Parasite table

For the solo exhibition at the Eye of Gyre gallery in Omotesando, nendo uses a 5mm square metal rod with a small tabletop to develop a new relationship between space and furniture.

Nendo, Border table. Photo © Hiroshi Iwasaki

Since it is difficult to grasp beforehand the status of furniture being used when designing furniture for mass production, the designs inevitably tend to become one of an “average specification” that can respond to various scenarios.

What’s more, the space will become evened out by such furniture filling the space. Thereupon, Nendo expected a new relationship to develop between space and furniture by conceiving the design of the furniture from a specific space.

By walking around the Eye of Gyre gallery in Omotesando,Tokyo, nendo went through a special design process of being inspired by elements that are normally “troublesome”, such as the corner of the room or protruding columns.

In the process, they took turns in verifying how the furniture was balanced as it was placed within the space, as well as the proportion of the furniture itself. This resulted in the creation of mysterious tables that consisted of a 5mm square metal rod with a small tabletop measuring a radius of 100 mm attached to it. The design utilizes the element of space as a part of its structure by “parasitizing” on to the corners or edges of the walls, the edge of the floor and exhibition stands.