Toru Kettle by Nendo

Nendo’s new line of kitchen appliances designed for Alessi kicks off with this pitcher-shaped stainless steel electric kettle, featuring an illusion-inducing handle that looks like it goes through it (toru means through …
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Nendo’s new line of kitchen appliances designed for Alessi kicks off with this pitcher-shaped stainless steel electric kettle, featuring an illusion-inducing handle that looks like it goes through it (toru means through …
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With the Slide-Phone concept, Japanese design studio Nendo proposes a smart device that can fold down “like an inch-worn” to the size of a credit card (or 54 by 86 millimeters). Users slide …
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Prepare to have your mind blown by the 320-page monograph “10/10″—a showcase of Nendo’s sublimely conceptual works. Founded by Oki Sato in 2002, the Tokyo-based studio has grown into one of the …