sunday newsletter
a designboom.com publication
September 2011, 11
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every sunday we choose a topic from the vast archive of designboom
today: nendo
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nendo x elecom
published 09.09.11
a new collection of PC accessories which includes two mice, a USB stick and smartphone stand.
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nendo: dancing squares collection
published 08.31.11
'the different movements, make balance and unbalance overlap, as though we are watching the planes themselves dance.' - nendo
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nendo: scatter shelf
published 08.25.11
a storage unit composed of 5mm black acrylic shelves arranged in a grid form, stacked in three layers and slightly displaced.
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nendo at national taiwan craft research and development institute
published 08.24.11
walls and floors are covered in a room-sized sketch of a living space executed using a fish-eye lens-like effect, giving one the impression that they are looking through a tiny water drop.
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nendo: faucet stand for elecom
published 08.03.11
the series of stands for tablets and smartphones are shaped like faucets dripping water.
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nendo: data clip for elecom
published 07.30.11
the paperclip-shaped device is designed to hold important documents together while also functioning as a USB.
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nendo: collar
published 07.15.11
the extensive modular cabinet and bookcase system draws its name from the way in which its front detailing mimics the form of 1960s-style shirt collars.
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nendo + elecom: oppopet mouse
published 07.12.11
the receiver for the wireless mouse is in the shape of an animal tail, making the device appear like a fox, dog, dolphin, cat, pig, squirrel, chameleon, or rabbit when plugged into the mouse body.
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nendo designs akio hirata's exhibition of hats
published 06.28.11
4000 white 'ghost hats' whose shapes were overseen by milliner akio hirata, float and stream through the exhibition like a shrouded cloud creating an antithesis to the craftsman's work.
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nendo: kotoli for ruinart
published 06.02.11
a contemporary interpretation of the picnic basket, kotoli features small champagne flutes that mimic the way birds sit perched on a telephone wire.
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nendo: puma house tokyo
published 05.09.11
visually emphasizing puma's relationship to sports and athletics, a labyrinth of staircases reminds us that we need to continuously exercise our bodies, while also acting as displays.
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nendo: par + parte for materia
published 05.04.11
bridging the gap between cork and user, the natural material is applied to objects for every day use.
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nendo: visible structures at the high museum of art
published 04.21.11
'the primitive design of the chair responds gently to fabrication and distribution costs
and environmental concerns, the kinds of issues that face our 21st-century selves.' - nendo
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fabio novembre + mathieu lehanneur + nendo: bohemian rhapsody for lasvit
published 04.19.11
the installation represents concepts of love and light, the idea of the cocoon and the symbol of an anticipated metamorphosis interpreted through glass blowing techniques.
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nendo: transparent chair
published 04.11.11
nendo's transparent chair is made from a steel frame and polyurethane film to allow the sitter to suspend in the air.
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nendo: bamboo-steel chair for yii design
published 04.07.11
'bamboo-steel chair' displays how traditional bamboo handicraft techniques can be mass-produced in a contemporary context.
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nendo: textured transparencies
published 04.06.11
the series of four new pieces explore levels of transparency that exist in gradations in space between the transparent and opaque.
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nendo: sundial for kartell
published 01.21.11
set at various distances, the tilting and rotating shelves mimic the shadows cast by a sundial.
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nendo at art stage singapore - marina bay sands singapore
published 01.10.11
japanese designer nendo assembled squares to create a sense of motion within this series of objects.
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nendo: ceramic speaker
published 11.23.10
the high-end audio speakers made with 1mm thick ceramic substrate, fuses traditional kutani ware with today's digital technology.
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nendo: pyggy bank at tokyo designers week 2010
published 10.31.10
the unconventional 'pyggy bank' offers money savers a pig-snouted bottle and jar in which to collect their hard-earned coins.
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