Terunobu Fujimori
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Fujimori is clearly a genius! His playful and innocent vision carries through in the application of his designs, and his creations look like they would be fun to inhabit. I am inspired and held accountable to find ways to convey a similar sense of joy in my own work.
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Truly amazing!
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His designs are an exhibition in the beauty of imperfections.
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This guy is absolute genius. His designs are so fun and organic. ryanmulkey.blogspot.com
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so often architecture is so serious because it takes itself so seriously, Brandon used the words "fun" and "joy" in a previous post, how often do these words appear in relation to architecture? they seem to have been removed from the lexicon along with "beauty" perhaps Dwell could add a star rating to articles with criteria such as, joy, fun and beauty (amongst other!) being rated...
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The tea house "in the sky" says it all to me; function/art/play. Wish I still had the magazine but I appreciate the archive on line!
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Please can you direct me to a site or book that explains n detail how to char cedar. I have searched with no success. I would like to build a studio in the woods and use this for the facade. Thank you. Shelley
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To Shelley or others who ask that question, view the slide show!
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Love this stuff. If you lean up against the charred wood after a year in the weather does it rub off?
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