FROM STRUCTURAL TO SCULPTURAL
The same repetitive structural element found in ceiling beams is apparent in this Dogan ladder from Cameroon, Africa. Once utilitarian, like the beams, they are now coveted sculptural pieces for our homes.
Exotic WOOD furniture from as far as Africa and Japan had a home in Lenore Tawney’s loft.
wooden beams exposed SELLDORF ARCHITECTS
My daughter and I visited GHIBELLINA Restaurant when she was living in Wash DC We both loved their ambience including the original exposed wood beams.
Nature doesn't obsess over design
If we take our cue from nature, our place will not look contrived. This is a point many designers miss and is the reason I started this blog. Nature, without all the fuss, creates beauty and harmony. Yet behind the scene/seen it is working tirelessly to renew and rejuvenate.
Because of my years living in Japan as well as admiring Duchamp’s play of chance in Art I stopped laboring over the process. I ceased to control it and try to let it be my guide. We can do this if we trust. When home owners ask me to consult with them so often the words, I can feel their anxiety and tend to find myself saying, ‘It doesn’t matter.’
How do we get to this place? I try to take a few moments every day to surround myself with nature. This helps me to reconnect and rejuvenate at the core of my being. I find meditating and taking cat naps creates the space to loosen my judgement and control.
Don’t we owe it to ourselves find a way to tear ourselves away from that monotenous internal monologue and to rest in our basic nature, if only for a few moments a day?
A post that went around on Facebook is so on point. http://www.nature-rx.org/