Design no longer "just about coming up with ideas and making stuff" says Oki Sato

The pressures of sustainability are making it harder to be a young designer starting out in the industry, Nendo founder Oki Sato tells Dezeen in this interview.

Speaking to Dezeen at the Milan design week launch of his Hana-arashi collection for Italian brand Paola Lenti, Sato noted that it was just over 20 years since he first showed his work in Milan.

The designer, who founded architecture and design studio Nendo in 2002, showed as part of Salone Satellite – the showcase for young...