What Can Be Seen When All Color Information is Removed?

Regarding the "Playful Shadows" exhibition, Oki Sato commented, "Just as faint sounds become clear in the dark when all other noises are absent, removing all color information allows us to see things we might otherwise miss. I wanted visitors to experience nendo's work through this sensory world, reminiscent of the 'darkness of yokan' described in Junichiro Tanizaki's 'In Praise of Shadows'."

The "Playful Shadows" exhibition by nendo will feature approximately 50 products, including furniture, lighting, and interior accessories, none of which have been previously exhibited in Japan. The special venue will also display works centered on the color black, such as "thin black lines" (first shown in London in 2010) and "K%" (first shown at Salone del Mobile in Milan in 2012).




In the window displays and throughout the store, black mannequins will serve as a backdrop for new collections by emerging fashion designers, accompanied by "black furniture" from European brands like Cappellini and Moroso. Works will also be exhibited within box-like "display rooms" situated on the mannequins' heads.

Oki Sato
Representative / Designer, Design Office nendo. Born in Canada in 1977. Graduated with top honors from the Department of Architecture, School of Science and Engineering, Waseda University in 2000. After completing his graduate studies at the same university in 2002, he established Design Office nendo. With the concept of "making people feel a small '!'", nendo operates bases in Tokyo, Milan, and Singapore, engaging in a wide range of design work including architecture, interiors, products, and graphics. In 2007, he was selected as one of "100 Most Respected Japanese in the World" by Newsweek magazine, and in 2008, nendo was named one of "100 Japanese SMEs to Watch." In 2012, he received the "Designer of the Year" award from Wallpaper magazine (UK) and the Elle Deco International Design Award. His works are housed in major museums worldwide, including the Museum of Modern Art (USA), Centre Pompidou (France), and the Victoria and Albert Museum (UK).