Nendo completed the exhibition design of the “HANA SO” exhibition held by Akane Teshigahara, fourth head – Iemoto in Japanese – of the Sogetsu school of Ikebana, to commemorate their 90th anniversary.
Kaleidoscopic Ikebana
To celebrate the 90th anniversary of the Sogetsu school of Ikebana, Nendo created a kaleidoscopic environment where tiny mirrors reflect the flowers and a zen garden.
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- 01 June 2017
- Tokyo
Located in a zen garden created by Isamu Noguchi, the Ikebana pieces came after the set design made of a massive amount of 0.5 mm thick stainless steel sheet with a mirror finish, cut into pieces shaped like rhombuses. Each piece was then individually fitted to overlay the stone garden in order to create an “ivy of mirrors”. The ivy would reflect the surroundings, revealing glimpses of the texture and appearance of the stone garden beneath it, producing a kaleidoscopic visual effect. The addition of the extra layer between these two works – the ikebana flowers and the stone garden – would create a harmony between them, as if the flowers were gently enfolding the stone garden.
Kaleidoscopic Ikebana
Design: Nendo
Year: 2017