collaborate side-by-side
collaborate side-by-side
tonari for designers
tonari: a telepresence portal that connects split studios into one workspace — keeping creative details sharp, reviews instant, and design collaboration seamless.
the problem
high-fidelity discussions and creative collaborations are difficult to do remotely
design and architecture teams aren’t always in the same place. teams operate across distributed locations, but high bandwidth communication is hard to do remotely.
existing methods are not enough. traditional video conferencing systems is too small, too laggy, and too low-resolution for complex, fast-paced creatives reviews. business travel bridges this gap but slows project momentum, adds costs, and delays the immediate alignment creative teams need to iterate fast.
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with tonari, distributed design teams can work together like they’re in the same space
not a video call. not a meeting. a shared workspace powered by telepresence.
why tonari?
co-create as one studio
faster decision-making
resolve issues directly with on-site context — no need to wait for reports or travel.
capture the subtle details
have natural conversations where gestures and ideas come through effortlessly—saving the creative nuances that usually get lost on a screen.
get instant feedback
skip the scheduled meetings. give quick, over-the-shoulder feedback and brainstorm on the spot, just like walking over to a teammate’s desk.
design and build fast
greet each other, talk resolve doubts and get immediate help. keep the creative momentum going and speed up your design iterations., notice each other’s energy, and feel like part of the same team even if you are far apart.
how it works
life-sized. ultra-low latency.
life-sized presence
see people and their environments in full life-size. share more context and work together as if you’re in the same space
extremely fast
with no lag
true real-time collaboration—discuss issues on-site, adjust processes, and make decisions without delay.
always-on connection
continuous collaboration—for quick syncs and instant alignment without scheduling a meeting
easy collaboration
share your screen instantly, without breaking the flow. Present, review, and co-create side by side
case studies
bringing people
and teams together
making design conversations flow across locations
Okamura introduced tonari to explore how designers and workplace planners could collaborate more naturally across offices. with tonari, cross office design conversations become more frequent and natural, helping teams generate ideas faster and create better workplace solutions together.
sharing CAD designs and bridging cultural gaps
at Ogishi, local designers in Vietnam use CAD drawings to coordinate with the Japanese team. with tonari, the two teams now work in a "connected office" environment. the team can review plans side-by-side at a natural scale, share spatial context, and pick up on the subtle, non-verbal feedback that bridges cultural and geographical gaps.
speeding up physical hardware design and global supply chain alignment
climate tech and robotics startup Normal Lab designs next-generation thermal management hardware. their product design is based in Hawaii, engineering is in Mountain View, California, and manufacturing design is in Japan to stay close to the Asian supply chain. by setting up tonari portals in their multiple offices, the distributed teams can now gather around physical models and 3D renders and collaborate in real-time as if they are in the same room.
making design conversations flow across locations
Okamura introduced tonari to explore how designers and workplace planners could collaborate more naturally across offices. with tonari, cross office design conversations become more frequent and natural, helping teams generate ideas faster and create better workplace solutions together.
sharing CAD designs and bridging cultural gaps
at Ogishi, local designers in Vietnam use CAD drawings to coordinate with the Japanese team. with tonari, the two teams now work in a "connected office" environment. the team can review plans side-by-side at a natural scale, share spatial context, and pick up on the subtle, non-verbal feedback that bridges cultural and geographical gaps.
speeding up physical hardware design and global supply chain alignment
climate tech and robotics startup Normal Lab designs next-generation thermal management hardware. their product design is based in Hawaii, engineering is in Mountain View, California, and manufacturing design is in Japan to stay close to the Asian supply chain. by setting up tonari portals in their multiple offices, the distributed teams can now gather around physical models and 3D renders and collaborate in real-time as if they are in the same room.
making design conversations flow across locations
Okamura introduced tonari to explore how designers and workplace planners could collaborate more naturally across offices. with tonari, cross office design conversations become more frequent and natural, helping teams generate ideas faster and create better workplace solutions together.
sharing CAD designs and bridging cultural gaps
at Ogishi, local designers in Vietnam use CAD drawings to coordinate with the Japanese team. with tonari, the two teams now work in a "connected office" environment. the team can review plans side-by-side at a natural scale, share spatial context, and pick up on the subtle, non-verbal feedback that bridges cultural and geographical gaps.
speeding up physical hardware design and global supply chain alignment
climate tech and robotics startup Normal Lab designs next-generation thermal management hardware. their product design is based in Hawaii, engineering is in Mountain View, California, and manufacturing design is in Japan to stay close to the Asian supply chain. by setting up tonari portals in their multiple offices, the distributed teams can now gather around physical models and 3D renders and collaborate in real-time as if they are in the same room.
making design conversations flow across locations
Okamura introduced tonari to explore how designers and workplace planners could collaborate more naturally across offices. with tonari, cross office design conversations become more frequent and natural, helping teams generate ideas faster and create better workplace solutions together.
sharing CAD designs and bridging cultural gaps
at Ogishi, local designers in Vietnam use CAD drawings to coordinate with the Japanese team. with tonari, the two teams now work in a "connected office" environment. the team can review plans side-by-side at a natural scale, share spatial context, and pick up on the subtle, non-verbal feedback that bridges cultural and geographical gaps.
speeding up physical hardware design and global supply chain alignment
climate tech and robotics startup Normal Lab designs next-generation thermal management hardware. their product design is based in Hawaii, engineering is in Mountain View, California, and manufacturing design is in Japan to stay close to the Asian supply chain. by setting up tonari portals in their multiple offices, the distributed teams can now gather around physical models and 3D renders and collaborate in real-time as if they are in the same room.
bringing the resources of a larger office to every location
following an organisational restructure, SOMPO's claims team was split between Narita and Choshi. The smaller Choshi office needed daily access to managers, while staff were travelling between the locations several times a week. with tonari, both offices now work as one team, making it easy to check in, review documents, and access support without the six-hour round trip.
bringing remote leaders into headquarters
Education First's leaders in Nagoya and Tokyo use tonari to manage teams across locations without traveling.
keeping leadership approachable across every location
At Noshiro Densetsu, locations and group companies are spread across Japan through growth and acquisitions. With tonari, leadership stays approachable across every site, making face-to-face dialogue part of everyday work and supporting trust, team health, and smoother integration.
bringing the resources of a larger office to every location
following an organisational restructure, SOMPO's claims team was split between Narita and Choshi. The smaller Choshi office needed daily access to managers, while staff were travelling between the locations several times a week. with tonari, both offices now work as one team, making it easy to check in, review documents, and access support without the six-hour round trip.
bringing remote leaders into headquarters
Education First's leaders in Nagoya and Tokyo use tonari to manage teams across locations without traveling.
keeping leadership approachable across every location
At Noshiro Densetsu, locations and group companies are spread across Japan through growth and acquisitions. With tonari, leadership stays approachable across every site, making face-to-face dialogue part of everyday work and supporting trust, team health, and smoother integration.
bringing the resources of a larger office to every location
following an organisational restructure, SOMPO's claims team was split between Narita and Choshi. The smaller Choshi office needed daily access to managers, while staff were travelling between the locations several times a week. with tonari, both offices now work as one team, making it easy to check in, review documents, and access support without the six-hour round trip.
bringing remote leaders into headquarters
Education First's leaders in Nagoya and Tokyo use tonari to manage teams across locations without traveling.
keeping leadership approachable across every location
At Noshiro Densetsu, locations and group companies are spread across Japan through growth and acquisitions. With tonari, leadership stays approachable across every site, making face-to-face dialogue part of everyday work and supporting trust, team health, and smoother integration.
bringing the resources of a larger office to every location
following an organisational restructure, SOMPO's claims team was split between Narita and Choshi. The smaller Choshi office needed daily access to managers, while staff were travelling between the locations several times a week. with tonari, both offices now work as one team, making it easy to check in, review documents, and access support without the six-hour round trip.
bringing remote leaders into headquarters
Education First's leaders in Nagoya and Tokyo use tonari to manage teams across locations without traveling.
keeping leadership approachable across every location
At Noshiro Densetsu, locations and group companies are spread across Japan through growth and acquisitions. With tonari, leadership stays approachable across every site, making face-to-face dialogue part of everyday work and supporting trust, team health, and smoother integration.
connecting generations of expertise and innovation
At Yamada Shokai Holdings, experienced employees work alongside younger generations and new partners to shape the future of the business. Using tonari, teams share knowledge through everyday conversations and collaboration, enabling technical expertise to be passed on while accelerating innovation.
keeping leadership approachable across every location
At Noshiro Densetsu, locations and group companies are spread across Japan through growth and acquisitions. With tonari, leadership stays approachable across every site, making face-to-face dialogue part of everyday work and supporting trust, team health, and smoother integration.
accelerating engineering decisions across production sites
At Matsuda Electric Works, engineering, design, and operations teams are split across the HQ and technical center. With tonari, they review drawings, prototypes, and live production together in real time, enabling faster engineering decisions and smoother collaboration.
automotive design & engineering collaboration
At a leading automotive manufacturer, design and engineering teams across locations needed to review full-scale designs together, but distance slowed alignment and iteration. Using tonari, they connected spaces to review designs life-size in real time, enabling faster decisions and smoother collaboration.
bridging offshore and HQ teams in distributed ops
at Read Co., Ltd., a manufacturer of diamond tools and precision machining services, operations are split across headquarters in Yokohama and factories in Sendai and Niigata. the CEO needed a way to stay closely connected to on-site production without constant travel between locations.
global design, manufacturing & sales collaboration
at Normal Lab, design teams in Japan work alongside engineers in Hawaii and sales teams in San Francisco. Using tonari, they stay connected throughout the day, accelerating prototyping and keeping global teams aligned.
connecting generations of expertise and innovation
At Yamada Shokai Holdings, experienced employees work alongside younger generations and new partners to shape the future of the business. Using tonari, teams share knowledge through everyday conversations and collaboration, enabling technical expertise to be passed on while accelerating innovation.
keeping leadership approachable across every location
At Noshiro Densetsu, locations and group companies are spread across Japan through growth and acquisitions. With tonari, leadership stays approachable across every site, making face-to-face dialogue part of everyday work and supporting trust, team health, and smoother integration.
accelerating engineering decisions across production sites
At Matsuda Electric Works, engineering, design, and operations teams are split across the HQ and technical center. With tonari, they review drawings, prototypes, and live production together in real time, enabling faster engineering decisions and smoother collaboration.
automotive design & engineering collaboration
At a leading automotive manufacturer, design and engineering teams across locations needed to review full-scale designs together, but distance slowed alignment and iteration. Using tonari, they connected spaces to review designs life-size in real time, enabling faster decisions and smoother collaboration.
bridging offshore and HQ teams in distributed ops
at Read Co., Ltd., a manufacturer of diamond tools and precision machining services, operations are split across headquarters in Yokohama and factories in Sendai and Niigata. the CEO needed a way to stay closely connected to on-site production without constant travel between locations.
global design, manufacturing & sales collaboration
at Normal Lab, design teams in Japan work alongside engineers in Hawaii and sales teams in San Francisco. Using tonari, they stay connected throughout the day, accelerating prototyping and keeping global teams aligned.
connecting generations of expertise and innovation
At Yamada Shokai Holdings, experienced employees work alongside younger generations and new partners to shape the future of the business. Using tonari, teams share knowledge through everyday conversations and collaboration, enabling technical expertise to be passed on while accelerating innovation.
keeping leadership approachable across every location
At Noshiro Densetsu, locations and group companies are spread across Japan through growth and acquisitions. With tonari, leadership stays approachable across every site, making face-to-face dialogue part of everyday work and supporting trust, team health, and smoother integration.
accelerating engineering decisions across production sites
At Matsuda Electric Works, engineering, design, and operations teams are split across the HQ and technical center. With tonari, they review drawings, prototypes, and live production together in real time, enabling faster engineering decisions and smoother collaboration.
automotive design & engineering collaboration
At a leading automotive manufacturer, design and engineering teams across locations needed to review full-scale designs together, but distance slowed alignment and iteration. Using tonari, they connected spaces to review designs life-size in real time, enabling faster decisions and smoother collaboration.
bridging offshore and HQ teams in distributed ops
at Read Co., Ltd., a manufacturer of diamond tools and precision machining services, operations are split across headquarters in Yokohama and factories in Sendai and Niigata. the CEO needed a way to stay closely connected to on-site production without constant travel between locations.
global design, manufacturing & sales collaboration
at Normal Lab, design teams in Japan work alongside engineers in Hawaii and sales teams in San Francisco. Using tonari, they stay connected throughout the day, accelerating prototyping and keeping global teams aligned.
connecting generations of expertise and innovation
At Yamada Shokai Holdings, experienced employees work alongside younger generations and new partners to shape the future of the business. Using tonari, teams share knowledge through everyday conversations and collaboration, enabling technical expertise to be passed on while accelerating innovation.
keeping leadership approachable across every location
At Noshiro Densetsu, locations and group companies are spread across Japan through growth and acquisitions. With tonari, leadership stays approachable across every site, making face-to-face dialogue part of everyday work and supporting trust, team health, and smoother integration.
accelerating engineering decisions across production sites
At Matsuda Electric Works, engineering, design, and operations teams are split across the HQ and technical center. With tonari, they review drawings, prototypes, and live production together in real time, enabling faster engineering decisions and smoother collaboration.
automotive design & engineering collaboration
At a leading automotive manufacturer, design and engineering teams across locations needed to review full-scale designs together, but distance slowed alignment and iteration. Using tonari, they connected spaces to review designs life-size in real time, enabling faster decisions and smoother collaboration.
bridging offshore and HQ teams in distributed ops
at Read Co., Ltd., a manufacturer of diamond tools and precision machining services, operations are split across headquarters in Yokohama and factories in Sendai and Niigata. the CEO needed a way to stay closely connected to on-site production without constant travel between locations.
global design, manufacturing & sales collaboration
at Normal Lab, design teams in Japan work alongside engineers in Hawaii and sales teams in San Francisco. Using tonari, they stay connected throughout the day, accelerating prototyping and keeping global teams aligned.
automotive design & engineering collaboration
At a leading automotive manufacturer, design and engineering teams across locations needed to review full-scale designs together, but distance slowed alignment and iteration. Using tonari, they connected spaces to review designs life-size in real time, enabling faster decisions and smoother collaboration.
bridging offshore and HQ teams in distributed ops
at Read Co., Ltd., a manufacturer of diamond tools and precision machining services, operations are split across headquarters in Yokohama and factories in Sendai and Niigata. the CEO needed a way to stay closely connected to on-site production without constant travel between locations.
global design, manufacturing & sales collaboration
at Normal Lab, design teams in Japan work alongside engineers in Hawaii and sales teams in San Francisco. Using tonari, they stay connected throughout the day, accelerating prototyping and keeping global teams aligned.
connecting generations of expertise and innovation
At Yamada Shokai Holdings, experienced employees work alongside younger generations and new partners to shape the future of the business. Using tonari, teams share knowledge through everyday conversations and collaboration, enabling technical expertise to be passed on while accelerating innovation.
keeping leadership approachable across every location
At Noshiro Densetsu, locations and group companies are spread across Japan through growth and acquisitions. With tonari, leadership stays approachable across every site, making face-to-face dialogue part of everyday work and supporting trust, team health, and smoother integration.
accelerating engineering decisions across production sites
At Matsuda Electric Works, engineering, design, and operations teams are split across the HQ and technical center. With tonari, they review drawings, prototypes, and live production together in real time, enabling faster engineering decisions and smoother collaboration.
automotive design & engineering collaboration
At a leading automotive manufacturer, design and engineering teams across locations needed to review full-scale designs together, but distance slowed alignment and iteration. Using tonari, they connected spaces to review designs life-size in real time, enabling faster decisions and smoother collaboration.
bridging offshore and HQ teams in distributed ops
at Read Co., Ltd., a manufacturer of diamond tools and precision machining services, operations are split across headquarters in Yokohama and factories in Sendai and Niigata. the CEO needed a way to stay closely connected to on-site production without constant travel between locations.
global design, manufacturing & sales collaboration
at Normal Lab, design teams in Japan work alongside engineers in Hawaii and sales teams in San Francisco. Using tonari, they stay connected throughout the day, accelerating prototyping and keeping global teams aligned.
connecting generations of expertise and innovation
At Yamada Shokai Holdings, experienced employees work alongside younger generations and new partners to shape the future of the business. Using tonari, teams share knowledge through everyday conversations and collaboration, enabling technical expertise to be passed on while accelerating innovation.
keeping leadership approachable across every location
At Noshiro Densetsu, locations and group companies are spread across Japan through growth and acquisitions. With tonari, leadership stays approachable across every site, making face-to-face dialogue part of everyday work and supporting trust, team health, and smoother integration.
accelerating engineering decisions across production sites
At Matsuda Electric Works, engineering, design, and operations teams are split across the HQ and technical center. With tonari, they review drawings, prototypes, and live production together in real time, enabling faster engineering decisions and smoother collaboration.
automotive design & engineering collaboration
At a leading automotive manufacturer, design and engineering teams across locations needed to review full-scale designs together, but distance slowed alignment and iteration. Using tonari, they connected spaces to review designs life-size in real time, enabling faster decisions and smoother collaboration.
bridging offshore and HQ teams in distributed ops
at Read Co., Ltd., a manufacturer of diamond tools and precision machining services, operations are split across headquarters in Yokohama and factories in Sendai and Niigata. the CEO needed a way to stay closely connected to on-site production without constant travel between locations.
global design, manufacturing & sales collaboration
at Normal Lab, design teams in Japan work alongside engineers in Hawaii and sales teams in San Francisco. Using tonari, they stay connected throughout the day, accelerating prototyping and keeping global teams aligned.
connecting generations of expertise and innovation
At Yamada Shokai Holdings, experienced employees work alongside younger generations and new partners to shape the future of the business. Using tonari, teams share knowledge through everyday conversations and collaboration, enabling technical expertise to be passed on while accelerating innovation.
keeping leadership approachable across every location
At Noshiro Densetsu, locations and group companies are spread across Japan through growth and acquisitions. With tonari, leadership stays approachable across every site, making face-to-face dialogue part of everyday work and supporting trust, team health, and smoother integration.
accelerating engineering decisions across production sites
At Matsuda Electric Works, engineering, design, and operations teams are split across the HQ and technical center. With tonari, they review drawings, prototypes, and live production together in real time, enabling faster engineering decisions and smoother collaboration.
automotive design & engineering collaboration
At a leading automotive manufacturer, design and engineering teams across locations needed to review full-scale designs together, but distance slowed alignment and iteration. Using tonari, they connected spaces to review designs life-size in real time, enabling faster decisions and smoother collaboration.
bridging offshore and HQ teams in distributed ops
at Read Co., Ltd., a manufacturer of diamond tools and precision machining services, operations are split across headquarters in Yokohama and factories in Sendai and Niigata. the CEO needed a way to stay closely connected to on-site production without constant travel between locations.
global design, manufacturing & sales collaboration
at Normal Lab, design teams in Japan work alongside engineers in Hawaii and sales teams in San Francisco. Using tonari, they stay connected throughout the day, accelerating prototyping and keeping global teams aligned.
connecting generations of expertise and innovation
At Yamada Shokai Holdings, experienced employees work alongside younger generations and new partners to shape the future of the business. Using tonari, teams share knowledge through everyday conversations and collaboration, enabling technical expertise to be passed on while accelerating innovation.
keeping leadership approachable across every location
At Noshiro Densetsu, locations and group companies are spread across Japan through growth and acquisitions. With tonari, leadership stays approachable across every site, making face-to-face dialogue part of everyday work and supporting trust, team health, and smoother integration.
accelerating engineering decisions across production sites
At Matsuda Electric Works, engineering, design, and operations teams are split across the HQ and technical center. With tonari, they review drawings, prototypes, and live production together in real time, enabling faster engineering decisions and smoother collaboration.
high context creative development
internationally acclaimed game studio PlatinumGames uses tonari daily between designers and developers in Osaka and Tokyo. creative development teams use tonari to increase the speed and quality of prototyping, feedback, and iteration — especially when more nuanced ideas can be better conveyed with higher fidelity and natural body language.
making design conversations flow across locations
Okamura introduced tonari to explore how designers and workplace planners could collaborate more naturally across offices. by sharing full body presence and the surrounding workspace, teams can gather around sketches, drawings, and physical materials, ask spontaneous questions, and discuss ideas as if they were in the same room. With tonari, cross office design conversations become more frequent and natural, helping teams generate ideas faster and create better workplace solutions together.
sharing CAD designs and bridging cultural gaps
at Ogishi, local designers in Vietnam use CAD drawings to coordinate with the Japanese team. while web tools allowed them to review drawings, the team struggled to feel each other's energy and office atmosphere. With tonari, the two teams now work in a "connected office" environment. the team can review plans side-by-side at a natural scale, share spatial context, and pick up on the subtle, non-verbal feedback that bridges cultural and geographical gaps.
speeding up physical hardware design and global supply chain alignment
climate tech and robotics startup Normal Lab designs next-generation thermal management hardware. their product design is based in Hawaii, engineering is in Mountain View, California, and manufacturing design is in Japan to stay close to the Asian supply chain. by setting up tonari portals in their multiple offices, the distributed teams can now gather around physical models and 3D renders and collaborate in real-time as if they are in the same room.
high context creative development
internationally acclaimed game studio PlatinumGames uses tonari daily between designers and developers in Osaka and Tokyo. creative development teams use tonari to increase the speed and quality of prototyping, feedback, and iteration — especially when more nuanced ideas can be better conveyed with higher fidelity and natural body language.
making design conversations flow across locations
Okamura introduced tonari to explore how designers and workplace planners could collaborate more naturally across offices. by sharing full body presence and the surrounding workspace, teams can gather around sketches, drawings, and physical materials, ask spontaneous questions, and discuss ideas as if they were in the same room. With tonari, cross office design conversations become more frequent and natural, helping teams generate ideas faster and create better workplace solutions together.
sharing CAD designs and bridging cultural gaps
at Ogishi, local designers in Vietnam use CAD drawings to coordinate with the Japanese team. while web tools allowed them to review drawings, the team struggled to feel each other's energy and office atmosphere. With tonari, the two teams now work in a "connected office" environment. the team can review plans side-by-side at a natural scale, share spatial context, and pick up on the subtle, non-verbal feedback that bridges cultural and geographical gaps.
speeding up physical hardware design and global supply chain alignment
climate tech and robotics startup Normal Lab designs next-generation thermal management hardware. their product design is based in Hawaii, engineering is in Mountain View, California, and manufacturing design is in Japan to stay close to the Asian supply chain. by setting up tonari portals in their multiple offices, the distributed teams can now gather around physical models and 3D renders and collaborate in real-time as if they are in the same room.
high context creative development
internationally acclaimed game studio PlatinumGames uses tonari daily between designers and developers in Osaka and Tokyo. creative development teams use tonari to increase the speed and quality of prototyping, feedback, and iteration — especially when more nuanced ideas can be better conveyed with higher fidelity and natural body language.
making design conversations flow across locations
Okamura introduced tonari to explore how designers and workplace planners could collaborate more naturally across offices. by sharing full body presence and the surrounding workspace, teams can gather around sketches, drawings, and physical materials, ask spontaneous questions, and discuss ideas as if they were in the same room. With tonari, cross office design conversations become more frequent and natural, helping teams generate ideas faster and create better workplace solutions together.
sharing CAD designs and bridging cultural gaps
at Ogishi, local designers in Vietnam use CAD drawings to coordinate with the Japanese team. while web tools allowed them to review drawings, the team struggled to feel each other's energy and office atmosphere. With tonari, the two teams now work in a "connected office" environment. the team can review plans side-by-side at a natural scale, share spatial context, and pick up on the subtle, non-verbal feedback that bridges cultural and geographical gaps.
speeding up physical hardware design and global supply chain alignment
climate tech and robotics startup Normal Lab designs next-generation thermal management hardware. their product design is based in Hawaii, engineering is in Mountain View, California, and manufacturing design is in Japan to stay close to the Asian supply chain. by setting up tonari portals in their multiple offices, the distributed teams can now gather around physical models and 3D renders and collaborate in real-time as if they are in the same room.
high context creative development
internationally acclaimed game studio PlatinumGames uses tonari daily between designers and developers in Osaka and Tokyo. creative development teams use tonari to increase the speed and quality of prototyping, feedback, and iteration — especially when more nuanced ideas can be better conveyed with higher fidelity and natural body language.
making design conversations flow across locations
Okamura introduced tonari to explore how designers and workplace planners could collaborate more naturally across offices. by sharing full body presence and the surrounding workspace, teams can gather around sketches, drawings, and physical materials, ask spontaneous questions, and discuss ideas as if they were in the same room. With tonari, cross office design conversations become more frequent and natural, helping teams generate ideas faster and create better workplace solutions together.
sharing CAD designs and bridging cultural gaps
at Ogishi, local designers in Vietnam use CAD drawings to coordinate with the Japanese team. while web tools allowed them to review drawings, the team struggled to feel each other's energy and office atmosphere. With tonari, the two teams now work in a "connected office" environment. the team can review plans side-by-side at a natural scale, share spatial context, and pick up on the subtle, non-verbal feedback that bridges cultural and geographical gaps.
speeding up physical hardware design and global supply chain alignment
climate tech and robotics startup Normal Lab designs next-generation thermal management hardware. their product design is based in Hawaii, engineering is in Mountain View, California, and manufacturing design is in Japan to stay close to the Asian supply chain. by setting up tonari portals in their multiple offices, the distributed teams can now gather around physical models and 3D renders and collaborate in real-time as if they are in the same room.
high context creative development
internationally acclaimed game studio PlatinumGames uses tonari daily between designers and developers in Osaka and Tokyo. creative development teams use tonari to increase the speed and quality of prototyping, feedback, and iteration — especially when more nuanced ideas can be better conveyed with higher fidelity and natural body language.
making design conversations flow across locations
Okamura introduced tonari to explore how designers and workplace planners could collaborate more naturally across offices. by sharing full body presence and the surrounding workspace, teams can gather around sketches, drawings, and physical materials, ask spontaneous questions, and discuss ideas as if they were in the same room. With tonari, cross office design conversations become more frequent and natural, helping teams generate ideas faster and create better workplace solutions together.
sharing CAD designs and bridging cultural gaps
at Ogishi, local designers in Vietnam use CAD drawings to coordinate with the Japanese team. while web tools allowed them to review drawings, the team struggled to feel each other's energy and office atmosphere. With tonari, the two teams now work in a "connected office" environment. the team can review plans side-by-side at a natural scale, share spatial context, and pick up on the subtle, non-verbal feedback that bridges cultural and geographical gaps.
speeding up physical hardware design and global supply chain alignment
climate tech and robotics startup Normal Lab designs next-generation thermal management hardware. their product design is based in Hawaii, engineering is in Mountain View, California, and manufacturing design is in Japan to stay close to the Asian supply chain. by setting up tonari portals in their multiple offices, the distributed teams can now gather around physical models and 3D renders and collaborate in real-time as if they are in the same room.
high context creative development
internationally acclaimed game studio PlatinumGames uses tonari daily between designers and developers in Osaka and Tokyo. creative development teams use tonari to increase the speed and quality of prototyping, feedback, and iteration — especially when more nuanced ideas can be better conveyed with higher fidelity and natural body language.
making design conversations flow across locations
Okamura introduced tonari to explore how designers and workplace planners could collaborate more naturally across offices. by sharing full body presence and the surrounding workspace, teams can gather around sketches, drawings, and physical materials, ask spontaneous questions, and discuss ideas as if they were in the same room. With tonari, cross office design conversations become more frequent and natural, helping teams generate ideas faster and create better workplace solutions together.
sharing CAD designs and bridging cultural gaps
at Ogishi, local designers in Vietnam use CAD drawings to coordinate with the Japanese team. while web tools allowed them to review drawings, the team struggled to feel each other's energy and office atmosphere. With tonari, the two teams now work in a "connected office" environment. the team can review plans side-by-side at a natural scale, share spatial context, and pick up on the subtle, non-verbal feedback that bridges cultural and geographical gaps.
speeding up physical hardware design and global supply chain alignment
climate tech and robotics startup Normal Lab designs next-generation thermal management hardware. their product design is based in Hawaii, engineering is in Mountain View, California, and manufacturing design is in Japan to stay close to the Asian supply chain. by setting up tonari portals in their multiple offices, the distributed teams can now gather around physical models and 3D renders and collaborate in real-time as if they are in the same room.
high context creative development
internationally acclaimed game studio PlatinumGames uses tonari daily between designers and developers in Osaka and Tokyo. creative development teams use tonari to increase the speed and quality of prototyping, feedback, and iteration — especially when more nuanced ideas can be better conveyed with higher fidelity and natural body language.
making design conversations flow across locations
Okamura introduced tonari to explore how designers and workplace planners could collaborate more naturally across offices. by sharing full body presence and the surrounding workspace, teams can gather around sketches, drawings, and physical materials, ask spontaneous questions, and discuss ideas as if they were in the same room. With tonari, cross office design conversations become more frequent and natural, helping teams generate ideas faster and create better workplace solutions together.
sharing CAD designs and bridging cultural gaps
at Ogishi, local designers in Vietnam use CAD drawings to coordinate with the Japanese team. while web tools allowed them to review drawings, the team struggled to feel each other's energy and office atmosphere. With tonari, the two teams now work in a "connected office" environment. the team can review plans side-by-side at a natural scale, share spatial context, and pick up on the subtle, non-verbal feedback that bridges cultural and geographical gaps.
speeding up physical hardware design and global supply chain alignment
climate tech and robotics startup Normal Lab designs next-generation thermal management hardware. their product design is based in Hawaii, engineering is in Mountain View, California, and manufacturing design is in Japan to stay close to the Asian supply chain. by setting up tonari portals in their multiple offices, the distributed teams can now gather around physical models and 3D renders and collaborate in real-time as if they are in the same room.
high context creative development
internationally acclaimed game studio PlatinumGames uses tonari daily between designers and developers in Osaka and Tokyo. creative development teams use tonari to increase the speed and quality of prototyping, feedback, and iteration — especially when more nuanced ideas can be better conveyed with higher fidelity and natural body language.
making design conversations flow across locations
Okamura introduced tonari to explore how designers and workplace planners could collaborate more naturally across offices. by sharing full body presence and the surrounding workspace, teams can gather around sketches, drawings, and physical materials, ask spontaneous questions, and discuss ideas as if they were in the same room. With tonari, cross office design conversations become more frequent and natural, helping teams generate ideas faster and create better workplace solutions together.
sharing CAD designs and bridging cultural gaps
at Ogishi, local designers in Vietnam use CAD drawings to coordinate with the Japanese team. while web tools allowed them to review drawings, the team struggled to feel each other's energy and office atmosphere. With tonari, the two teams now work in a "connected office" environment. the team can review plans side-by-side at a natural scale, share spatial context, and pick up on the subtle, non-verbal feedback that bridges cultural and geographical gaps.
speeding up physical hardware design and global supply chain alignment
climate tech and robotics startup Normal Lab designs next-generation thermal management hardware. their product design is based in Hawaii, engineering is in Mountain View, California, and manufacturing design is in Japan to stay close to the Asian supply chain. by setting up tonari portals in their multiple offices, the distributed teams can now gather around physical models and 3D renders and collaborate in real-time as if they are in the same room.
how it works
life-sized. easy collaboration. ultra-low latency.
life-sized presence
see people and your prototypes in full life-size. share more context and work together as if you’re in the same room
easy collaboration
screen sharing
and hybrid calls
share your work instantly, without breaking the flow. present, review, and co-create side by side
ultra-low latency <100ms
true real-time collaboration—discuss ideas, iterate, and make decisions without delay
always-on connection
quick syncs and instant alignment without scheduling a meeting
measurable impact
accelerate creative iterations and design together without compromise.
tonari elevates remote communication into continuous high-fidelity collaboration — so distributed creative teams can work as one.
1.8×
faster decision-making
20~40%
20~40%
shorter design/development lead times
30~50%
reduction in travel costs
purchase from $17,999
shipped in 2~8 weeks
experience tonari at one of our demo locations: Tokyo, Yokohama, Osaka, Nagoya, Fukuoka, Singapore, Malaysia, California, Central Europe—and more
purchase from $17,999
shipped in 2~8 weeks
experience tonari at one of our demo locations: Tokyo, Yokohama, Osaka, Nagoya, Fukuoka, Singapore, Malaysia, California, Central Europe—and more
purchase from $17,999
shipped in 2~8 weeks
experience tonari in person at one of our global demo locations: Tokyo, Yokohama, Osaka, Nagoya, Fukuoka, Singapore, Malaysia, California, Central Europe—and more
purchase from $17,999
shipped in 2~8 weeks
experience tonari at one of our demo locations: Tokyo, Yokohama, Osaka, Nagoya, Fukuoka, Singapore, Malaysia, California, Central Europe—and more
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©2026 tonari株式会社, 一般社団法人tonari
©2026 tonari株式会社, 一般社団法人tonari
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