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Japanese designer Hideo Mori sits at the edge of an old onsen pool. Steam and light rise around him, bamboo frames lean against the walls. In front of him rests one of his woven nature drones made of bamboo and hemp rope – half artwork, half warning system. The scene feels quiet, almost ritualistic, as if the place itself were breathing.

Japanese designer Hideo Mori sits at the edge of an old onsen pool. Steam and light rise around him, bamboo frames lean against the walls. In front of him rests one of his woven nature drones made of bamboo and hemp rope – half artwork, half warning system. The scene feels quiet, almost ritualistic, as if the place itself were breathing.

Interview with Hideo Mori

In a disused onsen high in the mountains of Nagano, Hideo Mori creates his nature drones – delicate guardians made of bamboo, hemp, and resin. They respond to water, smoke, or vibrations, rising into the air to warn before danger becomes visible. His work is not an act of technology, but of listening: design that disappears without leaving a trace.

2 min read

Japanese designer Hideo Mori working in his onsen atelier in Nagano. Surrounded by steam and bamboo, he weaves delicate nature drones that react to changes in water, air, and earth — ephemeral guardians designed to protect, not to surveil. IMAGE: AI generated by Daniel Weiss

Japanese designer Hideo Mori working in his onsen atelier in Nagano. Surrounded by steam and bamboo, he weaves delicate nature drones that react to changes in water, air, and earth — ephemeral guardians designed to protect, not to surveil. IMAGE: AI generated by Daniel Weiss

The Guardian of the Drones

In the mountains of Nagano, Japanese designer Hideo Mori builds nature drones from bamboo, hemp, and resin. His fragile creations awaken when water rises or the ground trembles — silent guardians that listen to the landscape and return to it once their purpose is fulfilled.

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