oki sato
nendo is a japanese design firm founded in 2002 by oki sato, who was born in toronto, canada in 1977. sato studied architecture at waseda university in tokyo and founded nendo in the same year he graduated. the company is known for its minimalist design with subtle influences from japanese and scandinavian aesthetics. nendo has won multiple awards and works with numerous brands globally. the current ceo, coo, and cfo of nendo are sato oki, ito akihiro, and hama takaaki, respectively.
The Subject Atlas
A chart of oki sato's corpus mapped not by date but by subject. Spokes are what they painted; rings are when; and the threads between stars reveal the patrons and places that secretly connect them.
Spokes — Subject
Each arm of the atlas gathers works by what they depict: portraits, sacred scenes, mythologies, and the scientific studies. Click a spoke to swing that cluster to the top.
Rings — Career Period
Distance from the center marks time. The innermost ring is the earliest period; the outermost, the final years. Style matures as you move outward.
Threads — Shared Context
Coloured lines link works bound by the same patron, commission, or theme. Trace a context to watch related clusters light up across subjects.
