‘thin black lines’ + ‘white blurry surfaces’ is an exhibition of japanese design studio nendo, presented in two parts at saatchi gallery and phillips de pury & company‘s london head quarters. it is nendo’s first solo UK show and will showcase their newest projects.

‘thin black lines’ – hanger racks

‘thin black lines’ phillips de pury at saatchi gallery, duke of york’s HQ, king’s road, london september 20th – october 31st, 2010

‘thin black lines’ is an exhibition of a series of 29 new bent, solid steel works. ‘outlines were the theme of this collection. slight black lines like the traces of sketches drawn in the air made transparent surfaces and volumes appear, which we assigned practical functions. the outlines remained after simplifying paintings of plants and animals. they are condensed expressions of meaning, similar to japanese calligraphy. the designs gently break the relationship of before and behind, and traverse at times the space between two and three dimensions. multi-faceted and constantly morphing, they move alternately between the becoming and collapse of form.‘

nendo: thin black lines + blurry white surfaces - 2

nendo: thin black lines + blurry white surfaces - 3

nendo: thin black lines + blurry white surfaces - 4

nendo: thin black lines + blurry white surfaces - 5

nendo: thin black lines + blurry white surfaces - 6 clock

nendo: thin black lines + blurry white surfaces - 7 side tables

nendo: thin black lines + blurry white surfaces - 8 mirrors

nendo: thin black lines + blurry white surfaces - 9 lamps and installation

nendo: thin black lines + blurry white surfaces - 10 japanese calligraphy

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nendo: thin black lines + blurry white surfaces - 12

nendo: thin black lines + blurry white surfaces - 13

nendo: thin black lines + blurry white surfaces - 14 stool and chair

nendo: thin black lines + blurry white surfaces - 15 tub chair

nendo: thin black lines + blurry white surfaces - 16 bowls and vases (different view angles)

nendo: thin black lines + blurry white surfaces - 17 left: cord chair right: fade out chair

‘blurry white surfaces’ phillips de pury & company headquarters, howick place, london september 22nd – october 31st, 2010

‘blurry white surfaces’ is composed primarily of work shown in the ‘ghost stories’ solo show that toured new york and milan, exploring unusual techniques, materials and manipulated textures as a way of creating ambiguous objects with an eerily faint presence – objects that seem to appear, disappear, and reappear.

nendo: thin black lines + blurry white surfaces - 18 left: elastic diamond chair right: cabbage chair