From the collaboration with the Japanese studio Nendo comes OKOME, a family of seats and backrests characterised by soft, rounded forms that bring to mind the natural shapes of pebbles made smooth by water. By combining the different elements together and securing them with a sophisticated hooking system, Alias obtained nine different configurations, specially designed to meet specific needs of workplaces and the hospitality world.
OKOME is capable of creating the most varied scenarios in the most diverse spaces in a rational way.
Nendo (Oki Sato)
Oki Sato is the chief designer and founder of the “Nendo” studio. He was born in Toronto, Canada, in 1977. He received his Master of Architecture degree from Tokyo Waseda University in 2002 and founded the “Nendo” design studio in the same year. Chosen by Newsweek magazine as one of “The 100 Most Respected Japanese”, he has won numerous major awards such as “Designer of the Year” from Wallpaper magazine, Elle Deco magazine and “Guest of Honour” from Stockholm Furniture Fair. He was named “Designer of the Year” by Maison & Objet in 2015. He designed the Flow Bowl storage tables (2017), the Okome system (2016) and the Okome Sofa and Okome bed (2018) for Alias.
