Category Archives: Product design

Nendo has designed the new bottle for KENZO PARFUMES. Here is the press release by Nendo. ———————————————————————————————————- The new bottle and logo design for the newly launched fragrance TOTEM, directed at a new generation and developed by KENZO PARFUMS in Paris. Where previous generations have felt differences of nationality, language, and religion more acutely, the younger generation of today have comparatively fewer cultural divides to cross, enjoying a greater shared sense of identity through the global spread of online media and applications. This flexible and upcoming generation, with their mobile and vibrant lifestyles, are like a new ‘tribe’ in modern life, and this new unisex fragrance has been developed to … Continue reading →

Sheep Cable Holder by Japanese producer h concept makes your cable look like a fleece. The large one is made for mobile phone chargers, and small one for head phones. It’s designed by Japanese designer Hiroshi Seki.  

Made with Duralumin A7075, this is one of the most exclusive iPhone cases available in the market. Since 2013, DAQ has released “Square” and “IRUAL” series. “The Slit” is specially designed for iPhone 6. It has ventilated openings to allow signal to pass through. Material：Extra Super Duralumin A7075 Type：Cover Structure：No screws Color：Black / Silver / Gold The listed price is 2000$. Please contact us if you are interested in purchasing one.

oodesign’s “Floating Vase / RIPPLE has been relaunched and improved. It is more resistant than the previous version. It is currently exclusively available at Japanese design shop for customers outside Japan. *oodesign is an award winning design studio established by Taku Omura. “Floating Vase / RIPPLE” is their first commercial product. Shaped like ripples in water, “floating ripple vase” floats on water. All you have to do is fill a container with water, and place a single flower in the vase. It will float around with a help of the movement of the air.

Flowerman is a vase for a single flower. A flower shows so many different expressions – it looks as if it is happy, sad, contemplating… There are two types available: “standing” and “seating”. Designed by Ayumi Sakamoto and Tomomi Uchiyama for Japanese brand h concept.

SnapLite works as a standard desk lamp, but it transforms itself into a high quality scanner when combined with iPhone. With the powerful image stabilizer, it perfectly scans up to A4 size document. The scanned images given by SnapLite are even clearer than traditional scanners. It automatically synchronizes with your iPhone via bluetooth, so all you have to do is simply starting the SnapLite application on your iPhone and scanning your document. SnapLite Introduction from SnapLite on Vimeo.

Nendo has added a graphic to the base of a white Starbucks coffee mug which looks like the surface of a coffee drink. It looks as if it is full when it is put upside down. Three different types are available: mug americano, mug latte, and mug caramel macchiato. The mugs will be released in Starbucks throughout Japan. photos by Akihiro Yoshida (via www.nendo.jp)

Japanese design shop is offering 50% off on “hope forever blossoming” flower vases. Filled with water, this vinyl envelope is transformed into a fully functional 3D vase. The refraction of light through the water adds to the beauty of this simple flower vase. Each envelope contains two vases. Japanese design shop