Yuki Nakajo

 

YNDO is a Tokyo based design office working across furniture, retail display, and accessories. We focus on small elements that often go unnoticed, proposing objects that bring out the inherent qualities of materials through collaboration with Japanese craftspeople.

 

 

 

 

A frame that holds objects while simultaneously framing space itself. Its open structure functions as a compact storage unit, while existing as a sculptural presence. A subtle vertical element introduces a quiet tension within its symmetry, presenting a relationship between object and function through a balance of structure and void. Stool naturally adapts to a range of interiors, from open living spaces to more intimate settings.

 

 

 

 

 

 

YNDO’s work begins with a close observation of materials, structures, and small details.

 

 

 

 

Wood, metal, acrylic, and other materials each have their own weight, surface, tension, and atmosphere. By paying attention to these qualities, YNDO explores how objects can be shaped without losing the original presence of the material.

 

 

 

 

 

Each project is developed through a careful process of looking, testing, adjusting, and refining.

 

 

 

 

 

 

This process is realized through close collaboration with Japanese craftspeople, resulting in objects that bring out the quiet strength of materials and reveal subtle changes in proportion, edge, texture, and structure.

 

 

 

 

The practice moves across furniture, retail display, and accessories, treating each scale as part of the same exploration of material, structure, and space. From a piece of furniture placed in a room, to a display element within a store, to a small detail worn on the body, YNDO approaches each object as something that can quietly affect its surroundings.

 

 

 

 

 

 

YNDO continues to propose objects that exist with restraint, while leaving a distinct impression through material, proportion, and detail.