Nendo Has Created an "Ivy of Mirrors" Inside a Japanese Flower Art School
A tribute to the art of ikebana.
Japanese design house nendo has followed up its recent Invisible Outlines project at Milan Design Week with a sprawling new work at the Sogestsu School for Ikebana in Tokyo. Assembled from 2,000 pieces of mirror-finished stainless steel and draped across a stone garden created for Sogetsu by Isamo Naguchi, the Kaleidoscopic Ivy installation is a coming together of natural and otherworldly forms. Commissioned to celebrate the 90th birthday of the Sogetsu School of Ikebana, the spectacular result — described by nendo as an “ivy of mirrors” — is at once familiar and extraordinary and a fitting tribute to the ancient Japanese art of flower arranging.
You can read more about the latest art news and exhibitions here or get the full rundown on Kaleidoscopic Ivy from its creators at nendo.jp.
