nendo are a Japanese design company who specialise in product design.Typically Japanese in their thoughtful, beautifully balanced form and functional work, their portfolio doesn't disappoint. They believe in the "!" moments in life and bringing those little hidden 'smiles in the mind' to our attention. They believe "these small ” ! ” moments are what make our days so interesting" and I am certainly a believer in that.
These chopsticks are all about that 'smile in the mind and I think they are clever, well crafted and certainly beautiful. Form plus function?... tick!
"For four centuries, the town of Obama in Fukui Prefecture, Japan, has manufactured lacquered chopsticks. Obama’s lacquered chopsticks have been recognised as the hardest and most beautiful of Japanese lacquer chopsticks since the seventeenth century, when they became known as ‘Wakasa-nuri’. We designed new chopsticks in collaboration with Hashikura Matsukan, a manufacturer who continue Obama’s traditional manufacturing techniques today. Chopsticks ordinarily come in pairs, but the rassen chopsticks are a single unit. They’re separated into two for eating, then rejoined into one form when not in use. We used the artisans’ hand skills and a multi-axis CNC miller to create these unusual chopsticks." - Text from http://www.nendo.jp/en/works/chopsticks-collection-2/rassen/?erelease
photos by Akihiro Yoshida
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