--- title: "Nendo" url: "https://www.stylepark.com/en/designer/nendo" language: "en" type: "designer" description: "Individual designer items from Nendo ✓ Wide range of products & designs ➜ Get inspired now" published: "2001-05-01T00:00:00+02:00" modified: "2026-04-26T17:11:56+02:00" image: "https://www.stylepark.com/apple-touch-icon.png" --- # Nendo Tokyo, Japan - [Biography](https://www.stylepark.com/en/designer/nendo) - [Products](https://www.stylepark.com/en/products/designer/nendo) - [Manufacturer](https://www.stylepark.com/en/designer/nendo/manufacturer) - [Articles](https://www.stylepark.com/en/designer/nendo/contributions) - [Website](http://www.nendo.jp/en/) Address: ## Nendo Nendo / Oki Sato 4-1-20-2A Mejiro Toshima-ku 171-0031 Tokyo Japan T: +81-(0)3-3954-5554 F: +81-(0)3-3954-5581 [www.nendo.jp](http://www.nendo.jp/en/) Products by Nendo [![Senkai](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/transformations/manufacturers/_1410x940_crop_center-center_none/Senkai.01_Paola-Lenti-srl-ph.-by-Sergio-Chimenti.jpg)](https://www.stylepark.com/en/paola-lenti/senkai) [Paola Lenti Senkai](https://www.stylepark.com/en/paola-lenti/senkai) [![Hana-arashi baskets](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/transformations/manufacturers/_1410x940_crop_center-center_none/hana-arashi-cesti.jpeg)](https://www.stylepark.com/en/paola-lenti/hana-arashi-baskets) [Paola Lenti Hana-arashi baskets](https://www.stylepark.com/en/paola-lenti/hana-arashi-baskets) [![Heco Wall](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/transformations/manufacturers/_1410x940_crop_center-center_none/HECO_00004_210131_115453.jpg)](https://www.stylepark.com/en/flos/heco-wall) [FLOS Heco Wall](https://www.stylepark.com/en/flos/heco-wall) [![Heco Corner](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/transformations/manufacturers/_1410x940_crop_center-center_none/HECO_00004.jpg)](https://www.stylepark.com/en/flos/heco-floor) [FLOS Heco Corner](https://www.stylepark.com/en/flos/heco-floor) [![NJP Floor](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/transformations/manufacturers/_1410x940_crop_center-center_none/91678-5-2-02-NJP-Floor-Black_2021-03-31-112312.jpg)](https://www.stylepark.com/en/louis-poulsen/njp-floor-1) [Louis Poulsen NJP Floor](https://www.stylepark.com/en/louis-poulsen/njp-floor-1) [![NJP Table](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/transformations/manufacturers/_1410x940_crop_center-center_none/91648-5-2-01A-NJP-Table-White-Base.jpg)](https://www.stylepark.com/en/louis-poulsen/njp-table-1) [Louis Poulsen NJP Table](https://www.stylepark.com/en/louis-poulsen/njp-table-1) [![Step](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/transformations/articles/_1410x940_crop_center-center_none/LOW_19_DESALTO_STEP_01.jpg)](https://www.stylepark.com/en/desalto/step) [Desalto Step](https://www.stylepark.com/en/desalto/step) [![Ballerina](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/transformations/articles/_1410x940_crop_center-center_none/ME-01_180514_155709.jpg)](https://www.stylepark.com/en/marsotto-edizioni/ballerina) [Marsotto edizioni Ballerina](https://www.stylepark.com/en/marsotto-edizioni/ballerina) [![Seesaw low table](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/transformations/articles/_1410x940_crop_center-center_none/Seesaw-low-table-in-Black-Marquina-marble-02.jpg)](https://www.stylepark.com/en/marsotto-edizioni/seesaw-low-table) [Marsotto edizioni Seesaw low table](https://www.stylepark.com/en/marsotto-edizioni/seesaw-low-table) [![Layers](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/transformations/manufacturers/d/delightfull/produkte/a/acerbis/produkte/d/delightfull/produkte/g/glas-italia/produkte/layers/_1410x940_crop_center-center_none/layers-1.jpg)](https://www.stylepark.com/en/glas-italia/layers) [GLAS ITALIA Layers](https://www.stylepark.com/en/glas-italia/layers) [![Mongura floor lamp](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/transformations/manufacturers/d/delightfull/produkte/a/acerbis/produkte/d/de-padova/produkte/mongura-floor-lamp/_1410x940_crop_center-center_none/mongura-floor-lamp-1.jpg)](https://www.stylepark.com/en/de-padova/mongura-floor-lamp) [De Padova Mongura floor lamp](https://www.stylepark.com/en/de-padova/mongura-floor-lamp) [![Mongura suspension lamp](https://www.stylepark.com/assets/transformations/manufacturers/d/delightfull/produkte/a/acerbis/produkte/d/de-padova/produkte/mongura-suspension-lamp/_1410x940_crop_center-center_none/mongura-suspension-lamp-1.jpg)](https://www.stylepark.com/en/de-padova/mongura-suspension-lamp) [De Padova Mongura suspension lamp](https://www.stylepark.com/en/de-padova/mongura-suspension-lamp) [All products](https://www.stylepark.com/en/products/designer/nendo) Biography nendo design studio is synonymous with designer Oki Sato, born in 1977 in Toronto, Canada. In 2002 he founded nendo design studio. nendo means ’clay’ in Japanese – or more specifically, modelling clay such as plasticine. A unique material that makes it easy to do creative modelling. As Oki Sato explains: ”the name is appropriate for a studio that needs to develop design solutions for a host of very different clients” Oki Sato does not look at design like many iconic designers, who have focused on the mantra, ’form follows function’. He also looks at the history behind the product and its design. His expression is minimalist, but contains small signs and details that immediately arouse memories. He employs soft, friendly shapes which make his designs appear comfortable from first sight. Articles about Nendo [3DAYSOFDESIGN 2025 – REVIEW Fight the Fake 6/24/2025 Pushing boundaries to spark inspiration – this year's 3daysofdesign in Copenhagen showcased the diversity of design with numerous interdisciplinary exhibitions and young artists.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/3daysofdesign-event-copenhagen-installation-exhibition-stylepark-magazine) [REVIEW – SALONE DEL MOBILE & MILAN DESIGN WEEK 2024 Nostalgia and drive 4/23/2024 The Salone del Mobile.Milano and Milan Design Week took place from 16 to 21 April 2024 – read our review to find out what moves the industry and the guests got to see.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/salone-del-mobile-milan-design-week-review-design-industry-event-stylepark-magazine) [FEATURED PREVIEW – MILAN DESIGN WEEK 2024 PAOLA LENTI 4/9/2024 A flagship store as a paradisiacal garden biotope: Paola Lenti opens its first permanent showroom in the company's thirtieth year, turning its own philosophy into reality and putting nature centre stage.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/paola-lenti-milan-desing-week-the-green-project-stylepark-magazine) [FAIRS & EVENTS La Mamma Marva 4/8/2024 The SaloneSatellite is celebrating its 25th anniversary: Marva Griffin founded the platform for young designers as a pioneer in 1998. What do they have to thank the SaloneSatellite for? We asked them.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/salonesatellite-marva-griffin-25-years-design-stylepark-magazine) [REVIEW – SALONE DEL MOBILE 2023: SALONESATELLITE Leap forward 5/1/2023 Since its foundation by Marva Griffin, SaloneSatellite has given maximum visibility to the work of young designers, many of whom are now internationally renowned. Stylepark had the great honour of being part of the jury for the SaloneSatellite Award 2023. These are the winners.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/salonesatellite-award-winner-salonedelmobile-marva-griffin-stylepark-magazine) [DESIGN Outdoor Weather 3/16/2021 Little by little, the temperatures are getting milder and the dream of balmy summer evenings and relaxing vacation days is within reach. For the right outdoor equipment we have put together a refreshing selection from our Novelties Stage.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/novelties-stage-outdoor-summer) [DESIGN On the fast track 7/1/2020 The new label La Manufacture doesn’t do things by halves: Within the space of 14 months, its founder Robert Acouri and Creative Director Luca Nichetto have created a prestigious design and fashion brand and brought on board big names including Sebastian Herkner and Nendo for the first collection.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/la-manufacture-label-paris-luca-nichetto-robert-acouri) [DESIGN Fine Lines 6/4/2020 Stellar Works is currently presenting the first highlights of its new collections for this year. The modular designs were creatively masterminded by Nendo, OEO Studio, Space Copenhagen and Neri&Hu.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/stellar-works-nendo-oeo-studio-neri-hu-space-kopenhagen) [DESIGN Open-air office 4/8/2020 Spring is just around the corner bringing with it the first warm hours of sunshine. Anyone lucky enough to have their own balcony or patio can move their workplace outdoors – Stylepark provides you with ten ideas for doing your office work in the fresh air.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/outdoor-office-buero-homeoffice-corona) [IMM COLOGNE 2019 Objects from the Nendo era 1/24/2019 An interview with Oki Sato, founder and mastermind behind design studio Nendo.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/nendo-wonderglass-imm-2019) [IMM COLOGNE 2019 Impressions imm cologne 2019 1/16/2019 Impressions from the international furniture and furnishing fair imm 2019 in Cologne.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/imm-cologne-2019-image-gallery) [DESIGN The new “New Nordic” 8/17/2018 Young Scandinavian labels and their designers are riding the wave of continuing success. But why is it that Neo-Scandinavianism is such a hit?](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/new-nordic-scandinavian-design) [FAIRS & EVENTS Impressions 3daysofdesign 5/29/2018 Stylepark brings you the impressions of 3daysofdesign in Copenhagen on the monitor.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/3daysofdesign-copenhagen-2018) [SALONE DEL MOBILE & MILAN DESIGN WEEK Impressions of the Salone del Mobile 2018 4/22/2018 You didn't make it to Salone del Mobile 2018? Never mind! Stylepark brings you the impressions of the trade fair and the showrooms in Milan on your monitor.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/impressionen-vom-salone-del-mobile-2018) [STYLEPARK SELECTED SALONE DEL MOBILE 2018 The Award Winners 4/14/2018 Here they are: the 29 innovations Stylepark awards at the Salone del Mobile 2018 as part of Stylepark Selected.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/stylepark-selected-salone-del-mobile-2018-winner) [SALONE DEL MOBILE 2018 Celebra il design! 4/12/2018 The most important events, exhibitions and parties of Milan Design Week at a glance.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/salone-del-mobile-events-milan-design) [STYLEPARK SELECTED SALONE DEL MOBILE 2018 Stylepark Selected Salone del Mobile 2018: Our Sneak-Preview 4/12/2018 Premiere in Milan: At the Salone del Mobile 2018 Stylepark awards the most successful innovations for the first time in the context of Stylepark Selected.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/stylepark-selected-salone-del-mobile-2018) [STOCKHOLM FURNITURE & LIGHT FAIR 2018 On the bright side 2/20/2018 Scandinavian design is booming worldwide. And the Stockholm Furniture & Light Fair is the showcase of the prospering industry. This year the fair has done a lot to become even more attractive. Our review.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/stockholm-furniture-light-fair-2018) [DESIGN Seasoning at the flick of a wrist 8/16/2017 A scoop of refinement: Nendo has developed a dispenser for powdered soy sauce for a restaurant in Kyoto.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/nendo_kona-shoyu-container) [SALONE DEL MOBILE 2017 Showtime Fuorisalone! 4/25/2017 We will once again take a walk through the most beautiful shows of the Fuorisalone.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/shows-and-installations-milan-design-week-2017) [SALONE DEL MOBILE 2017 New tables: From material fetish to the Zen factor 4/11/2017 Be they short or long of leg, simply unique or extravagant: there’s no end to the variety of tables in Milan.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/new-tables-salone-milan-furniture-fair) [SALONE DEL MOBILE 2017 Forza Salone! 4/6/2017 Off we go! Take a walk with us through trade-fair fairyland, catch the mood at the one or other booth and a glimpse of the novelties at this year’s Salone del Mobile.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/novelties-and-exhibition-design-at-salone-2017) [SALONE DEL MOBILE 2017 Your daily dose from Salone del Mobile 2017 4/4/2017 You did not make it to the Salone del Mobile? Don't worry! Stylepark delivers you fresh impressions from the design hotspots in Milan every day.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/daily-update-from-salone-del-mobile-2017) [SALONE DEL MOBILE 2017 Festa and Fuorisalone 3/27/2017 At a glance: the most important events, exhibitions and parties at the Milan Design Week.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/preview-events-exhibitions-salone-del-mobile-2017) [DESIGN Chrome-plated harmony 2/27/2017 The Hansgrohe Group has kitted out a hotel on the shores of the Melchsee with fittings and showers from their brands Axor and hansgrohe.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/axor-hansgrohe-fitting-chrome-gold-nendo) [INTERVIEWS It’s the variety that is fun 4/20/2016 In Milan, Nendo presented 50 Manga Chairs in the cloisters of Basilica Minore di San Simpliciano, a rocking horse for Kartell, marble tables for Marsotto Edizioni, and much more besides. Uta Abendroth spoke to Oki Sato, the mind behind Nendo, about materials, inspiration, and being Japanese.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/its-the-variety-that-is-fun) [FAIRS & EVENTS The Donkey in the System 4/20/2016 Salone 1: In Milan, well-being is the order of the day – Ettore patiently bears burdens,there are benches, small tables, and large sofas.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/the-donkey-in-the-system) [DESIGN Closing Fast 18:Even Dionysus needs a mirror 12/18/2015 “Handle with Care” is the latest addition to Antonia Henschel’s series of “Objects” – this time they’re made of glass, china and ceramic.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/closing-fast-18even-dionysus-needs-a-mirror) [FAIRS & EVENTS Wake-up call with eyes and fringes 6/2/2015 Danish design has a contemporary look to it, despite many of the ideas being over 50 years old. At Copenhagen’s “3daysofdesign” there was much talk of tradition and values, and of updating classics.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/wake-up-call-with-eyes-and-fringes) [FAIRS & EVENTS Clerics meet Matrizia 4/22/2015 “An impure tongue does not taste; dulled senses only notice the sharpest stimuli, or they chew more than they feel.” – Johann Gottfried von Herder](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/clerics-meet-matrizia) [FAIRS & EVENTS Milan, the full Monty! 4/6/2015 Given their sheer immensity, you need to plan your visit to the Salone and the Fuorisalone in Milan quite carefully. Find out below which events, places, shows and symposiums are the real musts.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/milan-the-full-monty) [FAIRS & EVENTS In praise of Italianità 3/31/2015 Members of the furniture industry will soon be flocking to Milan again to worship the novelties cult at the Salone. What can we expect? Or is the furniture fair merely the appetizer before the Expo?](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/in-praise-of-italianita) [FAIRS & EVENTS Scandinavia x 12 2/6/2015 News from the North? Yes, indeed! Even though the makers of the Stockholm Furniture Fair have completely revised the hall layout we managed to glimpse the hottest innovations – here are the 12 most exciting ones.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/scandinavia-x-12) [FAIRS & EVENTS Milan is realigning 1/3/2015 The organizers of the Milan Furniture Fair have given themselves a new structure. And Italian manufacturers and brands are also in the midst of change. The outlook for 2015.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/milan-is-realigning) [FAIRS & EVENTS Standalones, sapphires and a strudel king 4/25/2014 Found pieces instead of orchestrated spaces: Designs relating to the cool, cleansing liquid substance as are on view at the Salone del Bagno Milan and in the Fuori Salone showrooms, are rich in innovative materials and champion the familiar purist style elements.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/standalones-sapphires-and-a-strudel-king) [FAIRS & EVENTS Kitchen, channels and any amount of Ki 4/23/2014 EuroCucina, which runs parallel to Milan’s Salone del Mobile, offers furniture for people who would love to cook. And shows the latest status objects that straddle architecture and design. A tour.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/kitchen-channels-and-any-amount-of-ki) [FAIRS & EVENTS Salone, Salone or Twelve Milan stories 4/16/2014 Milan in the days of the Salone and Fuori Salone – is a hodgepodge of impressions, encounters and cameo stories. In terms of form and content, they are as different as, say, people, furniture, brands, and markets.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/salone-salone-or-twelve-milan-stories) [FAIRS & EVENTS Stone or what? – Nendo for Glas Italia 3/29/2014 It could be marble, but it’s glass – painted, that is. Dreamed up Oki Sato at Nendo for Glas Italia. The collection’s called “Brushstroke” and consists of seven tables and a bench.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/stone-or-what-nendo-for-glas-italia) [FAIRS & EVENTS I like the Original 1/31/2014 Imm cologne attract creative minds from all over the world – this time they included Marc Bailly, interior architect straight from New York. He joined Robert Volhard, Stylepark MD, for a tour of the Cologne interiors fair to find out all about innovative design this side of the Great Pond.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/i-like-the-original) [FEATURED New archetypes 9/24/2013](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/new-archetypes) [INTERVIEWS Nichetto = Nendo: Working with kami no ku and shimo no ku 4/4/2013 The formula N = N sounds intriguing, as does the collaboration. But how did the whole thing work and what came out of it?](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/nichetto-nendo-working-with-kami-no-ku-and-shimo-no-ku) [MAGAZINE Anonymous, reduced and good to have 8/17/2012 Japanese designer Nendo adheres to the following principle in his design: giving people a small “!” moment and a little surprise. One of his latest projects is the “K%” label, which brings brands such as “Muji”, “Plusminuszero” and “1%” to mind.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/anonymous-reduced-and-good-to-have) [MAGAZINE Serving ideas 4/18/2012 The success of Japanese designer Oki Sato is closely bound up with the Milan Salone Satellite. The straightforward approach to various design disciplines he experienced there was his inspiration when he set up his company Nendo. Ayako Kamozawa discusses this with Oki Sato.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/serving-ideas) [MAGAZINE This is London 10/5/2011 London, Vienna, Beijing – at the moment there is one design week after the other. As London is still considered a design metropolis, it is worth visiting the city on this occasion. Even if the trade fair "100% Design" is becoming increasingly uninteresting, the fringe events in the city were once again impressive.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/this-is-london) [MAGAZINE In their genes 9/3/2008 In Europe, Japanese design is seen as the epitome of simplicity and poetry. On closer inspection, there are many different facets to the “typical Japanese”. By focusing a little closer on the Japanese designers themselves (such as the decidedly different young design agencies of Tokujin Yoshioka, Nendo and Nosigner) the nature of Japanese design becomes a little more clear.](https://www.stylepark.com/en/news/in-their-genes)