Break to Make: Nendo and Daniel Arsham inject new functionality by breaking furniture
Nendo and Daniel Arsham are quite a disruptive couple, literally. Check what they have been up to in Milan at the Break to Make exhibition.
Milan Design Week 2023: 15 must-visit design exhibitions
Desacralized chandeliers, Elvis’ sofas, repurposed broken furniture, ultramarine tableware, and knitted chairs. 15 must-visit design exhibitions in Milano.
Nendo designs a kinetic Christmas tree that literally glitters in the air
In the central hall of Tokyo Midtown shopping centre in the Roppongi district, Nendo has created a matte champagne gold kinetic Christmas tree.
7 lighting designs shining at Milano Design City 2021
Ethereal lanterns, glowing concrete mushrooms and luminous abstract sculptures. Discover 7 lighting designs debuting at Milano Design City 2021.
Nendo unveils the Hyouri lanterns collection at the Life in Vogue virtual exhibition
Made from bamboo, washi paper and translucent silk, the Hyouri collection pays tribute to traditional Kyoto lanterns and comprises designs that “seem to swallow parts of themselves.”
Milano Design City: 10 furniture designs launched at Fuorisalone fall edition
Fuorisalone fall edition: origami-like tables, armchairs experimenting with binary geometry, seats inspired by milking stools and a tribute to Beirut resilience.
Fuorisalone 2019: Milan’s top 25 exhibitions, installations and events
Rossana Orlandi’s ‘Guiltless Plastic’ project, Google smart installation exploring the psychology of design, a new creative district hosting the very first Republic of Design and more… The very best of Fuorisalone 2019 is on Archipanic!
MELT glass furniture by Nendo for Wonderglass is formed from gravity
As a teaser of a Milan design week major exhibition, WonderGlass presents MELT, a furniture and table top collection by Nendo exploring the molten liquid nature of glass.
10 convivial tableware designs looking great on the dinner table and under the Christmas Tree
From brutalist cheese platters to Memphis-style bottles and extravagant glassware pot-pourri. 10 convivial tableware designs to set on the table or wrap with a ribbon.
BETWEEN TWO WORLDS: Nendo dialogues with Escher’s iconic graphic artwork at Melbourne’s National Gallery of Victoria
The ESCHER x NENDO | BETWEEN TWO WORLDS exhibition brings together the intriguing and deceiving genius of MC. Escher with site-specific designs created by nendo.
Denqul: Nendo designs an emergency muscle-powered battery
Japanese design studio Nendo designed DENQUL, a mobile battery which can charge smartphones by swiveling it with one hand.
7 poetic designs on show at Design Miami/ Basel 2018
Snuggle-up alcoves within endangered monsters’ hugs, bespoke thrones in a barn and ‘watercoloured’ furniture… 7 poetic designs debuting at Design Miami/ Basel 2018.
Nendo’s Watercolour collection looks like is made of painted paper
Nendo debuts at Design Basel 2018 with the poetic Watercolour collection: steel furniture were treated to look like they were cut our from a paper sheet with bleeding blue-hues.
Lasvit goes on show in Milan with a Monster Cabaret
Blown glass martians, a multi-eyed mirror and troops of quirky creatures populate Lasvit’s latest collection which took over the halls and the stage of a Milanese theatre with a monster cabaret.
Fuorisalone 2018: 15 must-see exhibitions in Milan
The debut of Ventura Future and the Vegan design challenge, a sky-mirroring courtyard and choreographies of light inspired by folk dance. 15 must-see exhibitions at Fuorisalone 2018.
Nendo’s out of the box hourglasses explore time passing
Fuorisalone 2018 – Contemporary hourglasses by Nendo feature clouds and puddles-looking chambers showing that time is moving more freely than ever.
nendo redesigns Componibili to celebrate the furniture’s 50th anniversary for Kartell
Stackable, multifunctional and extremely practical. nendo pays homage to Kartell’s iconic Componibili design which turns 50 this year.
Where They Create: Paul Barbera photographs Japanese creativity in the making
Where They Create photo essays by Paul Barbera explores working spaces and daily routines of 32 leading Japanese creatives such as Tadao Ando, Nendo and Schemata Architects.
Preview Fuorisalone 2017: 7 blooming designs in Milan
Spring kicks in with Milan Design Week just around the corner. We selected 7 blooming designs and installations by Nendo, Front, Piuarch and more on show at Fuorisalone 2017.
Oh Milan! 10 stunning installations at Fuorisalone 2016
Get mesmerised in Milan! ArchiPanic picks 10 stunning installations on show at the world most important design week that hosts over 1.200 events, installations and exhibitions.
Nendo designs transparent rocking horse for Kartell
Nendo’s H-Horse for Kartell is a transparent rocking horse that combines plastic transparency with the strength of architectural I -or H- shaped beams.
Nendo creates 50 Manga chairs for Friedman Benda exhibition at Milan Design week
Inspired Japanese manga comics, Nendo created a series of 50 chairs that translate GULP!, BANG, SLURP and BOING into furniture design.
SmallerObjects, bigger revenue: Claesson Koivisto Rune new business model sees designers and entrepreneurs
SmallerObjects presents a new collection developed by international designers who believed in Claesson Koivisto Rune alternative royalty model.
Nendo designs Border Table, a sketch-like furniture installation for Eye of Gyre gallery
Border Table sketch-like designs by Nendo are tailored to fit and run across the contours of Eye of Gyre gallery in Tokyo.
Atsushi Kitagawara designs Japan Pavilion at Milan Expo 2015
Japan Pavilion at Milan Expo 2015 features an wooden grid made without nails or bolts. Architect Atsushi Kitagawara combined ancient construction methods with the latest technologies whilst Nendo and TeamLab powered up the exhibition with stunning designs.
Chocolate Design by Nendo
Can shape and texture effect flavours? ArchiPanic met Oki Sato founder of Nendo and Maison&Objet designer of the year who presented a chocolate design project in a chocolate chill out lounge.
Free Standing Stay-Brella
Nendo designed a standing-up umbrella with a two-forked handle that allows also multiple positions when not in use.
Patchwork Glass by by Nendo
Japanese design studio Nendo managed to work glass like it was a patchwork quilt.
Birdhouses
Birdhouses architecture? Recent the projects by Nendo, Frederik Roje, Jarrod Lim and Andreu Carulla look deeper into our relationship with Nature and offer a playful and intimate reflection upon our coexistence with other living beings.