Nendo reinterprets cuckoo clock with three unconventional designs
Japanese brand Nendo has designed three unusual variations of the traditional cuckoo clock, including one that doubles up as a bookend, and one that naturally rests on its roof. More
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Nendo designs children's book to illustrate how creative ideas are born
Japanese studio Nendo has created a children's picture book that tells the story of a cup trying to solve the problem of not having a spoon. More
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Nendo designs steel furniture to look like watercolour-painted paper
Japanese studio Nendo has designed an 18-piece metal furniture collection to mimic the bleeding effect of watercolour paint on paper surfaces. More
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Nendo launches "third cigarette" as alternative for smokers
Japanese brand Nendo has created a smoking device as an alternative to both traditional and electronic cigarettes. More
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Nendo carves "four-layered" vase from a single 100-kilo block of aluminium
Japanese studio Nendo and specialist metal company Wakazono have machined a 15-kilogram vase from a 100-kilogram block of aluminium in an intricate process that took seven months. More
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Nendo to recreate the world of Escher for exhibition at NGV Melbourne
Japanese design studio Nendo will create an immersive environment for more than 160 prints and drawings by Dutch artist MC Escher at the National Gallery of Victoria in Melbourne this December. More
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Nendo asks whether objects can convey motion with Forms of Movement exhibition
Japanese studio Nendo explored the relationship between people and objects with its Milan design week exhibition, which featured unconventionally shaped hourglasses, flexible container lids and alternatives to the traditional zipper. More
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Nendo creates kitchenware lids that imitate hand movements
Japanese studio Nendo has created a series of multi-functional kitchenware lids, which are designed to imitate hand movements like pinching and pushing. More
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Nendo designs Fritz Hansen's first entirely wooden chair for 61 years
Japanese studio Nendo used "puzzle-like" joinery when designing this all-wooden chair for Fritz Hansen, which will launch at this year's Milan design week. More
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Nendo attempts to "design time" with set of unconventional hourglasses
Japanese studio Nendo has created a series of four unconventionally shaped hourglasses, carved from blocks of transparent acrylic. More
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Nendo designs cheesecake in the style of a snowy Japanese landscape
Nendo has designed a group of mini cheesecakes to look like trees within a snowy landscape for the Japanese confectionary company Flanders. More
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Nendo creates acrylic light sculptures in tribute to Isamu Noguchi
Paper light sculptures by renowned Japanese artist and landscape architect Isamu Noguchi served as the inspiration for this range of table lamps by Nendo. More
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Nendo exploits acoustic properties of beechwood for transparent Bunaco speaker
Nendo has designed a wireless speaker for Japanese brand Bunaco, using a thin strip of coiled beechwood trapped inside a transparent casing. More
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Nendo creates Kanji-inspired furniture and stone-shaped tableware for Zens
Japanese studio Nendo has created a collection of furniture and accessories in its trademark minimalist style for Chinese lifestyle brand Zens. More
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Competition: win an Aram stool designed by Nendo for GAN
Dezeen has teamed up with New York design brand GAN to give away stools by Japanese studio Nendo, which are entwined in metal loops that increase in density towards the top. More
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Nendo designs transportable toilet for natural disaster victims
Nendo has designed a temporary toilet for those affected by natural disasters, which can be assembled using found materials and completely dismantled for easy transportation. More
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Nendo designs five alternatives to the standard zipper
Tasked with reinventing the zipper, Nendo has come up with five different fastenings, each designed to suit a different function. More
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Nendo creates minimal, painterly branding for cosmetics brand Naturaglacé
Nendo has used brush strokes in soft, pastel hues for a range of minimal packaging for an organic cosmetics company. More
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Nendo creates torch rolled from a single sheet of paper
This flat-packed light by Nendo is made from a single piece of conductive paper, which can be rolled up to create a handheld torch in emergency situations. More
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"Technology should look like something in your grandmother's room" says Oki Sato
Designers should rethink the high-tech look of gadgets according to Nendo founder Oki Sato, who has also called most of today's smart devices "useless". More