Tokyo-based design firm Nendo believes that small moments are what make our days interesting and rich. They seek to reconstitute the everyday by collecting and reshaping objects into things that are easy to understand. Their work spans the gamut from architecture, to interiors, to furniture, to product and graphic design.
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Maki
Maki is a small suspension light in lacquered alluminium available in two colours: classic white and warm,intense grey. It provides direct, precise light. The dual lighting effect that characterises Maki creates a suggestive theatrical effect.
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Ribbon Stool
Laser-cut metal / 14.75" diameter x 17.25" H (counter-height stool); 14.75" diameter x 30.25" H (bar-height stool) $538
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Antler Armchair
Nendo's playful rustic-goes-modern armchair is a collaboration with venerable Italian brand Cappelini. The piece was introduced in Milan last year and now available for purchase, and its rounded antlers of olive ash and a taut seat of wool felt and leather would suit a mountain cabin or urban loft.
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Data Clip USB Stick
The lastest in the things-that-masquerade-as-other-things brigade is this USB stick from Japanese design firm Nendo. We have a habit of misplacing our regular thumb drives and this pipsqueak of a paperclip is even more likely to face that fate, but it's an interesting concept none the less.
