
A chic, nature-filled office building in Tokyo boldly brings the outdoors in
In Tokyo, a new office tower stands out from the concrete jungle with its embrace of nature. Designed by prolific...

Cleverly layered compact dirt walls mimic ice cream cakes in this Tokyo patisserie
Dirt may seem an odd material choice for an upscale patisserie in Tokyo, but design studio nendo playfully pulls...

Ancient Japanese tombs inspire nendo’s first public space design
Prolific Japanese studio nendo completed their first public space design that puts a playful and futuristic spin...

Bangkok's Siam Discovery retail center gets a major redesign from Japanese firm nendo
The previous design of the retail center, with its deep layout and narrow entry, created problems for the traffic...

nendo's Trace collection of cabinets and lights look like line drawings come to life
Video courtesy of Friedman Benda and Oki Sato/nendo inc nendo, led by founder Oki Sato, designed the new collection...

Nendo's innovative carbon fiber Nest bookshelf shrinks and expands like an accordion
The shelving unit, presented at the 2015 London Design Festival, is made of carbon fiber and can stretch to provide...

Japanese design firm Nendo experiments with light, material and space at Milan Design Week (PHOTOS)
The “Deep Sea” shelf is made out of colored glass. The transparent tint effect was achieved by melting a layer...

Chocolatexture: Nendo unveils a delicious lounge made from chocolate
Tokyo-based studio Nendo has been very prolific throughout the years, designing a wide range of products, furniture,...

Nendo's new Chocolatexture lets you taste the meaning of Japanese words
Throughout the years, we showed you how the Tokyo-based studio playfully redesigned a variety of objects -- from...

Nendo Designs Eco-Friendly Reusable Gift Wrap That Transforms Into a Tote Bag
Nendo's giftotes come in three different sizes, so presents of all shapes can be wrapped snugly and beautifully,...

Nendo Designs Space-Saving Furniture to Double as Japanese-Style Partitions
Prolific design studio Nendo recently unveiled sudare, a new outdoor furniture collection designed for the Japanese...

BoConcept and nendo Debut New Line Featuring Transforming Furniture Designed for Small Spaces
BoConcept CEO Torben Paulin and nendo founder Oki Sato with the new BoConcept fusion collection by nendo. "We...

Artisans Transform Recycled Coca-Cola Bottles Into Modern Dishware
Earlier this month at Designtide Tokyo, local studio Nendo debuted Bottleware: a collection of beautifully crafted...

The Starbucks Espresso Journey Pops Up in a Shipping Container in Tokyo
The idea behind the pop-up job is twofold: to reinforce the near-intrinsic relationship between coffee and reading...

Victoria & Albert Museum Lights Up With Sustainable Design During the London Design Festival
Installed in a roof space of the V&A only accessible by a tiny spiral staircase, Keiichi Matsuda's Prism is...