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2012
Designer of the Year. Wallpaper* Magazine
2011
Cabbage Chair selected for permanent collections of Art Institute of Chicago, IL and Victoria & Albert Museum, London; Visible Structures Armchair selected for permanent collection of the High Museum of Art, Atlanta, GA
2010
Cabbage Chair selected for permanent collection of Design Museum Holon, Israel, High Museum of Art, Atlanta, GA, Museum of Fine Art, Houston and Mondriaan Foundation, Netherlands
The book ghost stories published by Art Design Publishing, Tokyo
2009
Cabbage Chair selected for permanent collection of Museum of Arts and
Design, and the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum, New York, NY
2008
The monograph nendo published by daab in Germany
Cabbage Chair selected for permanent collections of Museum of Modern Art, New
York, NY; and the Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris, France
2007
Top 100 Small Japanese Companies, Newsweek magazine
2006
Lectured, Showa Women's University, Tokyo, Japan
Established one percent products in Tokyo, Japan
The 100 Most Respected Japanese, Newsweek magazine
2005
Established Milan Office
2002
M.A. in Architecture, Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan
Established nendo in Tokyo, Japan
EXHIBITIONS
2012
Maison & Objet, Paris, France
Nendo: Static Bubbles. Carpenters Workshop Gallery, Paris, France
2011
Scatter Shelf. Friedman Benda, New York, NY
10 Days, 10 Shelves. Carpenters Workshop Gallery, London, UK
High Design – In Conjunction with Modern Design. High Museum of Art,
Atlanta, GA
dancing squares. Art Stage, Singapore
textured transparencies. Antonia Jannone Gallery, Milan, Italy
textured transparencies. Gallery Agathe Helion & Clear, Paris, France
thin black lines + dancing squares. National Taiwan Craft Research and
Development Institute, Taichung, Taiwan
Japan: Tradition, Innovation. Canadian Museum of Civilization, Quebec,
Canada
2010
Thin Black Lines + Blurry White Surfaces. Saatchi Gallery and Phillips de Pury,
London, England
Chair Garden. Antonia Jannone Gallery, Milan, Italy
The State of Things. Design and the 21st Century. Design Museum Holon, Israel
2009
Ghost Stories: New Design from Nendo. Museum of Arts and Design, New York, NY
Ghost Stories. Inaugural solo exhibition. Friedman Benda, New York, NY
2008
XXIst Century Man. 21_21 DESIGN SIGHT, Tokyo, Japan
Design and the Elastic Mind. Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY
Milan Design Week. Cappellini, De Padova, Council, Guzzini, Milan, Italy
Lexus L-finesse. La Permanente, Milan, Italy
2007
bloomroom. National Art Center, Tokyo, Japan
Milan Design Week. Cappellini, De Padova, Oluce, Milan, Italy
Interior Lifestyle. Tokyo Big Sight, Tokyo, Japan
SPACE FOR YOUR FUTURE. MOT, Tokyo, Japan
bloomroom. Hangaram Design Museum, Seoul, Korea
Material And Color. Milan Triennial, Milan, Italy
2006
Stockholm Furniture Fair. Stockholm, Sweden
Milan International Furniture Fair. Milan, Italy
bloomroom. Milan, Italy
Tokyo Object Flow. PNCA, Portland, Oregon
Archilab 2006. Orleans, France
bloomroom. IED, Madrid, Spain
Handle Couples Project. Berlin, Germany
International Furniture Fair. Tokyo, Japan
2005
Stockholm Furniture Fair. Stockholm, Sweden
Shanghai Cool. Duolun Museum, Shanghai, China
Milan International Furniture Fair. DePadova, Oluce, Swedese, Milan, Italy
ICFF New York. New York, NY
AMA-YADO LOUNGE. DesignTide, Tokyo, Japan
2004
Paris International Furniture Fair. Design Lab, Paris, France
International Furniture Fair. Cologne, Germany
Stockholm Furniture Fair. Stockholm, Sweden
Milan International Furniture Fair. Swedese and Salone Satellite, Milan, Italy
2003
Milan International Furniture Fair. Salone Satellite, Milan, Italy
AWARDS
2012
Designer of the Year. Wallpaper Magazine
2008
red dot design award, Germany
Furniture Design Award, FDA Grand Prize, Singapore
I.D. Annual Design Review, Design Distinction, USA
100% design, Best contribution to design, England
Brit Insurance, Design Award, England
iF product design award, Germany
2007
JCD Design Award, Gold Award, Silver Award and Special Mention
I.D. Annual Design Review, Best Product, Design Distinction and Honorable
Mention, USA
Good Design Award
ELLE DECO, International Design Award
2006
JCD Design Award, Special Mention and Silver Award
Architectural Record Magazine, Products Report for Prototype
Design for Asia, China
2005
JCD Design Award, Award for Excellence and Special Mention
JID Award Biennial, Grand Prix and Interior Product Award
2004
JCD Design Award, Rookie Award
Good Design Award
ELLE DECO International Design Award
2003
Design Report, Award Special Mention, Milan International Furniture Fair, Salone Satellite, Milan, Italy
Tokyo Designers Block and TDB Award
Tokyo Designers Week and Design Premio, Tokyo, Japan
2002
KOIZUMI International Lighting Design Competition for Students, Gold Award
SD Review
Tokyo Designers Block / FRAME Award for Installation
MUSEUM AND PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
21_21 Design Sight/Issey Miyake, Tokyo, Japan
Centre Pompidou, Paris, France
Chicago Art Institute, Chicago, Illinois
Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum, New York, NY
Design Museum Holon, Holon, Israel
High Museum of Art, Atlanta, GA
Mondriaan Foundation, Netherlands
Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris, France
Museum of Modern Art, New York, New York
Museum of Arts and Design, New York, NY
Museum of Fine Art, Houston, TX
The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Montreal, Canada
Victoria and Albert Museum, London, England
St. Louis Art Museum, St. Louis, MO
LITERATURE
The State of Things. Design and the 21st Century. Israel: Design Museum Holon, 2010. Illustrated p. 126.
Thomas, Amanda and Yasue Miyagi, Eds. nendo. Cologne: daab, 2008.
21_21 Design Sight. XXIst Century Man. Japan: 21_21 Design Sight, 2008.
PRESS
2012
Rawsthorn, Alice. "Japanese Design Group Nendo Hones Its Unusual Charm." New York Times, January 29, 2012
"Nendo Is Designer of the Year." Interior News, January 17, 2012.
2011
Braithwaite, Andrew. “The Unbelievable Lightness of Nendo.” Azure, November/December 2011
“10 Days 10 Shelves by Nendo @ Carpenters Workshop Gallery.” FRAME,
October 13, 2011
“Nendo Launches ‘Scatter Shelf’ Display Unit,” WIDN, September 20, 2011
“Scatter Shelf by Nendo.” Dezeen, September 17,2011
“Nendo Exhibit Celebrates Visual Deception.” Co.Design, September, 2011.
‘Scatter Shelf by Nendo.” FRAME, August 29, 2011
“Nendo’s Wondrous Shelf is a Kaleidoscope That Holds Books.” Co. Design,
August, 2011
Stamberg, Susan. "Form and Function Meet in "Modern by Design." NPR, July 28, 2011.
Olshin, Jennifer. "Making Conversations." Modern Magazine, Spring 2011.
"nendo: Visible Structures at the High Museum of Art." designboom, April 2011.
"High Commissions Two Iconic Designers for Exhibition Opening in June." Artdaily.org, April 12, 2011.
2010
“The Judges Awards: The Nominees. Furniture Designer of the Year.” Wallpaper, Design Awards 2010.
2009
Nuijsink, Cathelijne. “Ghost Stories.” Frame, July-August, 2009.
Etherington, Rose. “Ghost Stories by nendo at Friedman Benda Gallery.” DeZeen Design Magazine, February 13, 2009.
Noe, N. Rain. “Nendo Design and Oki Sato’s Aha! Moment.” Theme, Issue 17, 2009.
“nendo: ghost stories.” designboom, February 13, 2009.
____. “Ghost Stories: New Designs from Nendo at MAD.” Dezeen, November 13, 2009.
2008
Dent, Nick. "! Moments." Pol Oxygen, Issue 28, 2008.
"Formbar wie Ton." Neue Zürcher Zeitung, December 15, 2008.
Kokhuis, Merel. "Mr. Smiley and Friends." Frame, September/October, 2008.
Nuijsink, Catherine. "Technique: Cabbage Chair for Issey Miyake." Frame, September/October, 2008.
Takahashi, Masaaki. "Tradition: Office for Nendo." Frame, September/October, 2008.
Bartolucci, Marisa. "Office Product: nendo." Fulcrum, Vol. 1, Issue 1, June, 2008.
Kanky Knight, Gordon. "Nendo: Rich Sittings." Wallpaper, May 2008.