nendo / Oki Sato
Biography
- 1977
- Born in Toronto, Canada
- 2000
- B.A. in Architecture, Waseda Univ., Tokyo
- 2002
- M.A.in Architecture, Waseda Univ., Tokyo
Established "nendo" in Tokyo - 2005
- Established Milan Office
- 2006
- A Lecturer for Showa Women's Univ., Tokyo
Established "one percent products" in Tokyo
"The 100 Most Respected Japanese" in Newsweek magazine - 2007
- "The Top 100 Small Japanese Companies" in Newsweek magazine
- 2008
- The monograph "nendo" is published by daab (Germany)
"cabbage chair" is selected for collections by MoMA (NY),
MAD (NY) and Musee des Arts Decoratifs (Paris) - 2009
- A Lecturer for Kuwasawa Design School
Private exhibition at Friedman Benda gallery (NY)
Exhibitions, Prizes
- 2002
- KOIZUMI International Lighting Design Competition
for Students / Gold Award
SD Review / Award Winner
Tokyo Designers Block / FRAME Award for Installation - 2003
- Milan International Furniture Fair (Salone Satellite)
/ Design Report Award Special Mention
Tokyo Designers Block / TDB Award
Tokyo Designers Week / Design Premio - 2004
- Paris International Furniture Fair (Design Lab)
International Furniture Fair in Cologne (Spinoff)
Stockholm Furniture Fair (Green House)
Milan International Furniture Fair (Swedese + Salone Satellite)
JCD Design Award / Rookie Award
Good Design Award / Award Winner
ELLE DECO International Design Award / Japan Nomination - 2005
- Stockholm Furniture Fair (Swedese)
"Shanghai Cool" Exhibition at Duolun Museum (Shanghai, China)
Milan International Furniture Fair (DePadova, Oluce, Swedese)
ICFF New York (NYC, USA)
Private Exhibition "AMA-YADO LOUNGE" in DesignTide(Tokyo, Japan)
JCD Design Award / Award for Excellence + Special Mention
JID Award Biennial / Grand Prix + Interior Product Award x 2 - 2006
- Stockholm Furniture Fair (Swedese, Blastation)
Milan International Furniture Fair
(Cappellini, Thonet Vienna, Swedese)
Private Exhibition "bloomroom"(Milan, Italy)
"Tokyo Object Flow" at PNCA (Portland, USA)
"Archilab 2006" (Orleans, France)
"bloomroom" at IED (Madrid, Spain)
"Handle Couples Project" for FSB (Berlin, Germany)
International Furniture Fair in Tokyo (Tokyo, Japan)
JCD Design Award / Special Mention + Silver Award
Architectural Record Magazine / Products Report for Prototype
Design for Asia / Award Winner (China) - 2007
- "bloomroom" at National Art Center (Tokyo, Japan)
Milan Design Week (Cappellini, De Padova, Oluce)
"Interior Lifestyle" at Tokyo Big Sight (Tokyo, Japan)
"SPACE FOR YOUR FUTURE" at MOT (Tokyo, Japan)
"bloomroom" at Hangaram Design Museum (Seoul, Korea)
"Material And Colour" at Triennale di Milano (Milan, Italy)
JCD Design Award
/ Gold Award x 2 + Silver Award + Special Mention
I.D. Annual Design Review
/ Best Product + Design Distinction + Honorable Mention (USA)
Good Design Award / Award Winner
ELLE DECO International Design Award / Japan Nomination - 2008
- "XXIst Century Man" at 21_21 DESIGN SIGHT (Tokyo, Japan)
"Design and the Elastic Mind" at MOMA (NY, USA)
Milan Design Week (Cappellini, De Padova, Council, Guzzini)
"Lexus L-finesse" at La Permanente (Milan, Italy)
"Rough Cut: Design Takes a Sharp Edge" at MOMA (NY, USA)
red dot design award x 3 (Germany)
Furniture Design Award / FDA Grand Prize (Singapore)
I.D. Annual Design Review / Design Distinction (USA)
100% design Best Contribution to Design / Nomination (UK)
Brit Insurance Design Award / Nomination (UK)
iF product design award (Germany) - 2009
- Wallpaper magazine / best domestic design (UK)
Design Miami, Designer of the Future / Nomination (USA)