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Nendo’s Kuuki for Kenzoki

January 19, 2009

Created by Oki Sato-Nendo, Tokyo architecture and design firm Nendo‘s Kuuki for Kenzoki, a Japanese skincare line, is an installation of the concepts behind the company that aims to please all five senses with its skincare by taking full advantage of the natural elements found in plants.

Plants are able to increase their water content through absorption and transpiration. Their fragrance functions to attract insects, and they purify the air in the process of photosynthesis. Each plant has only a tiny effect on its own, but together, a group of plants becomes a wonderfully pleasant environment. Each product was designed according to rules derived from particular plants, and endowed with the same kind of near-imperceptible function. The goal was to create forms that, when grouped together, would turn the space itself into a singular product and create a captivating and charming environment.

[via Bientot Demain]

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