At Sawada Koubou, we categorize what we do into 2 areas. One is creating prototype items for manufacturing molds for mass production, and the other, ‘one off’ creations, one of a kind pieces, made for exhibitions, displays or props for movies, commercials, and poster shoots.
The reason for the difference in categorization is because the actual creation of these different types of sculptures vary greatly in each area.
The flow chart below demonstrates the different processes in creating a retail toy. The colored blocks describe what we do at our studio. Here you can see where different specializations are needed.

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