Nendo designs build-your-own football for kids from impoverished communities
Japanese studio Nendo has developed a football that doesn't need to be inflated and can instead be assembled by hand from 54 interlocking plastic modules. More
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Nendo designs logo and trophy that can be sliced to create medals for Japan's athletics association
Japanese design studio Nendo has created the logo for the Japan Association for University Athletics and Sport, which can be extruded to create its trophies and cut to make its medals. More
Nendo designs smartphone that folds down "like an inchworm" to the size of a credit card
Japanese studio Nendo has designed a sliding-phone concept that can be folded down three times to the size of a credit card for smart device manufacturer OPPO. More
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Nendo completes Marsotto showroom in Milan with dimpled marble facade
Passersby can perch in the facade of Italian marble brand Marsotto's new showroom in Milan, which has been designed by multidisciplinary studio Nendo. More
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Nendo designs space helmet-shaped vessels and cascading tables for Zens
Nendo has designed a range of products for Chinese lifestyle brand Zens, including a chair based on the design of a paper clip and glass vases shaped like space helmets. More
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Kite armchair by Nendo for Stellar Works
Dezeen Showroom: Stellar Works has collaborated with Nendo on the compact and modular Kite chair that is designed for small and narrow spaces. More
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Press Iced light by Nendo for Lasvit
Dezeen Showroom: Nendo has updated its Press light for Czech brand Lasvit with a glass shade that appears broken into a thousand tiny pieces. More
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Nendo adorns tuna fishing ship with graphic patterns to recall life on land
Straight lines and geometric symbols feature inside and out this longliner tuna fishing ship, which Nendo designed to relieve the mental and physical stress imposed on its crew when out at sea. More
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Ten household items redesigned by Japanese studio Nendo
Prolific design studio Nendo is known for working on up to 400 projects at once. From bonsai trees to piggy banks and umbrella stands, here are 10 products that have been given a Nendo makeover. More
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Nendo designs self-driving mobile playground equipment for children
Coen Car is a concept design by Nendo that envisions children playing with a fleet of autonomous vehicles that function as pieces of mobile and interactive playground equipment. More
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Nendo creates Mai bag from single sheet of laser-cut leather
Japanese studio Nendo has designed a collection of handbags from single sheets of laser-cut leather that the buyer can assemble at home. More
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Steel and concrete steps cut through facade of Stairway House by Nendo
A huge faux staircase interrupts the floor plan of this house in Tokyo, which design studio Nendo has created for three generations of the same family. More
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Nendo combines rain and flowers for installation at Le Bon Marché in Paris
Oki Sato's Nendo has designed three displays at Paris department store Le Bon Marché, including a series of kinetic blossom-like raindrops in the central atrium. More
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Nendo's Cubic Clock only reveals "its true form" twice per day
Japanese studio Nendo has designed a clock that becomes a perfect cube twice each day. More
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Designers need to focus on the afterlife of their products says Oki Sato
Oki Sato explains how Nendo's chair for Fritz Hansen follows circular design principles, in this exclusive video filmed by Dezeen at the Japanese design studio's office in Milan. More
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Nendo's 3D-printed bonsai tree does away with need for meticulous maintenance
Japanese design studio Nendo has created an alternative to the tricky task of nurturing a bonsai tree with its Grid-Bonsai – a 3D-printed version of the plant that owners can prune to their liking. More
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Nendo designs N02 Recycle chair from household plastic waste for Fritz Hansen
Japanese studio Nendo has created a collection of stackable chairs from recycled household plastics, which take design cues from a folded sheet of paper. More
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Two shipping containers contain a micro home furnished with Nendo
Brazilian architect Marilia Pellegrini has unveiled Casa Container in São Paulo, a micro home inside two shipping containers filled with Nendo furniture. More
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Nendo wraps timber grid around plant-filled balconies of Japanese office
Plant-lined balconies and a grid-like facade wrap around the glass Kojimachi Terrace office in Tokyo, which Nendo has designed "to bring the outside in". More
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Nendo inserts stepped concrete platforms into Kuwait coffee shop
Stepped concrete seating and brass fixtures add interest to the otherwise pared-back interiors of % Arabica coffee shop in Kuwait, which has been designed by Nendo. More
