Midori Shokai Co., Ltd. established
Production and sale of writing paper with the courier symbol and other paper products such as notebooks and sketchbooks begin
1952
Company begins taking orders for and producing business diaries (the cornerstone of the company's current business-orientated operations)
1963
Company name changed to Midori Co., Ltd.
1964
Nagareyama Factory established in Chiba prefecture
1968
Morizane Shigyo Co., Ltd. (name changed to MORIZANE Co.,Ltd. in 1983) becomes a group company*
1974
Osaka office established
New head office building established in Sumida ward, Tokyo
1977
Akai Mokuba retail store opens*
1982
Fukuoka office established
1987
Design of the current Midori logo created,
based on the origins of the company's name
1991
I.T. Science Corporation established as a group company*
AXES Inc. established as a group company*
1992
Standex Division created*
1995
Standex Division expanded and renamed Corporate Sales Department
I.T. Science Corporation expanded and re-established as a new company, Symphonic Corporation*
1998
Toyo Seihou Co., Ltd. acquired and made a wholly owned subsidiary
under the name KNOX Corporation*
1999
Group company AXES Inc. is merged with MORIZANE Co., Ltd. and T.S. Co., Ltd. to form a new wholly owned subsidiary, MDS Co., Ltd.
2000
KNOX Online Shop opens
Paper Creation, the precursor to the current MIDORI Online Store, opens
SHALA retail store opens*
2003
Subsidiary KNOX Corporation is merged into the parent company
2006
Head office relocated to Ebisu in Shibuya ward, Tokyo
2007
Company name changed to Designphil Inc.
2011
TRAVELER'S FACTORY retail store opens TRAVELER'S FACTORY Online Shop opens
2013
Designphil Holdings established as a pure holding company
Transition to a holding company structure with MDS Co., Ltd. as a wholly owned subsidiary
2014
TRAVELER'S notebook separates from MIDORI and becomes a TRAVELER'S COMPANY brand, TRAVELER'S Division created
TOUCH & FLOW retail store opens
2017
TOUCH & FLOW Online Shop opens
PLOTTER created as a new brand
PLOTTER Online Shop opens
Custom Made Letter service started.*
2019
The establishment of Designphil America, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary.
2021
The establishment of CROSS POINT Inc.
*denotes businesses or services that are no longer operating.
