株式会社佐野紙芸」と改称
Apr. 1968
販売会社「株式会社キョーライト」設立
Dec. 1969
(株)キョーライト 東京営業所開設（現東京支店）
Business expansion into housing materials.
More comfort for harsh environments.
船舶向けの内装材から住宅関連分野へと販売の重点を移すようになる。過酷な環境にこそ、美しい化粧板で安らぎを与えるべく、住宅の中でも水廻り、火廻りなどの場所へと特化し、ハウスメーカー様などの浴室、洗面室においてシェアを確立。また、同時期に発売した、高級建築材料「キョーライトパール」は百貨店、家具などに多く採用され、建材事業は大きく前進する。
Sep. 1970
「内装用化粧板」の本格的生産体制確立
A new factory was built in Kameoka, Kyoto and the interior division moved there to facilitate its expantion.
Nov. 1977
京都市南区久世に、工場新設。和装部門、スクリーン写真型部門を同地に移転し、集約統合。
Jul. 1984
(株)キョーライト 西日本営業所開設（現福岡支店）
UV塗装 内装用不燃化粧板「アーバンシリーズ」
The Urban series features three-dimensional printed textures that people can't resist touching.
We released "UV-coated Urban S" line. The Urban S line features various colors and three-dimensional printed textures. This was completely revolutionary concept which differentiated KYOLITE from the flat simple designs of its competitors.
Luxurious mirror like shine. The first Decorative Paneling for the Kitchen.
We released "Urban G" line with highly-reflective surfaces. It was well received and in the 1990s the Urban Series became the first Decorative Panel in Japan which was used by a kitchen manufacturer.
After that, it was adopted by numerous other kitchen manufactures and our products still dominate the Kitchen manufacturing panel supply market.
