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Nendo Tables

Japanese

Some pieces of contemporary furniture try to command attention with statement-making forms, while others aim to seduce with pared-down, meticulously detailed perfection. Nendo is remarkable in its ability to blend these two seemingly disparate qualities in objects that are simultaneously provocative and beautiful in their simplicity. And this ability has made the Tokyo- and Milan-based studio one of the most sought-after design firms of the moment.

Nendo is best known for its expansive portfolio of furniture and accessories designed for such luxury makers as Baccarat, Bisazza, Boffi, Cappellini, De Padova, Emeco, FLOS, Foscarini, Fritz Hansen, Kartell, Lasvit, Louis Poulsen, Moroso and Swarovski, as well as for the one-off and limited-edition pieces presented by galleries like New York’s Friedman Benda. But its range is much broader.

Nendo’s full oeuvre runs the gamut from product packaging for such brands as Coca-Cola and Kenzo to large-scale urban-planning and architecture projects, including Tenri Station Plaza CoFuFun, which populated the space in front of a Japanese rail terminal with a series of conical pavilions, turning it into a sort of urban playground for people of all ages.

Whatever the undertaking, the studio’s approach remains the same: embodying lighthearted insights into the human experience in minimalist forms and details. Nendo’s Gaku collection, for the legendary lighting company FLOS, for instance, is based on a simple cup-shaped lamp in a square frame, which can be personalized and changed over time by adding magnetic accessories, including a bookend, mirror, vase and bowl, making it almost as playful as a grown-up dollhouse.

The now iconic Cabbage chair, Nendo’s most recognizable design, offers a whimsical way to deal with trash from the fashion industry. A fat roll of discarded paper used in the production of Issey Miyake’s pleated fabric is simply cut down the middle and its individual layers peeled open to create a seat.

It wasn’t always evident that chief designer and Nendo cofounder Oki Sato would spend his life finding subtle surprises in tables, floor lamps and chairs. He was born in Toronto, where his father worked for Pioneer Electronics, and moved with his family to Tokyo when he was 11. He studied architecture at Waseda University but found the program a little too narrow and rigid for his liking.

After graduating, in 2002, he traveled with friends to the Salone del Mobile in Milan and stumbled into the biggest aha moment of his life: He realized that architects could do more than design buildings — they could also design furniture, lighting and other objects. And the architects at the fair appeared to be enjoying plenty of creative freedom while doing so.

Upon returning to Tokyo, he founded Nendo, whose name means “flexible clay” in Japanese, with his classmate Akihiro Ito, the firm’s managing director. In 2005, they established a second office, in Milan. Within a few years, Nendo had become an omnipresent name at the fair that had inspired them.

Nendo’s wares have been acquired by such institutions as New York’s Museum of Modern Art and Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum; London’s Victoria and Albert; and Paris’s Musée des Arts Décoratifs and Centre Pompidou.

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Creator: Nendo
Gervasoni Kasane 35 Table by Nendo
By Gervasoni, Nendo
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Literally “overlapping”, Kasane is the latest collection designed by the Japanese studio, Nendo. Thanks to a play on the weaving and overlapping of different elements, each product becomes a sculpture. Inspired by the way in which the cups, stacked one on top of the other, become gradually taller, the collection of poufs and tables...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Nendo Tables

Materials

Foam

Gervasoni Kasane 33 Table by Nendo
By Gervasoni, Nendo
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Literally “overlapping”, Kasane is the latest collection designed by the Japanese studio, Nendo. Thanks to a play on the weaving and overlapping of different elements, each product becomes a sculpture. Inspired by the way in which the cups, stacked one on top of the other, become gradually taller, the collection of poufs and tables...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Nendo Tables

Materials

Foam

Gervasoni Kasane 36 Table by Nendo
By Gervasoni, Nendo
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Literally “overlapping”, Kasane is the latest collection designed by the Japanese studio, Nendo. Thanks to a play on the weaving and overlapping of different elements, each product becomes a sculpture. Inspired by the way in which the cups, stacked one on top of the other, become gradually taller, the collection of poufs and tables...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Nendo Tables

Materials

Foam

Alias Okome 005 Grey Upholstered Seat with Backrest and Table by Nendo
By Alias, Nendo
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Alias Okome 005 Grey Upholstered Seat with Backrest and Table by Nendo Seat composition with seat and backrest with removable cover in eco-leather Serge Ferrari®, Alias®, Camira® ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Nendo Tables

Materials

Upholstery

La Manufacture-Paris Trio Table Designed by Nendo
By Nendo
Located in New York, NY
At first sight, Trio is a side table that consists of three transparent bowls overlapping one another. The opening of each bowl is covered with either a glass, metal or wood top. Th...
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2010s Italian Nendo Tables

Materials

Metal

Nendo Thin Black Table in Metal Base with Glass Top for Cappellini
By Nendo, Cappellini
Located in New York, NY
Delicate and striking: for the thin black table, Nendo designed a low geometric structure – created from the L-shaped intersection of two off-axis cubes – that supports an ultralight...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Nendo Tables

Materials

Metal

GAN Aram Low Table in Red and Orange by Nendo
By GAN Rugs, Nendo
Located in New York, NY
Nendo offers us its delicate, essential design. A very practical collection of multipurpose tables and stools you will never tire of looking at. Thi...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Nendo Tables

Materials

Stainless Steel

La Manufacture-Paris Trio Table Designed by Nendo
By Nendo
Located in New York, NY
At first sight, Trio is a side table that consists of three transparent bowls overlapping one another. The opening of each bowl is covered with either a glass, metal or wood top. Th...
Category

2010s Italian Nendo Tables

Materials

Metal

La Manufacture-Paris Trio Table Designed by Nendo
By Nendo
Located in New York, NY
At first sight, Trio is a side table that consists of three transparent bowls overlapping one another. The opening of each bowl is covered with either a glass, metal or wood top. Th...
Category

2010s Italian Nendo Tables

Materials

Metal

Emeco Su Round Cafe Table with Anodized Aluminum Frame & Wood Top by Nendo
By Nendo, Emeco
Located in Hanover, PA
With the invisible values of design, engineering and strength, the SU collection of stools and tables is inspired by the Japanese aesthetic of su, meaning plain or unadorned. SU come...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Nendo Tables

Materials

Aluminum

La Manufacture-Paris Creek Table Designed by Nendo
By Nendo
Located in New York, NY
Creek is a table that suggests a stream of water flowing freely across its surface and around islands, circling around the table tops placed in opposite corners. The tables come in ...
Category

2010s Italian Nendo Tables

Materials

Metal

Emeco Su Medium Round Cafe Table with Oak Frame & Accoya Wood Top by Nendo
By Emeco, Nendo
Located in Hanover, PA
With the invisible values of design, engineering and strength, the SU collection of stools and tables is inspired by the Japanese aesthetic of su, meaning plain or unadorned. SU come...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Nendo Tables

Materials

Oak

Emeco Su Medium Round Cafe Table with Black Anodized Frame & Wood Top by Nendo
By Emeco, Nendo
Located in Hanover, PA
With the invisible values of design, engineering and strength, the SU collection of stools and tables is inspired by the Japanese aesthetic of su, meaning plain or unadorned. SU come...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Nendo Tables

Materials

Aluminum

GAN Rugs Aram Low Table with Stainless Steel Wire in Anthracite by Nendo
By GAN Rugs, Nendo
Located in New York, NY
Nendo offers us its delicate, essential design. A very practical collection of multipurpose tables and stools you will never tire of looking at.?This season available in stainless st...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Nendo Tables

Materials

Stainless Steel

GAN Rugs Aram Low Table with Stainless Steel Wire in Red Orange by Nendo
By GAN Rugs, Nendo
Located in New York, NY
Nendo offers us its delicate, essential design. A very practical collection of multipurpose tables and stools you will never tire of looking at.?This season available in stainless st...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Nendo Tables

Materials

Stainless Steel

GAN Rugs Aram Low Table with Stainless Steel Wire in Mustard by Nendo
By GAN Rugs, Nendo
Located in New York, NY
Nendo offers us its delicate, essential design. A very practical collection of multipurpose tables and stools you will never tire of looking at.?This season available in stainless st...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Nendo Tables

Materials

Stainless Steel

GAN Rugs Aram Low Table with Stainless Steel Wire in Sand by Nendo
By GAN Rugs, Nendo
Located in New York, NY
Nendo offers us its delicate, essential design. A very practical collection of multipurpose tables and stools you will never tire of looking at.?This season available in stainless st...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Nendo Tables

Materials

Stainless Steel

GAN Rugs Aram Low Table with Stainless Steel Wire in Bronze by Nendo
By GAN Rugs, Nendo
Located in New York, NY
Nendo offers us its delicate, essential design. A very practical collection of multipurpose tables and stools you will never tire of looking at.?This season available in stainless st...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Nendo Tables

Materials

Stainless Steel

GAN Rugs Aram High Table with Stainless Steel Wire in Sand by Nendo
By GAN Rugs, Nendo
Located in New York, NY
Nendo offers us its delicate, essential design. A very practical collection of multipurpose tables and stools you will never tire of looking at.?This season available in stainless st...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Nendo Tables

Materials

Stainless Steel

GAN Rugs Aram Low Table with Stainless Steel Wire in White by Nendo
By GAN Rugs, Nendo
Located in New York, NY
Nendo offers us its delicate, essential design. A very practical collection of multipurpose tables and stools you will never tire of looking at.?This season available in stainless st...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Nendo Tables

Materials

Stainless Steel

Emeco Su Large Round Cafe Table with Anodized Aluminum Frame & Wood Top by Nendo
By Emeco, Nendo
Located in Hanover, PA
With the invisible values of design, engineering and strength, the SU collection of stools and tables is inspired by the Japanese aesthetic of su, meaning plain or unadorned. SU come...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Nendo Tables

Materials

Aluminum

GAN Rugs Aram High Table with Stainless Steel Wire in Mustard by Nendo
By Nendo, GAN Rugs
Located in New York, NY
Nendo offers us its delicate, essential design. A very practical collection of multipurpose tables and stools you will never tire of looking at.?This season available in stainless st...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Nendo Tables

Materials

Stainless Steel

GAN Rugs Aram High Table with Stainless Steel Wire in Red Orange by Nendo
By Nendo, GAN Rugs
Located in New York, NY
Nendo offers us its delicate, essential design. A very practical collection of multipurpose tables and stools you will never tire of looking at.?This season available in stainless st...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Nendo Tables

Materials

Stainless Steel

GAN Rugs Aram High Table with Stainless Steel Wire in Anthracite by Nendo
By Nendo, GAN Rugs
Located in New York, NY
Nendo offers us its delicate, essential design. A very practical collection of multipurpose tables and stools you will never tire of looking at.?This season available in stainless st...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Nendo Tables

Materials

Stainless Steel

GAN Rugs Aram High Table with Stainless Steel Wire in White by Nendo
By Nendo, GAN Rugs
Located in New York, NY
Nendo offers us its delicate, essential design. A very practical collection of multipurpose tables and stools you will never tire of looking at.?This season available in stainless st...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Nendo Tables

Materials

Stainless Steel

GAN Rugs Aram High Table with Stainless Steel Wire in Bronze by Nendo
By Nendo, GAN Rugs
Located in New York, NY
Nendo offers us its delicate, essential design. A very practical collection of multipurpose tables and stools you will never tire of looking at.?This season available in stainless st...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Nendo Tables

Materials

Stainless Steel

Emeco Su Round Low Table with Black Anodized Frame & Wood Top by Nendo
By Emeco, Nendo
Located in Hanover, PA
With the invisible values of design, engineering and strength, the SU collection of stools and tables is inspired by the Japanese aesthetic of su, meaning plain or unadorned. SU comes in a range of sustainable finishes, discovered through our ongoing exploration of eco-conscious materials. SU tables...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Nendo Tables

Materials

Aluminum

Emeco Su Round Low Table with Anodized Aluminum Frame & Wood Top by Nendo
By Emeco, Nendo
Located in Hanover, PA
With the invisible values of design, engineering and strength, the SU collection of stools and tables is inspired by the Japanese aesthetic of su, meaning plain or unadorned. SU comes in a range of sustainable finishes, discovered through our ongoing exploration of eco-conscious materials. SU tables...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Nendo Tables

Materials

Aluminum

Emeco Su Square Low Table with Oak Frame & Accoya Wood Top by Nendo
By Emeco, Nendo
Located in Hanover, PA
With the invisible values of design, engineering and strength, the SU collection of stools and tables is inspired by the Japanese aesthetic of su, meaning plain or unadorned. SU comes in a range of sustainable finishes, discovered through our ongoing exploration of eco-conscious materials. SU tables...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Nendo Tables

Materials

Oak

Emeco Su Square Low Table with Anodized Aluminum Frame & Wood Top by Nendo
By Emeco, Nendo
Located in Hanover, PA
With the invisible values of design, engineering and strength, the SU collection of stools and tables is inspired by the Japanese aesthetic of su, meaning plain or unadorned. SU comes in a range of sustainable finishes, discovered through our ongoing exploration of eco-conscious materials. SU tables...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Nendo Tables

Materials

Aluminum

Emeco Su Square Low Table with Black Anodized Frame & Wood Top by Nendo
By Nendo, Emeco
Located in Hanover, PA
With the invisible values of design, engineering and strength, the SU collection of stools and tables is inspired by the Japanese aesthetic of su, meaning plain or unadorned. SU comes in a range of sustainable finishes, discovered through our ongoing exploration of eco-conscious materials. SU tables...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Nendo Tables

Materials

Aluminum

Emeco Su Round Low Table with Oak Frame & Accoya Wood Top by Nendo
By Nendo, Emeco
Located in Hanover, PA
With the invisible values of design, engineering and strength, the SU collection of stools and tables is inspired by the Japanese aesthetic of su, meaning plain or unadorned. SU comes in a range of sustainable finishes, discovered through our ongoing exploration of eco-conscious materials. SU tables...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Nendo Tables

Materials

Oak

Emeco Su Square Cafe Table with Anodized Aluminum Frame & Wood Top by Nendo
By Nendo, Emeco
Located in Hanover, PA
With the invisible values of design, engineering and strength, the SU collection of stools and tables is inspired by the Japanese aesthetic of su, meaning plain or unadorned. SU come...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Nendo Tables

Materials

Aluminum

Emeco Su Medium Square Cafe Table with Oak Frame & Accoya Wood Top by Nendo
By Nendo, Emeco
Located in Hanover, PA
With the invisible values of design, engineering and strength, the SU collection of stools and tables is inspired by the Japanese aesthetic of su, meaning plain or unadorned. SU come...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Nendo Tables

Materials

Oak

Emeco Su Small Square Cafe Table with Oak Frame & Accoya Wood Top by Nendo
By Nendo, Emeco
Located in Hanover, PA
With the invisible values of design, engineering and strength, the SU collection of stools and tables is inspired by the Japanese aesthetic of su, meaning plain or unadorned. SU come...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Nendo Tables

Materials

Oak

Emeco Su Small Square Cafe Table with Black Anodized Frame & Wood Top by Nendo
By Nendo, Emeco
Located in Hanover, PA
With the invisible values of design, engineering and strength, the SU collection of stools and tables is inspired by the Japanese aesthetic of su, meaning plain or unadorned. SU come...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Nendo Tables

Materials

Aluminum

Emeco Su Square Cafe Table with Anodized Aluminum Frame & Wood Top by Nendo
By Nendo, Emeco
Located in Hanover, PA
With the invisible values of design, engineering and strength, the SU collection of stools and tables is inspired by the Japanese aesthetic of su, meaning plain or unadorned. SU come...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Nendo Tables

Materials

Aluminum

Emeco Su Small Round Cafe Table with Oak Frame & Accoya Wood Top by Nendo
By Nendo, Emeco
Located in Hanover, PA
With the invisible values of design, engineering and strength, the SU collection of stools and tables is inspired by the Japanese aesthetic of su, meaning plain or unadorned. SU come...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Nendo Tables

Materials

Oak

Emeco Su Small Round Cafe Table with Anodized Aluminum Frame & Wood Top by Nendo
By Nendo, Emeco
Located in Hanover, PA
With the invisible values of design, engineering and strength, the SU collection of stools and tables is inspired by the Japanese aesthetic of su, meaning plain or unadorned. SU come...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Nendo Tables

Materials

Aluminum

Emeco Su Small Round Cafe Table with Black Anodized Frame & Wood Top by Nendo
By Nendo, Emeco
Located in Hanover, PA
With the invisible values of design, engineering and strength, the SU collection of stools and tables is inspired by the Japanese aesthetic of su, meaning plain or unadorned. SU come...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Nendo Tables

Materials

Aluminum

Emeco Su Medium Square Cafe Table with Black Anodized Frame & Wood Top by Nendo
By Emeco, Nendo
Located in Hanover, PA
With the invisible values of design, engineering and strength, the SU collection of stools and tables is inspired by the Japanese aesthetic of su, meaning plain or unadorned. SU come...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Nendo Tables

Materials

Aluminum

Emeco Su Large Round Cafe Table with Oak Frame & Accoya Wood Top by Nendo
By Emeco, Nendo
Located in Hanover, PA
With the invisible values of design, engineering and strength, the SU collection of stools and tables is inspired by the Japanese aesthetic of su, meaning plain or unadorned. SU comes in a range of sustainable finishes, discovered through our ongoing exploration of eco-conscious materials. SU tables...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Nendo Tables

Materials

Oak

Emeco Su Large Square Cafe Table with Oak Frame & Accoya Wood Top by Nendo
By Emeco, Nendo
Located in Hanover, PA
With the invisible values of design, engineering and strength, the SU collection of stools and tables is inspired by the Japanese aesthetic of su, meaning plain or unadorned. SU come...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Nendo Tables

Materials

Oak

Emeco Su Large Square Cafe Table with Anodized Aluminum Frame & Wood Top by
By Emeco, Nendo
Located in Hanover, PA
With the invisible values of design, engineering and strength, the SU collection of stools and tables is inspired by the Japanese aesthetic of su, meaning plain or unadorned. SU come...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Nendo Tables

Materials

Aluminum

Emeco Su Large Round Cafe Table with Black Anodized Frame & Wood Top by Nendo
By Emeco, Nendo
Located in Hanover, PA
With the invisible values of design, engineering and strength, the SU collection of stools and tables is inspired by the Japanese aesthetic of su, meaning plain or unadorned. SU come...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Nendo Tables

Materials

Aluminum

Emeco Su Large Square Cafe Table with Black Anodized Frame & Wood Top by Nendo
By Emeco, Nendo
Located in Hanover, PA
With the invisible values of design, engineering and strength, the SU collection of stools and tables is inspired by the Japanese aesthetic of su, meaning plain or unadorned. SU come...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Nendo Tables

Materials

Aluminum

Nendo Bambi Table in Laser-Cut Aluminum and Matte Lacquer Finish for Cappellini
By Cappellini, Nendo
Located in New York, NY
The Bambi table, which can also be used as a desk, was designed by Nendo. Completely matte lacquered in the colors white, anthracite and mud, the table is composed of a top made of f...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Nendo Tables

Materials

Aluminum

Nendo Bambi Table in Anthracite Lacquered Aluminum Structure for Cappellini
By Cappellini, Nendo
Located in New York, NY
The Bambi table, which can also be used as a desk, was designed by Nendo. Completely matte lacquered in the colors white, anthracite and mud, the table is composed of a top made of f...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Nendo Tables

Materials

Aluminum

GAN Aram High Table in Red and Orange by Nendo
By GAN Rugs, Nendo
Located in New York, NY
Nendo offers us its delicate, essential design. A very practical collection of multipurpose tables and stools you will never tire of looking at.? Th...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Indian Modern Nendo Tables

Materials

Stainless Steel

Nendo Bambi Table in White Lacquered Aluminum Structure for Cappellini
By Cappellini, Nendo
Located in New York, NY
The Bambi table, which can also be used as a desk, was designed by Nendo. Completely matte lacquered in the colors white, anthracite and mud, the table is composed of a top made of f...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Italian Modern Nendo Tables

Materials

Aluminum

Nendo tables for sale on 1stDibs.

Nendo tables are available for sale on 1stDibs. These distinctive items are frequently made of metal and are designed with extraordinary care. There are many options to choose from in our collection of Nendo tables, although brown editions of this piece are particularly popular. Many of the original tables by Nendo were created in the modern style in united states during the 21st century and contemporary. If you’re looking for additional options, many customers also consider tables by Sam Hecht + Kim Colin, Konstantin Grcic, and Pieces. Prices for Nendo tables can differ depending upon size, time period and other attributes — on 1stDibs, these items begin at $840 and can go as high as $16,750, while a piece like these, on average, fetch $1,545.

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