Nao Tamura (Designer | New York)

Modular systemRYO
A single fold. The flat becomes form, the form becomes space.PORRO

Modular system / PORRORYO
A single fold. The flat becomes form, the form becomes space.

LightingFLOW[T]
Venice at dusk. Light suspended between two worlds.Wonderglass

Lighting / WonderglassFLOW[T]
Venice at dusk. Light suspended between two worlds.

FurnitureORIGATA
It began with the way a kimono is made.PORRO

Furniture / PORROORIGATA
It began with the way a kimono is made.

FurnitureCASCADE
A stream, stopped mid-fall. Time goes on around it.WonderGlass

Furniture / WonderGlassCASCADE
A stream, stopped mid-fall. Time goes on around it.

LightingTIKI
It was never about the lamp. It was about that moment.Established & Sons

Lighting / Established & SonsTIKI
It was never about the lamp. It was about that moment.

InstallationVISIONARIES
Glass blown in Venice, hung above a garden in Kyoto.Kyocera Museum

Installation / Kyocera MuseumVISIONARIES
Glass blown in Venice, hung above a garden in Kyoto.

PUBLIC SPACETHE TOKYO TOILET
Three rooms, one red fold, wrapping around whoever walks in.THE TOKYO TOILET

PUBLIC SPACE / THE TOKYO TOILETTHE TOKYO TOILET
Three rooms, one red fold, wrapping around whoever walks in.

LightingFLUID
Light is fleeting. Here it settles, layers, and softly stays.WonderGlass

Lighting / WonderGlassFLUID
Light is fleeting. Here it settles, layers, and softly stays.

InstallationSUNSHOWER
Sun and rain at the same time. It never lasts, so you look up.Lexus

Installation / LexusSUNSHOWER
Sun and rain at the same time. It never lasts, so you look up.

Space DesignPLEATS PLEASE ISSEY MIYAKE
A store where you can feel the pleats being made.ISSEY MIYAKE

Space Design / ISSEY MIYAKEPLEATS PLEASE ISSEY MIYAKE
A store where you can feel the pleats being made.

ArtURUSHI
Urushi has always been heavy. We asked if it could float.Toyo Ito Architects

Art / Toyo Ito ArchitectsURUSHI
Urushi has always been heavy. We asked if it could float.

LightingVOSCO
Like a tool worn smooth by years of use.Ambientec

Lighting / AmbientecVOSCO
Like a tool worn smooth by years of use.

Lighting / InstallationMOMENTO
A droplet, suspended in light, just before it falls.WONDERGLASS

Lighting / Installation / WONDERGLASSMOMENTO
A droplet, suspended in light, just before it falls.

LightingSAGE
Plants turn toward light. So does this lamp.Ambientec

Lighting / AmbientecSAGE
Plants turn toward light. So does this lamp.

InstallationMOVING HORIZON
Points of light. Slowly, a horizon.Palais de Tokyo

Installation / Palais de TokyoMOVING HORIZON
Points of light. Slowly, a horizon.

InstallationINTERCONNECTION
Move one piece, and the rest move with it.Lexus

Installation / LexusINTERCONNECTION
Move one piece, and the rest move with it.

LightingTURN
A lamp that ages rather than expires.Ambientec

Lighting / AmbientecTURN
A lamp that ages rather than expires.

FurnitureKANSO
I watched my mother sit down between two strangers at the Whitney.HBF

Furniture / HBFKANSO
I watched my mother sit down between two strangers at the Whitney.

FurnitureDUNNE
Not the drama of waves. The quieter forms they leave behind.Gandia Blasco

Furniture / Gandia BlascoDUNNE
Not the drama of waves. The quieter forms they leave behind.

Product / InstallationSEASONS
Some things wither. Some are born anew. Objects live in that cycle too.COVO

Product / Installation / COVOSEASONS
Some things wither. Some are born anew. Objects live in that cycle too.

LightingTURN+
Bright enough to read by. Soft enough to leave on.AMBIENTEC

Lighting / AMBIENTECTURN+
Bright enough to read by. Soft enough to leave on.

ProductQUILL
No two feathers are ever alike.Nanimarquina

Product / NanimarquinaQUILL
No two feathers are ever alike.

LightingTURN CRAFT
Hand-stitched leather that darkens in its owner’s hands.Ambientec

Lighting / AmbientecTURN CRAFT
Hand-stitched leather that darkens in its owner’s hands.

Product1/6
Not just to read the time, but to feel it ticking.Issey Miyake

Product / Issey Miyake1/6
Not just to read the time, but to feel it ticking.

LightingWEAVING THE LIGHT
Thin fibers of light weave softly through space.Panasonic

Lighting / PanasonicWEAVING THE LIGHT
Thin fibers of light weave softly through space.

FurnitureJULY
Three slices, each imperfect, joined into one.NIKARI

Furniture / NIKARIJULY
Three slices, each imperfect, joined into one.

InstallationKO OLINA
Wind off the ocean, moving through fourteen stories of air.Toyo Ito Architects

Installation / Toyo Ito ArchitectsKO OLINA
Wind off the ocean, moving through fourteen stories of air.

ArtRINGS
A tree holds its entire history within. Layer by layer, year by year.Artek

Art / ArtekRINGS
A tree holds its entire history within. Layer by layer, year by year.

TalksPOWER OF INTERCONNECTION
East and West, nature and technology. I work on the line between them.TEDx / DIMAD / Salone del Mobile

Talks / TEDx / DIMAD / Salone del MobilePOWER OF INTERCONNECTION
East and West, nature and technology. I work on the line between them.