Nendo

Inspired by the strong steel I-beams used in the construction of towering skyscrapers, Japanese design studio Nendo…

After the massive earthquake and subsequent tsunami that hit Japan a few years ago, the nation has a renewed focus…

Remember Spectre, that Macintosh computer game where you drove around in a tank shooting Euclidean shapes under a…

It means you'll be sacrificing a bit of storage space, but Fabbrica Pelletterie Milano's new Nendo-designed Kame…

An umbrella isn't any more or less effective if you keep it wrapped in that thin fabric sleeve when not in use, but…

If you've ever looked at a mountain of shredded wrapping paper after a birthday party or Christmas morning and felt…

Sometimes all the extra effort required to carry an umbrella and deal with the soaking wet mess afterwards almost…

Gingerbread has had the "edible holiday house" market cornered forever, but this season ice cream is making a…

Science hasn't gotten around to officially proving it just yet, but everyone knows it's all but impossible to hate…

Unless you stash them in a case when you're not wearing them, the arms on your glasses are free to flop and flail…

Here's a simple but rather clever design improvement for clear plastic rulers that most of us would have probably…

For some reason mankind has been happy to settle for elastic rubber bands that only exist in two dimensions. So far…

There's a special place in most of our hearts for instant ramen. Whether you have no time, no money, or no will to…

If you're a college student or a young professional in your first apartment, you're probably well versed in…

Indoor rock climbing is a huge sport, in Japan as well as in the United States — but why climb fake rocks, when you…

Unless it's wearing a waterproof jacket, natch. These Japanese faucet stands for both iPad and iPhone are so much…

Who knew that leaving attached the tool used to create these stunning blown glass lamps would make for such a…

If I could afford these ceramic substrate speakers, a collaboration between japanese design firm Nendo and artist Mit…

Standing 6.5 feet tall, the Nendo Kazadokei is a clock with a second hand that measures almost 5 feet on its own. It…

Japanese design team Nendo created this crazy-looking office space in Tokyo by putting giant U-shaped cut-out…