Splinter by Nendo

The Japanese design studio's new wooden furniture collection includes a side table, armchair, hanger rack, standing mirrors and hanger, splintering each piece of wood as though peeling it away.

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Japanese design collective Nendo has just launched a new furniture collection in wood. Splinter was designed for Conde House, a furniture manufacturer based in Asahikawa, Japan. The collection includes a side table, armchair, hanger rack, standing mirrors and hanger, all in wood and in a variety of colours.

"We splintered each piece of wood as though peeling it away," states the studio, describing the poetic concept behind the design of the collection. "Chairs' backrests divide to become armrests and legs, and the top of the coat stand peels away to provide coat hooks. The side table's stand splinter to turn into three legs."

The designers sought to work rationally with the material, keeping the original thickness of larger pieces of wood for strength, and using thinner pieces for more delicate parts of the furniture. "We approached the wood gently," Nendo states, "going with the grain so that the wood would retain its original pliancy."