Who is Oki Sato? The founder of Nendo studio
Thinking of Oki Sato, Japan immediately comes to mind: not everyone knows, in fact, that the founder of Nendo studio - currently one of the most successful companies in the design world - was born in Canada, in 1977. However, it is at University of Tokyo, that he graduated in architecture in 2002, founding in the same year Nendo studio, which since 2005 has also opened a branch in Milan. Since then, his studio has signed all kinds of design projects, from chairs to bathroom fixtures, through small everyday objects. Yes, because everyday life is at the center of Nendo's philosophy and in particular what Oki Sato calls the "!" of every day: those small "exclamation" moments hidden in our daily routine. These small, precious moments are what, according to his philosophy, makes our day rich and interesting. Let's see together some of Nendo's projects, certain that each of them will make us experience a moment of wonder and enchantment, in our everyday life.
Dew is a pouf designed in 2009 for
. Inspired, for its shape, by a drop of water. The covering is in woven leather strips, which give a soft and three-dimensional look.It's called Press and was designed in 2012 for
. The lamp consists of a glass cylinder pressed in one point. Extremely simple and essential but at the same time decorative.
Inspired by the Fiat 500, the Peg chair, designed in 2013 for Cappellini, is compact and comfortable, with the rear legs piercing the back and supporting it. The chair, has been followed in the same line, by sofa, armchair, table, mirror and shelving.
The Single Curve series, designed in 2015 for Gebrüder Thonet Vienna GmbH, includes a stool, high stool, table and side table and is a tribute to the curvature of wood, which has made the Austrian company famous worldwide.
Made entirely of glass, Layers is a bookcase designed in 2015 for Glas Italia. It has sliding glass panels of different shades that overlap to create innumerable new shades.
We conclude with two projects of 2018. The first, created for
, is the NO1 , and is an example of the similarities between the Danish and the Japanese style, both devoted to minimalism and attention to details.
Last in order of date to be presented, Seesaw is a table designed by Nendo for the Italian company Marsotto in 2018. The top of the table, in heavy marble, seems instead to remain lightly balanced on the foot.
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