Nendo

Nendo is a design firm based in Tokyo, Japan, and Milan, Italy. Nendo took on designing the Olympic Cauldron used in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, and select works that nendo has been involved in designing are featured in museums around the world, such as New York’s Museum of Modern Art, the Centre Pompidou, the Victoria Albert Museum, and more. Nendo is working on the design of the TGV French high-speed train and serves as the Executive Producer and Designer for the Japanese Government Pavilion (Japan Pavilion) at the 2025 World Exposition (Osaka, Kansai, Japan).

NENDO FOR MINOTTI

The collaboration between Minotti and Oki Sato, founder of the Nendo studio, starts in 2018 with the following projects: the Tape sofas, armchairs and ottoman, as well as the Ring and Waves coffee tables. It continues in 2019 with Tape Cord Outdoor, a family of outdoor seats and low tables, the Easel storage units, the Wedgedining and coffee tables.

In 2020 he signs the Torii family, which includes a seating system, a wide range of armchairs, little dining and lounge armchairs, as well as several coffee tables.

In 2021, the Torii Nest armchair – designed the previous year for indoor environments – migrates to open-air living spaces in the armchair, lounge and dining little armchairs versions.

In 2023, inspired by the master design of the Torii Nest Outdoor armchair, he signs an entire family of seats, including sofas, a paolina and a loveseat. For the 2023 Collection, he also signs the Torii Bold family of seats, with a more compact aesthetic than the original iconic Torii design, and the Taiko coffee table for both indoor and open-air spaces.

In 2024, he designs the Amii seating system, which accommodate a variety of cushion shapes to enjoy maximum comfort during moments of relaxation en plein air.