Roland DG, Roland Corporation Partner on ‘Paralym Art’ Wrapped Piano

Roland DG Corporation announces its collaboration with Roland Corporation, a manufacturer and distributor of electronic musical instruments, in the production of a one-of-a-kind digital grand piano wrapped in artwork by Paralym Art artist Michiru Kanki.

The art-wrapped piano, along with other specially created items, will be unveiled at a special showcase event at NEOPASA Hamamatsu in Japan on Aug. 9, 2025.

Roland Corporation is a global brand that offers a wide range of digital equipment from electronic musical instruments, including digital pianos, electronic drums, and synthesizers, to professional audio/video equipment such as digital AV mixers.

Since 2021, Roland Corporation has sponsored the “Paralym Art” initiative. The initiative is operated by the Japan Organization for the Promotion of Independence of Persons with Disabilities. The goal is to contribute to the economic independence and social participation of artists with disabilities.

For this project, the company commissioned Kanki, who in addition to being a Paralym Art artist, is active in fields ranging from music to graphics production.

Her piece, “Ad-lib,” created under the theme “The Future Brought by Music and Instruments,” was reproduced using Roland DG’s TrueVIS XG-640 wide-format inkjet printer to wrap the Roland digital grand piano.

At the event, visitors can enjoy a hands-on experience with the art-wrapped piano and other Roland products. The event will also feature a tactile art canvas that reproduces Kanki’s work with Roland DG’s unique DIMENSE dimensional printing technology.

“To bring out the full appeal of Kanki’s artwork, which combines powerful, vivid colors with an enveloping gentleness, we used our flagship printer/cutter, the XG-640,” says Kohei Tanabe, CEO, president, and representative director of Roland DG.

The art-wrapped piano was created using the TrueVIS XG-640, uniquely designed to deliver outstanding print quality with brilliant color.

The piano bench features graphics printed directly onto an ethical synthetic Sobagni leather from Kyowa Leather Cloth Co., Ltd., using a VersaOBJECT large-format direct-to-object printer.

Tactile artwork was created using the DIMENSE DA-640 printer, allowing visitors to experience the art by touch. Free commemorative stickers, printed on the compact VersaSTUDIO BN2-20 inkjet printer, will be available for visitors at the event.