On show at the Jil Sander showroom in the Brera district of Milan, Japanese studio Nendo has designed a series of objects which aim to blur the lines of what can and cannot be perceived as physical objects.

The collections, at Invisible Outlines exhibition, brings together 16 of the brand's projects, all exploring what happens when boundaries are blurred, looking at how outlines and borders enable people to subconsciously recognise objects, even if these outlines are not filled in.

16 collections by Japanese studio Nendo, redefines were created, including “border table”, which presents fragmented room landscapes, and “un-printed material”, which portrays paper in various ways through outlines.

We tend to perceive the existence and positioning of objects by subconsciously following “outlines”, and by distinguishing the“inside and outside” of these contours. This also means that objects with obscure outlines cannot always be identified as objects, and conversely if outlines are visible, that information which is not visible can be subconsciously supplemented. The exhibition takes this fundamental principle into account, and the following ideas were implemented as a theme. The existence of items are blurred by manipulating outlines in various ways, or the viewers can recognize some existence of an item visually in their minds by making invisible outlines visible.

In total 16 collections were amassed including the following: “border table” which presents a fragmented contour of rooms, “trace collection” capturing “traces” of movement, “un-printed material”, a piece that portrays various forms and expressions of paper through outline, “80 sheets of mountains” which features mountain range using outlines with cut and elongated sheet material, “objectextile” a collaboration project with Jil Sander, where contours of 3D objects are retrieved and turned into textile, and “jellyfish vase” a new piece that attempts to reestablish the relationship between vase and water with colour boundaries.

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Jil Sander Showroom (Via Luca Beltrami 5 ), Milan, Italy
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April 4th 10.00-17.00 / April 5th -8th 10.00-20.00 / April 9th 10.00-18.00
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Nendo is a design office founded by Oki Sato in Tokyo, in 2002, which work spans architecture, interiors, productos and graphics, and has won international design awards.

Oki Sato was born in Canada in 1977 and studied architecture at Waseda University, graduating top of his class in 2000. He earned his master's degree from Waseda in 2002 and founded design studio Nendo that same year.

With multidisciplinary studios in Tokyo and Milan, Oki's work spans a wide range of fields, such as architecture, product design, and branding, and has been recognized internationally with awards on several occasions, including in Italy, France, and the UK where he was named Designer of the Year. His recent major projects include the Tokyo 2020 Olympic cauldron, and he is also involved in the design of the new TGV trains for France's high-speed rail network.

A jury member of iF award, 2010. Lecturer for Waseda University, Tokyo; “Designer of the Year” (Wallpaper* magazine): “Designer of the Year” (ELLE DECO International Design Awards), 2012. “Guest of honor” (Toronto Interior Design Show); “Guest of honor” (Stockholm Furniture & Light Fair), 2013. “Designer of the Year” (Maison & Objet); “Interior Designers of the Year” (Iconic Awards); “CHANGE MAKER OF THE YEAR 2015” (Nikkei Online), 2015. A producer of World Design Capital Taipei; Jury Chair for the Golden Pin Design Award, 2016.

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Published on: April 7, 2017
Cite: "Invisible outlines by Nendo for Jil Sander" METALOCUS. Accessed
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