nendo: collar

pieces in the ‘collar’ storage series, designed by nendo for quodes white bookcase modules: 50 x 40 x 35 cm and 25 x 20 x 35 cm (LxHxD)

the ‘collar’ cabinets, designed by oki sato of tokyo and milan -based studio nendo for quodes furniture company, are a modular storage system, named after the 1960s style of shirt collar that informs their front appearance.

in the series, raised tabs of metal on all four edges of the front face serve as both a decorative door and drawer handles. a range of differently sized bookcases and cabinets satisfies a range of storage needs and is designed to let the pieces be arranged together into custom configurations. the cabinets vary from 100 to 300 centimeters (3.2 – 9.8 feet) in length, with a newly designed small bookcase module created at 25 by 20 by 35 centimeters (9.8 x 7.9 x 13.8 inches).

designed in a series of grey, white, and yellow tones, the cabinets are made of lacquered MDF with powder-coated or lacquered aluminum fronts, and the bookcases of powder coated sheet metal.

prototypes of the series were exhibited at salone del mobile 2009.

white cabinet with 2 doors, type 1 (100 x 40 x 55 cm)

left: white cabinet bookcase modules, type 1 (50 x 40 x 55) right: white chest of drawers, type 2 (50 x 40 x 55)

detail of the white bookcase module

detail of the white cabinet case

type 1 in warm grey

type 2 in traffic grey (100 x 40 x 55 cm)

chest of drawers, type 2, in moss grey (100 x 80 x 55 cm)

white cabinet with 2 doors, type 1 (100 x 80 x 55 cm)

‘collar’ with 4 drawers (200 x 40 x 55 cm)

new composition: 4-drawer ‘collar’ unit with bookcase modules and white cabinet units

composition: white cabinet with grey cabinet case type 2 and two bookcase modules

chest of drawers type 2 with cabinet and bookcase modules