C in our A-Zdvent calendar is for the Cabbage Chair by Japanese design studio Nendo, made using layers of waste paper from the fabric-pleating industry. More about Dezeen's A-Zdvent calendar: Cabbage Chair by Nendo
Not content with releasing one umbrella this month, Japanese studio Nendo has created a lightweight folding umbrella with a carbon-fibre frame and a cover tucked into its handle. More about Nendo's latest umbrella hides a cover in its handle
Nendo has designed retail concessions for its wide range of products created exclusively for department stores in Japan (+ slideshow). More about Nendo showcases prolific product range in Japanese department stores
Japanese studio Nendo has released the second watch in its series of designs that takes graphical cues from architectural drawing tools. More about Nendo's second Draftsman watch is based on circular stencils
This umbrella by Japanese studio Nendo has a two-pronged handle that allows it to stand on its own when not in use (+ slideshow). More about Nendo's Stay-brella stands up unassisted
Japanese design studio Nendo has collaborated with Kyoto wire netting firm Kanaami-Tsuji to create a set of minimal basket containers (+ slideshow). More about Nendo works with Japanese artisans to create bent-wire baskets
Japanese design studio Nendo has created a series of modular desk units for office furniture and supplies brand Kokuyo to complement its existing Brackets sofa (+ slideshow). More about Nendo's modular office tables create "casual spaces for standing conversation"
Nendo has used different tones of pink and purple to create the illusion of 3D display stands at an exhibition on Japanese design that the studio curated in Singapore (+ slideshow). More about Nendo creates pastel optical illusions for Japanese design exhibition display
Japanese studio Nendo has spliced together traditional office furniture pieces to create simple combined desks and storage units (+ slideshow). More about Nendo reconfigures office furniture elements into hybrid designs for Kokuyo
Japanese studio Nendo has teamed up with a traditional Japanese paper moulding specialist to create a collection of pendant light shades with a coloured exterior and reflective interior (+ slideshow). More about Nendo's 3D-moulded light shades use traditional washi paper
Books are displayed on thin suspended beams that double as garment rails at this minimal Tokyo concept store by Japanese studio Nendo (+ slideshow). More about Nendo's grid of suspended bookshelves hangs above shoppers in Beige fashion boutique
Maison&Objet 2014: Japanese studio Nendo created 20 clear acrylic bottles to represent different Japanese words for rain in an exhibition at the Maison&Objet trade fair in Paris. More about Nendo bottles 20 "different kinds of rain" for Words installation
Japanese design studio Nendo has created an ice cream cake, featuring a group of small chocolate houses intended to remind people of returning home for the holidays (+ slideshow). More about Nendo designs ice cream Village cake for Häagen-Dazs
Japanese design studio Nendo has had a prolific year, adding a diverse range of new products to its portfolio, so we've rounded up ten of the best projects featured on Dezeen in the last 12 months. More about Ten of the best Nendo designs from the past year
Japanese studio Nendo has designed a collection of white metal furniture with folded, bent and curved details for Italian brand Desalto (+ slideshow). More about Nendo manipulates metal to form Softer than Steel furniture collection
Japanese studio Nendo – whose designers continue to prove they will try their hand at anything – has launched a Winnie-the-Pooh glassware set. More about Nendo designs Winnie-the-Pooh glassware for Walt Disney Japan
Japanese studio Nendo has worked with artisans in Kyoto to design lamp shades based on traditional wire netting cooking utensils. More about Nendo bases wire Basket Lamp on Japanese kitchenware
Japanese studio Nendo's latest accessory design is the first from a collection of minimal watches with graphics taken from a draughtsman's tools (+ slideshow). More about Scale watches by Nendo mark the time with ruler increments
Prolific Japanese design studio Nendo seems set on proving it can design anything, adding to its portfolio a boat shoe for luxury brand Tod's and a glass chess set for crystal house Baccarat. More about Nendo adds boat shoes and a crystal chess set to its diverse portfolio
Nendo is rapidly establishing itself as one of the world's most prolific design studios, adding flexible polycarbonate reading glasses to a long list of diverse projects from the last 12 months. More about Nendo adds to its expanding design portfolio with flexible reading glasses