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Isn’t John Pawson’s house just perfect?
Archive for January, 2008
Thanks Wendy!
A couple of days ago, I received this email from somebody that I don’t directly know. I thought I might post it today (which is my birthday) in order to thank her and feel a little happy about myself!
” Dear Carola,
Scuzi, ma il mio italiano non e molto bene.
I came across your website when I looked at your LinkedIn profile, and I just wanted to tell you how impressed I am with your work, and with the site itself. I don’t consider myself a Modernist in any way, and your style and the kind of work I do are quite radically different, but the ways in which you have married the ancient and the cutting edge are absolutely breathtaking.
There is something about how you handle the materials, forms, and lighting which brings a very evocative, poetic and meditative quality to even the hardest-edged, most pared-down of these spaces. It’s quite extraordinary.
Your work actually evokes thoughts of James Turrell’s work; I assume you are familiar with him? He is one of my very favorite artists.
Best regards,
Wendy H.”
How to become a famous architect
The best yBecoming a famous architect shouldn’t take too long, but don’t expect too much. It’s not a passport to riches, nor an introduction to high society. But if it’s what you want, here’s how to do it. First, pay a visit to any well stocked newsagent. Buy one copy of each design magazine. You will use these to find out what not to do.
Now go to your local remaindered book store. Buy a copy of a design book with lots of pictures in. Not only is the remaindered store cheaper, but it’s stock is between ten to fifteen years old. These are the least fashionable and so most shocking of all styles. You will use this to copy your new designs from.
On the way home, choose a name for your cutting edge design firm. Something punchy, arty, and a little stupid should do. There are not too many rules about this but make sure it doesn’t include ‘urban’ or ’studio’. Your name will present an efficient image, suggest an office in a fashionable part of town, and a committed workforce. No one will know that you are really operating out of your bedroom.
Happy New Year!
The best year is always the next one. I hope that it will crash into your life bringing energy in your weak days, enthusiasm in the things you’re doing, poetry in your blue moments, sun in your grey mornings, and…smiles, smiles and smiles!
L’anno migliore è sempre il prossimo. Spero che irrompa nella vostra vita portando energia nei giorni deboli, entusiasmo nelle cose che state facendo, poesia nei momenti malinconici, sole nelle mattine grigie, e…sorrisi, sorrisi e ancora sorrisi!
