nendo

Sōgetsu Hall, 6F 7-chōme-2-21 Akasaka Minato-ku, Tōkyō-to 107-0052 Giappone

www.nendo.jp/en

The origins of Sato Oki

Nendo is the studio created by the architect and designer Sato Oki, born in Toronto due to his father's work, which led the family to relocate. He studied at Tokyo Gakugei Oizumi Junior High School and Waseda University Senior High School, before graduating from the Graduate School of Science and Engineering at Waseda University as the top student in 2000.

The birth of Nendo studio

In 2002, shortly after completing his academic journey in the architecture department, he founded the design studio Nendo. His work spans a wide range of fields, including product design, interior design, architecture, graphics, and corporate branding.

International recognitions

In 2012, he became the youngest designer to receive an award from the British magazine Wallpaper and the Elle Deco International Design Award. In 2015, he was named Designer of the Year by Maison & Objet de Paris, the largest interior design fair in Europe.

Nendo's impact on the design world

His works have been featured in the most important design magazines worldwide, solidifying his reputation in the industry.

PROJECTS

Objects of Minimal Design. Radical shapes according to Chinese traditions and pictograms

Japanese designer Oki Sato, founder of Nendo, has designed this collection on the occassion Maison&Objet 2018, a series of objects inspired by Chinese tradition and pictograms, conceived to enrich spaces and fill them with an unusual charm

A magnetic frame like a miniature room. Light as a furnishing element

The Japanese designer nendo designs a collection of lamps for Flos with the emblematic name "gaku", which means frame, as is its design, simple minimalist, whose complexity lies in the high versatility of the object

Collection of tables. Project that references to triangular curtains

The collection of Japanese coffee tables, a project of extraordinary originality and creativity, whose shape is similar to that of triangular curtains is the work of an established architecture and design studio based in Tokyo and Milan

Seats made from polycarbonate sheets. A collection of soft and geometric shapes

Studio nendo designs Bouncy Layers, a collection of chairs and furniture, where the concept of upholstery is reworked through the use of polycarbonate sheets, which due to the skillful use of lamination and folding its softness can be modified