Nendo has designed a range of products for Chinese lifestyle brand Zens, including a chair based on the design of a paper clip and glass vases shaped like space helmets.
The Japanese design studio's collection for Zens ranges from bowls and vases to tables and chairs.

This includes a series of vases and bowls called Scent, which take the form of glass spheres that Nendo likens to "space helmets" that encapsulate tall vases and shallow bowls.
Each glass hood features a circular opening through which the flower, plant or fruit can be seen.

The unusual hooded design keeps the scent of the encased item close, like a bell jar over a scented candle, so that when the user gets close to the vase they enjoy a more intense smell.
Nendo made a version of this design in frosted glass to hide the content thus "intensifying awareness of the sense of smell".
The Japanese brand also designed a five-piece Waterfall table line for Zens ? comprising side tables, a dining table and a coffee table. The series takes its name from its structure, which is designed to mimic water falling from rocks above.
Two of each of the tables' four legs are formed from one tube of metal that has been bent at various points, causing it to cascade across and down the tabletop and its attached seats onto the floor.

"The table legs that should ordinarily support the tabletops appear instead to be supported by them, giving rise to a distinctive floating impression," said Nendo.
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