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Oki Sato
Nendo
was born in Toronto, Canada
in Japanese means clay.
and then graduated from the
This is a material
Department of Architecture,
with high plasticity,
School of Science and
freedom, flexibility, free
Engineering, Waseda University,
adjustability , which
as the top student in 2000. In
present the design spirit
2002, just after completing
of Oki Sato.
his academic course at the department of architecture of the Graduate School of Science and Engineering at Waseda University, he established the design office “Nendo�. His wide range of works includes product design, interior design, architecture, graphic design and corporate branding.
Biography 1977 Born in Toronto, Canada 2002 M.A. in Architecture, Waseda University, Tokyo Established “nendo” Tokyo office 2005 Established “nendo” Milan office 2006 “The 100 Most Respected Japanese” (Newsweek magazine) 2007 “The Top 100 Small Japanese Companies” (Newsweek magazine) 2010 A jury member of iF award 2012 Lecturer for Waseda University, Tokyo “Designer of the Year” (Wallpaper* “Designer of the Year” (ELLE DECO International Design Awards)
2013 “Guest of honor” (Toronto Interior Design Show) “Guest of honor” (Stockholm Furniture & Light Fair) 2015 “Designer of the Year” (Maison & Objet) “Interior Designers of the Year” (Iconic Awards) “CHANGE MAKER OF THE YEAR 2015” (Nikkei Online) 2016 “Designers Hot List” Number one (dezeen) A producer of World Design Capital Taipei Jury Chair for the Golden Pin Design Award 2017 “Store Design of the Year Award” (WORLD RETAIL AWARD) 2018 “2018 Blueprint Award for Design” (Blueprint Awards ) 2019 “Designer of the Year 2019” (AW Architektur & Wohnen magazine) “Industrial Designer” (Design Anthology Awards 2019)
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CONTENTS
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01 Emotion
02 Outlines
Lampshower ......................8
Trace Container ................. 22
Soft Pond ...........................12
Thin Black Lines ................. 26
Stone Teapot .....................14
Skeleton ............................... 28
Sunset .................................18
This booklet is a practice
Typo and Layout:
for Typo and Layout
Szu-Yu Lin
class in Muthesius Art
Advisor:
Academy Kiel. Thanks
Dipl.-Des.Jens Hoeft
for kindly help from
Publication Date:
nendo design studio,
2019.10
that provided me with high-resolution-images booklet without losing
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distortion. The most important thing is below: The copyright of all photos belongs to nendo. The use, distribution and transfer of the ownership without permission are strictly prohibited by copyright law. Thumbnail pictures can be used
Air Lids ................................ 32 Zippppper ........................... 36
only for inspection. Please contact for any other secondary use of the photographs by a third party. For the credit, please refer to Akihiro Yoshida.
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so that I could print the
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Emotion
Lampshower
Client : AXOR Publication date : 2014.10 Photographer : Akihiro Yoshida
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Oki Sato reinterprets familiar
Oki Sato works with optical
objects in his relaxed style and
effects and transparent elements
positions them in an unexpected
with his ShowerProducts for
context. The same is true for the
AXOR. Levity and humor are the
AXOR LampShower, developed
design principles of the shower
by the Nendo design studio with
series from the Nendo design
AXOR. It combines water and
studio. In the products, these
light in an unusual way. The
are combined with a special
designer blurs the boundaries
refinement in design and the
between the bathroom and other
materials used.
living areas.
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AXOR LampShower designed by Nendo: The combination of light and water lends the shower an expanded, sensual dimension (Copyright: Alexander Schneider for AXOR).
Soft Pond
Client : Atelier Swarovski Publication date : 2019.01 Photographer : Akihiro Yoshida
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A range of small crystal trays for
thinner towards the outer periphery,
“Atelier Swarovski Home�, a home
to create a gradient effect within
collection launched by an Austrian
the same depth of water. The result
crystal brand Swarovski, founded
is a small vessel that resembles a
in 1895.
small pond scooped up and placed
A unique quality of flat-cut
on the table. The trays come in
crystals, used for chandeliers and
four different sizes, all with change
dresses, is that the thicker the
of cutting at the same thickness,
material is, the more saturated its
aimed to make the depth of water
color gets. The same phenomenon
appear the same when using
appears in large bodies of water –
several vessels at the same time.
the deeper the lake is, the darker
The incline on the upper surface
its color. Therefore, a mix of crystal
was created using a technique
thicknesses was used in the
of acid pickling, controlling the
objects to gain a range of shades
desired proportion by gradually
and convey a feeling of depth.
enlarging the pool of acid.
The crystals were made by
The appearance of this liquid-
gradually increasing the thickness
based manufacturing process
from top down, starting with 4mm,
supplements the overall concept
5mm, 6mm, then 7mm. They were
by evoking the image of small
also tapered so they will become
ponds also during production.
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Stone Teapot
Client : Zens Publication date : 2018.01 Collaborator : ttd Photographer : Akihiro Yoshida
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Tea-ware and tableware lids
cups from making unpleasant
generally have a plain surface,
“clatter” when placed on a
but by creating “clump” shaped
table.Both lids have very low
lids giving each its own role, a
thermal conductivity, so the
tableware collection with a single
heat will not be a problem when
stone seemingly stacked on was
touched directly by hand.Similar
created.
expressions were also developed
An iron kettle and a teapot for
on square, round and long plates.
Chinese tea, both with a lid made
The square and long plates,
of hollow silicon, the addition of
appear to have partially sunken
multiple holes on one side, the
expressions depending on the
lid enabled it to function as a
weight of the accompanying
tea strainer and keep loose tea
stone. These stones may also
leaves inside.By incorporating a
function as small pots and can
similar lid for a glass water jug,
be used by pouring sauces
it became possible to use it for
inside.For the round plates, the
cold brewing tea. In addition,
stone is sunken into the central
for high heat retention the lid
part, sauces may accumulate
of the Chinese tea cup was
further emphasizing the stone
made out of urethane foam with
and resulting in an independent
consideration to prevent the
appearance.
The coffee pot, mugs, coffee dripper, milk jug and sugar bowl, all have a “stacked stones� design which may be used as is. For the coffee pot and mugs a stone-type dripper can be used instead of a lid, it is also possible to stack and carry the milk jug or
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the sugar bowl on the pot.
18 Oki Sato reinterprets familiar objects in his relaxed style and positions them in an unexpected context. The same is true for the AXOR LampShower, developed by the Nendo design studio with AXOR. It combines water and light in an unusual way. The designer blurs the boundaries between the bathroom and other living areas.
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Sunset
Client : by | n Publication date : 2016.01 Collaborator : tyy Photographer : Akihiro Yoshida
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It appears to be a normal white candle. But once lit, the centre of the candle begins to change colours as it burns: first to yellow, then orange, red, purple, and finally to blue. These colours reflect faintly off of the white wax surrounding the flame. The transition of colours is inspired by the shifting shades of light that paint the sunset sky. Each colour has its own accompanying scent: bergamot, lemongrass, sweet marjoram, lavender, and geranium. Not only does the candle provide illumination, but the transition of colours also serves as a reminder of the passage of time.
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Outlines
A new furniture collection and
every day. For example, because
a spatial presentation for the
of that, we do not put a vase in
entrance of the main exhibition
front of a door. It is essential for
hall at the “Collective Design”
a person who specializes in
held in New York in May, a fair
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that enters its 4th year this
space design to be even more
year, to mark the honor of being
aware of this, as they have to
selected for the Collective
portray these “traces” onto
Influence exhibition for which
drawings. In the same manner,
one designer or studio is chosen
by visualizing such “traces” in
every year.
space, the various movement
Within the space where we live
of a door attached to a simple
there are items that “move”.
cabinet was implied. Other
They are furniture, doors and
“traces” that were chosen were
windows – Items that move in
the “trace” of a hanging light
relation to our daily activities. Although they may not be visible,
bulb swinging left and right, and
we are subconsciously aware of
the ”trace” of a beam of light that
the “traces” of their movements
is projected from lighting.
Client : Collective Design Pulication date : 2016.05 Collaborator : nis
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Photographer : Akihiro Yoshida
A reception counter that indicates the “trace” of a door opening was shown like a frame-by frame advance feature. A new relationship between items and human beings is being pursued through the visualization of the numerous “traces” that we feel within our everyday lives.
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‘Outlines’ were the theme of the exhibition. Slight black lines like the traces of sketches drawn in the air made transparent surfaces and volumes appear, which we assigned practical functions. The outlines remained after simplifying paintings of plants and animals. They are condensed expressions of meaning, similar to Japanese calligraphy. The designs gently break the relationship of before
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A solo exhibition by Phillips
and behind, and traverse at times
de Pury & Company at the
the space between two and
Saatchi Gallery in London from
three dimensions. Multi-faceted
the London Design Festival in
and constantly morphing, they
September to the Frieze Art Fair
move alternately between the
in October.
becoming and collapse of form.
Client : Phillips de Pury Pulication date : 2010.11
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Photographer : Masayuki Hayashi
A cutlery set designed for “the cutlery project�, a collection for the Belgian furniture and home accessories brand Valerie Objects. The cutlery has been reduced to the absolute minimum, limiting the amount of material used whilst still retaining its functionality, left remaining is the outline of the cutlery like the image of a skeleton reflected in an X-ray.
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Client : Valerie objects Pulication date : 2018.09 Collaborator : fjt, mnd
There are four items, a spoon, fork, knife, and teaspoon. The cutlery is PVD coated in two different colours, silver and black to provide an anti-scratch and dirt-repellent surface.
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Photographer : Akihiro Yoshida
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Air Lids
A kitchenware collection focusing on different lid designs in collaboration with Daikin, an air conditioning equipment manufacturer. Daikin producesfluoroelastomer which is made from the same raw material that makes substances used in its air conditioning systems. Fluoroelastomer is
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a high- performance rubber which is commonly used in the automotive industry. This material has outstanding heat, oil and acid resistance and excels in preventing changes in color and shape over a long period of time. This fluoroelastoemer, which is made from the same raw materials that assist in supplying pleasant air to people, has a silkier touch than regular silicone rubber, mimicking the same “airy� quality as if directly touching something materialized from the air itself, which normally cannot be touched. In order to best express the material’s characteristics and properties, a variety of functional kitchenware lids were designed each showcasing different possibilities.
Client : Daikin
Photographer + Filming : Akihiro Yoshida
Pulication date : 2018.04
Flim Director + Editing: mit
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Collaborator : myt, nis
These lid designs aim to symbolize “something” between human and an object, and to convey the abstract feeling of air to be a bit more tangible, which in reality we cannot really “sense”.
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1. Pick-up lid – a lid that can pick up together with seasonings from its container 2. Press lid – a lid for a liquid container that opens like a mouth when pressing down its top 3. Pinch lid – a lid that conceals a small spoon, which only appears when pinching its edge
4. Pull lid – a lid that is stretched from inside the container, closes its mouth with tension 5. Push lid – a lid that extrudes liquid from the container when being pushed in to it
Zippppper Project
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Client : YKK
Movie : mit
Pulication date : 2017.10
Photographer : Akihiro Yoshida
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Collaborator : nrs, umz
Five zippers, designed for YKK which manufactures and sells a diverse range of fastening products. In lieu of focusing on superficial finishings or decoration, it was important to take a step back and delve into the fundamental question, “What exactly is a zipper?�
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Zipper that crosses 40 In contrast to ordinary zippers which can only be opened or closed in one Wart of the zipper is fixed by using four small elements that snap on to each other.
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Zipper with gaps
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Zipper to fasten three elements
While still keeping the typical usability of a zipper, new functions were intended with the creation of gaps, such as breathability, flexibility and the means to pass cords or cables, by fastening at “points” rather than in a “line”. Elements are fastened on top of each other like a
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button and not side by side.
By moving a three pronged shaped slider, three sets of elements are twisted together, making it possible to go beyond the” flat “dimension and bind fabrics “three dimensionally.” In a single space, three compartments can be simultaneously separated or connected together.
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Originally zippers have a “start point”
Zipper
and an “end point” but by connecting
to seamlessly fasten around
it became possible to successively add
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Zipper with a rotating motion
the two, 360 degrees accessibility from any direction was achieved. Moreover, circular parts one after the other.
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replacing the “linear motion” with a “rotating motion”. When the disc-like slider is rotated, the internal gear clamps the elements and they open and close simultaneously with the movement.
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