Nendo: 10/10
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| Rating | : | 4.55 (513 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 3899554701 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 320 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-10-23 |
| Language | : | English |
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His interest in creating work with an integral logic, developed with an acute attention to striking the right balance between the formal and functional elements of a design, yet with an interest in rethinking typologies of form and function with work that at the same time confounds expectation, aligns him with some of the great designers from Japan, including Shiro Kurumata and Naoto Fukusawa. Nendo is definitely one of the best examples of contemporary Japanese design and architecture. Nendo creates pieces that are often a
This comprehensive monograph presents a striking selection of Nendo's astonishingly multifaceted work including vibrant store concepts, mystically inspired exhibition spaces, sculptural furniture pieces, home accessories, and design objects. The functionality and unobtrusiveness of their projects is in line with established Japanese design traditions, yet their lightheartedness and humor is also inspired by the country's pop culture. Regardless of how diverse the included styles appear to be, they all give the reader a sense of where the future of design is heading.. The magazine Wallpaper*, for example, celebrated Nendo as "Designer of the Year 2012." Nendo's work has been shown at a range of galleries and museums around the world, at design events and festivals, such as the Salone Internazionale del Mobile in Milan, and in commissioned projects for notable clients such as Bisazza and Cappellini. Expertly melding architecture and interior, product, and graphic design with sculpture and installation, Nendo's work is both impressively clear and intriguingly sophisticated. Elegant, modern, subtle, and playful: the epitome of contemporary design from Japan that is also setting the tone for design's future on the global scene. The studio, which was founded by Oki Sato in Tokyo in 2002, has now firmly established itself