Nendo's 7.5-Meter Origami Christmas Tree Animates Tokyo Midtown
For Christmas 2022, Tokyo design studio Nendo created a 7.5-meter white conical Christmas tree at Tokyo Midtown in Roppongi. The tree features a polyhedral surface with 416 cutout decorations, each backed by an individually controlled fan that blows air to make the forms sway, float upward, and spin. The coordinated movements create a play of light and animate the cone. The same ornamental pieces decorate the gallery, garden terrace, and other atrium areas, following a theme of light and air. The tree and decorations evoke traditional Japanese origami, blending whiteness with movement and refraction to produce a warm, elegant, and magical atmosphere. The Western Christmas tradition is reinterpreted through distinctive Japanese design.
Key facts
- Nendo designed a 7.5-meter white conical Christmas tree for Tokyo Midtown in Roppongi.
- The tree has a polyhedral surface with 416 cutout decorations.
- Each decoration has an individually controlled fan that blows air.
- The fans make the forms sway, float upward, and spin.
- Movements can be individual or coordinated, creating a light play.
- Same ornaments are used in the gallery, garden terrace, and atrium.
- The design evokes Japanese origami and uses white, movement, and refraction.
- The tree was installed for Christmas 2022.
Entities
Artists
- Nendo
Institutions
- Tokyo Midtown
- Artribune
Locations
- Tokyo
- Japan
- Roppongi