kenta kondo
projects
email
alternative designer
mechanical engineer
social critic
prototyping
alternatives
because business-as-usual
is
not
it...
🙃
01
(what have we) lost and found
two lost carry-on items were found at seattle airport
boarding pass for sep 09, 2034.
aisle seat secured by donna.
starducks latte ordered by donna.
lounge access secured by donna.
who am i...donna?
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summer 2024
freelance
>design fiction
>future of decision making
>convenience vs autonomy
02
umaru
robots designed for
functionality
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fall 2023
ideo
client: bridgestone
>engineering
>exhibit
>soft robotics
>coexistence
>mother’s womb
03
izanai
in the center of tokyo, a beautiful artificial river flows across roppongi midtown park.
the locals, the employees, the dogs love it.
so we decided to turn the water off.
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summer 2023
ideo
client:
roppongi midtown
>critical design
>outdoor installation
>we are running out of freshwater folks
>like seriously
04
jomo
(joy of missing out)
more dopamine = more views
more views = more screen time
more screen time = more ads
more ads = more revenue
california
gold
dopamine rush
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summer 2023
ideo
>design fiction
>future of
digital consumption
>attention economy
>dopamine addiction
05
inari
average japanese farmer: 65 years old
sea temperature change: +1.28 deg C
self sufficiency rate: 38 percent
which leads us to the most pressing question of all...
will we still be able to eat sushi in the future?
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spring 2023
ideo
>design fiction
>future of food (in)security
>sushi?
kenta kondo (he/them)