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Rinkak by Nendo

Rinkak by Nendo

Coloured cables encircle the cases of these computer mice by Japanese designers Nendo.

Rinkak by Nendo

Called Rinkak, the design for electronics company Elecom creates an outline round the product like a drawn line.

Rinkak by Nendo

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Rinkak by Nendo

Photographs are by Hiroshi Iwasaki.

Rinkak by Nendo

Here are some more details from Nendo:


We designed a computer mouse “rinkak” for a Japanese company ELECOM

Rinkak by Nendo

“rinkak” design concept

In Japanese, rinkak refers to an object’s outline against its background.

Rinkak by Nendo

The cable that snakes out from the computer becomes the rinkak of a mouse, like a quickly-sketched freehand drawing. The mouse becomes the background, and the cable - until now a supporting actor - takes to the main stage.

Rinkak by Nendo

This product will be sold in Japan from end of June. And planning to sell Internationally soon.