Matter in the floating world : conversations with leading Japanese architects and designers : Hitoshi Abe, Tadao Ando, Jun Aoki, Masayo Ave, Shigeru Ban, Shuhei Endo, Terunobu Fujimori, Kenya Hara, Erika Horiki, Sachiko Kodama, Kengo Kuma, Toyo Ito, Oki Sato, Kazuyo Sejima, Reiko Sudo, Takaharu Tezuka, Akira Wakita, Makoto Sei Watanabe, Yasuhiro Yamashita, Tokujin Yoshioka / Blaine Brownell.
Often, the work of Japanese designers is not fully understood by western designers because it has not been explained in its full context. 'Matter in the Floating World' aims to correct this by presenting interviews with twenty leading Japanese architects and designers, in which they explai...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Princeton Architectural Press,
[2011]
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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| Summary: | Often, the work of Japanese designers is not fully understood by western designers because it has not been explained in its full context. 'Matter in the Floating World' aims to correct this by presenting interviews with twenty leading Japanese architects and designers, in which they explain their work, ideas and inspirations. |
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| Physical Description: | 256 pages : illustrations (some colour) ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 1568989962 9781568989969 |