nendo shoe horn for maruni
japanese designer nendo has teamed up with maruni to create shoe horn designs which combine minimalist form with easy functionality.
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shoe horn by nendo for maruni wood industry materials: maple, steel, neodymium magnet
as the name suggests, shoe horns were first made by carving animal horns; in the project by japanese designer nendo, the shearing motion of the shoehorn pays homage to its origins.
nendo shoe horn for maruni
the shoehorn can be removed with one hand; the stand is weighted for proper resistance. when you lift the top part of the cone, the shoehorn comes away with a conic section. the shoehorn and stand, connected by an embedded neodymium magnet, are carved from a single block of wood for complete continuity of the wood grain.
