"Splinter" furniture collection by Nendo

Japanese studio Nendo has designed a collection of furniture for Conde House, a Japanese wooden furniture manufacturer named "Splinter", that takes its name from the natural breakage forms as a piece of wood is broken from its parent element.

In the words of the designers : "We splintered each piece of wood as though peeling it away. Chairs' backrests divide to become armrests and legs, and the top of the coat stand peels away to provide coat hooks. The side table's stand splinter to turn into three legs. We kept larger pieces of wood at their original thickness to provide strength where necessary, and used thin pieces of wood that had splintered off for more delicate parts. We approached the wood gently, going with the grain so that the wood would retain its original pliancy."