_SUPER POTATO DESIGN_ IS THE FIRST FULL-LENGTH BOOK TO PRESENT THE
WORK AND CONCEPTUAL IDEAS OF THE INTERNATIONALLY RENOWNED JAPANESE
DESIGN FIRM SUPER POTATO, FOUNDED BY TAKASHI SUGIMOTO.
Super Potato's powerful designs for the interiors of restaurants,
shops and hotels, as well as Takashi Sugimoto's designs for tea
ceremony spaces and utensils, are richly complex compositions of
materials which create simple, strong spaces.
Using traditional Japanese building materials such as bamboo, wood,
and stone, but crating original yet timeless spaces, Super Potato's
designs avoid specific stylistic characterizations and short-lived
fashion. By finding contemporary expression for important concepts
present in traditional Japan and combining materials in unexpected
ways to create exciting spaces, Super Potato's work has had a
significant impact on interior design in Japan and throughout Asia.
_Super Potato Design_ is generously illustrated with 320 full-color
photographs by the respected Japanese photographer Yoshio Shiratori,
who has recorded Super Potatos projects since the firm's conception in
1973. Architect and Japan scholar Mira Locher introduces the ideas and
influences of Takashi Sugimoto, the founder and principle designer of
Super Potato, and provides a thorough explanation of each project.
Architectural drawings further describe the projects. A forward by
Tadao Anso, interviews between Takashi Sugimoto and architect Kiyoshi
Sey Takeyama, and also graphic designer Kenya Hara, explore the ideas
relevant to Japanese designers today. A list of the Complete Works of
Super Potato rounds off the book.
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ISBN
9781462906048
Publisert
2014
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Tuttle Publishing
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Engelsk
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Digital bok
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