Artist
Kondo Nanase
Tokyo Monogatari Kagu Series. 2022. Antique furniture, iron, enamel paint.
Yoake Chadansu. 2022. Tea cabinet, iron, enamel paint. H. 110, W. 120, D. 45 cm.
Kikkai Kagu. 2020.
Kondo studied metalworking at university, where she began making original works from pieces of antique furniture. Kondo preserves the original functionality and uses of the furniture, adding new metal fittings or frames to transform them into contemporary pieces that push the boundaries of furniture design. Her creations occupy a space between interior design and objet d’art, offering a radical reimagining of classical antiques.
Profile
Kondo Nanase
Born in 1997 in Iwate Prefecture. Kondo completed a master’s degree at the Tohoku University of Art and Design in 2022. She is based in Yamagata Prefecture. She received the French Embassy Prize at Art Award Tokyo Marunouchi 2020. Kondo held her first solo exhibition at the Institut français du Japon, Tokyo, and was a participating artist in the Emerging Artists Exhibition (Ginza Tsutaya Books, 2021). She received the Akimoto Yuji Award at the Kaika Tokyo Award 2022. Her winning work will be displayed in Kaika Tokyo’s collection for two years.