The Japanese designer Oki Sato is known for producing a tremendous amount of work each year—from design objects to lifestyle products to exhibitions—through his design studio, Nendo. Now, Sato and his ...

It’s a long way from Canada to Japan, but for Oki Sato, the prolific head of Japanese design house Nendo, the journey from a sleepy Toronto suburb to one of the world’s most exhilarating cities was an ...

“I’m a workaholic,” says Oki Sato, principal of the Tokyo-based studio Nendo. “I just keep designing things.” Workaholic might be an understatement considering the tremendous output of Sato and his ...

They are simple designs. Yet simple descriptions are rarely enough to bring to mind the miniature moments of delight that Japanese doodler and prolific designer Oki Sato creates. Maybe that’s why Sato ...

Japanese design studio Nendo and New York-based artist Daniel Arsham have collaborated on an exhibition for Milan design week 2023 that sees objects purposefully broken to create new functions. Titled ...

Japanese design studio Nendo has developed an alternative beer can with two angled pull tabs, which were manufactured to control the level of foam produced by opening the can. Cylindrical in shape, ...

For its recent “My Football Kit” project, Japanese design firm nendo has designed a modular soccer ball comprised of 54 interlocking pieces which aims to be more durable and portable than its ...

When it came to the interior design for its new offices, Creatures Inc enlisted the skills of Oki Sato and his studio Nendo, who took inspiration from the company’s history with Pokémon. Creatures Inc ...