Inspired

My design process has been influenced in no small part by their work and thinking. All of them have one thing in common: to make their work shine to the maximum with the minimum of design. After much research, study and in-depth observation of people, they arrive at a simple design.  

Some many books and websites talk about how good they are, so here I would like to introduce some of their works and words that have impressed me.  

1. Ryue Nishizawa (SANAA): Hiroshi Senju Museum 

https://www.senju-museum.jp/guide/facility/

“I think I was originally more interested in architects and people. I mean I was more interested in words and values than in artworks. 

I like houses. No matter how many big projects I do, I want to keep designing houses. I think that’s the whole point of human life or the heart of it.” 

2. Ryuji Nakamura: Hechima

https://www.ryujinakamura.com/2_works/061101_nukegara/1_page/nukegara.html

“I think that the relationship between the individual and the collective is very interesting, for example, the problem that when an object becomes large, it must be made from a collection of parts, and conversely, the idea that what is difficult to do as a single unit becomes possible if it is subdivided. “

3. Tokujin Yoshioka: Honey-Pop 

https://www.tokujin.com/works/2000-honey-pop/

“The visual information that we get from our eyes is only a small part of the picture. I use light, wind and sound as motifs to design all the senses that we have.”

4. Naoto Fukasawa: Muji wall-mounted CD Player

https://designcommittee.jp/member/fukasawa_naoto.html

“Beauty refers to the beauty among people, things and the environment. There is no such thing as a beautiful form anywhere, and that situation and environment make us feel that it is beautiful to be there.”

5. Oki Sato (nendo): Cabbage chair 

https://www.nendo.jp/jp/works/cabbage-chair/

“If you find something worthwhile, it’s the right thing to do. There is not just one right answer for everything. If you break the rules of the past, you will find gaps and possibilities lurk in the margins. “

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