Palazzo
Visconti – Nendo – Trial and Error exhibition. Nendo's Trial and Error exhibition
at Palazzo Visconti brought together pieces from the new
collection of 1%Products and five collections of furniture designs developed
over a series of solo exhibitions: Thin Black Lines, Visible Structures,
Scatter Shelf, Farming-net Objects and Object Dependencies.
Above: Thin Black Lines Hanger Rack. “Slight black lines like the traces
of sketches drawn in the air made transparent surfaces and volumes appear, to which
we assigned practical functions. They are condensed expressions of meaning,
similar to Japanese calligraphy. The designs gently break the relationship of
before and behind, and traverse at times the space between two and three
dimensions. Multi-faceted and constantly morphing, they
move alternately between the becoming and collapse of form.”
Nendo –
Trial and Error exhibition. Visible Structures 01, 02, 03. “Thanks to its
lightness and toughness, carbon fiber furniture can take on a multitude of
different forms. As a result, the carbon fiber furniture has gained an almost
stereotypical futuristic image. For this collection, we wanted to explore new
possibilities for expression by using carbon fiber in a supporting role to
emphasize and accentuate the main material, rather than as the star in its own
right.”
Nendo –
Trial and Error exhibition. Farming Net Lamp. “The sculptural lamps are made by
heat-forming agricultural nets ordinarily placed around fruit and vegetables to
prevent them from harm by wind and animals. Using them as a sculptural material
allowed us to evade the traditional necessity of combining structure with a
separate surface material, to create a thin membrane that stands independently,
but also floats gently on a breeze. The lamp softly emits light, in the manner
of a traditional Japanese paper lantern.”
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