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nendo x ELECOM (1) (6) Kandenchi (batteries) “A wireless computer mouse in the shape of a battery (‘kandenchi’ in Japanese), based on the mouse’s own rechargeable nature. The positive terminal has turned into the left-click button, and the scrolling wheel and right-click button are on the side. This design increases portability and allows for vertical use, making the mouse easy to use on planes, trains and other places with limited workspace”* (7)Shadowstand “A stand for smartphones and slate tablet PCs that seems to cast a shadow like a single flower in a vase. A design that plays with the illusion of presence and absence by abstractly imitating the shadows created … Continue reading →

Since last year, Japanese design studio “nendo” has been closely collaborating with ELECOM, one of the largest PC and AV accessory suppliers in Japan. Here are the products “nendo” has designed for ELECOM. (1)otokurage (sound jellyfish) “We enlarged the silicon ear caps that cover earphones to hide the entire device, creating a set of in-ear headphones with a soft feel and an unusual transparency like that of a jellyfish. Because the earphones’ components are unified into one piece, substituting the colour or size of the earcap changes their look entirely. To keep with the image of a jellyfish(oto=sound, kurage=jellyfish) floating in the water, the packaging was inspired by a PET … Continue reading →

“Megane” means glasses in Japanese. Japanese design studio Nendo designed “Megane” for Elecom. These are unique smartphone holders. You will have no problem finding your phone in the morning. Also, these holders are perfect for watching videos. Here is the press release by Nendo: ——– A pair of glasses have a very simple construction: they’re unfolded for use, and folded up when not. Realizing that this construction would work well for a smartphone stand, we replaced the two lenses with transparent suction cups, making these ‘glasses’ (‘megane’ in Japanese) into a smartphone stand.

Japanese design studio “Nendo” has designed USB memory sticks for Elecom. It is a 4GB memory stick, and can be attached to documents,busines cards, etc. It will be released in the end of August.

Japanese design studio Nendo have designed hand-blown glass lights for Czech lighting company Lasvit.  What is characteristic is the blowers pipe still attached to the lights. Photos by Daici Ano. via dezeen.com      

Shigeru Mizuki is a celebrity manga artist in Japan and his hit manga “Ge Ge Ge no Kitaro” is something which almost all Japanese people have heard of.Upcoming Japanese design studio “nendo” collaborated with Mizuki Shigeru and released “Yokai Daruma”. “Yokai” is a monster, and “Daruma” is a traditional Japanese doll.  via: excite/ism

  Japanese design studio Nendo will exhibit “wire-chair”  at Galleria Antonia Jannone during the Milan design week, starting on the 13th of April. Here is the text from their press release: “wire-chair” will be shown at the nendo’s private exhibition “chair garden” at Galleria Antonia Jannone.“wire-chair” The next generation of the ‘cord-chair’, with its 15 mm diameter legs of stainless steel clad in a hyper-thin wood skin. The wooden skin has been stripped away and the diameter of the steel rods increased from 9 to 12 mm, giving them the strength to support the chair independently of the wood. Multiple layers of powder coating and hand polishing give the chair … Continue reading →