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Minimal, abstract and ethereal exhibition at Permanente di Milano showcases the latest Nendo’s works. On the occasion of Fuorisalone 2015 the two floors of the museum are fully packed with evocative industrial designs and experimental prototypes produces by Oki Sato’s office during the last two years for such noted companies as Cappellini, Driade, Gebruder Thonet Vienna, Italian Glass, Lemnos, Moroso, and others. If you are in Milan, this space is definitely worth to visit and to dive into the suggestive and conceptual world of made-in-Japan design. If not, check out our selection of the best Nendo’s works.
Minimal, abstract and ethereal exhibition at Permanente di Milano showcases the latest Nendo’s works. On the occasion of Fuorisalone 2015 the two floors of the museum are fully packed with evocative industrial designs and experimental prototypes produces by Oki Sato’s office during the last two years for such noted companies as Cappellini, Driade, Gebruder Thonet Vienna, Italian Glass, Lemnos, Moroso, and others. If you are in Milan, this space is definitely worth to visit and to dive into the suggestive and conceptual world of made-in-Japan design. If not, check out our selection of the best Nendo’s works.
“Soft” comprises three different shapes of of low, glass tables. Each is a box made of 5 sheets of frosted, softy tinted colored glass. The tables have a soft gradation effect, such as from purple to red, from orange to yellow and from blue to purple, creating a glowing sense of luminosity.
This table was produced with the support of the Italian material manufacturer Alcantara and consists of various colors that have been layered and rolled up to created a kind of log. The conglomeration was then cut into slices of lumber to create the effect of tree rings.
This table is formed by glass sheets with square holes in grid lines which have been placed inside a glass box in four separate layers. The internal holes appear to float in the air inside the table. Interestingly, an effect of addition was achieved through subtraction.
The “Deep Sea” shelf is made out of colored glass. The transparent tint effect was achieved by melting a layer of transparent lightly colored film onto the surface. The result: a furniture piece that is transparent from any angle and that draws the viewer into its depth.
“Fragment” is a screen made of two layers of transparent glass each with a rectangular mirror pattern. The overlapping of these two patterns produces three visual effects: transparency, external reflection and internal reflection of the reflective surfaces.
“Float” is a seemingly normal stool with a rectangular plywood seating surface and classic steel pipe legs. However, two of the four legs of this piece were cut off from under the seating surface to create the visual effect of a seat that is partially floating in the air.
After applying a homogeneous coating to the glass, the surface was etched away with a metal brush, whilst still half-dry. Once this procedure is carried out vertically and horizontally, an uneven texture similar to a roughly woven textile emerges. Later this new texture was converted into a data format and then printed on each of the top glass panels of these tables.
“Sudare” is a furniture collection designed for exterior spaces. The seat and table fold and are able to stand alone when not in use. They also have a double use as a parturition (like Japanese sudare window blinds). The table’s height and tabletop dimensions are easily varied by moving the position of the blinds.
This design for Glas Italia combines a mirror and a chair into one piece of furniture. Progressively darker frosted gradations emphasize the fusion of these two functional elements while softening the chairs reflectivity, giving it a stronger physical presence... Read more & see all selected designs by Nendo in my article on Inhabitat USA.
Text and pictures exclusively for Inhabitat USA by Maria Novozhilova
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Text and pictures exclusively for Inhabitat USA by Maria Novozhilova
Follow me on twitter at @NovozhilovaM
Follow me on instagram at @MN.Blog