Axel Vervoordt : Wabi inspirations

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Label

Axel Vervoordt : Wabi inspirations

Title remainder

Wabi inspirations

Statement of responsibility

text by Michael Paul ; photography by Laziz Hamani ; in collaboration with Tatsuro Miki

Title variation

Wabi inspirations

Creator

• Vervoordt, Axel, 1947-

Contributor

• Hamani, Laziz
• Miki, Tatsuro
• Paul, Michael, 1945-

Subject

• Vervoordt, Axel, 1947- -- Themes, motives
• Wabi -- Pictorial works
• Interior decoration -- History -- 21st century -- Pictorial works

Genre

• Pictorial works

Language

eng

Summary

Interior design guru Axel Vervoordt shares his latest inspirations for the home. Axel Vervoordt's intense curiosity has fueled his work as an interior designer, spurring him to explore and draw inspiration from cultures around the globe. He was first exposed to Eastern art and philosophy years ago, but today it has become the guiding principle in his work, particularly the concept of Wabi. Developed in the twelfth century, Wabi advocates simplicity and humility, the rejection of all that is superfluous or artificial. Through extraordinary photographs from Japan and Korea to Belgium and Switzerland, Vervoordt invites us to explore the elements that inspire him: natural materials and time-worn objects that evoke the essence of Wabi. Today, together with the Japanese architect Tatsuro Miki, Vervoordt carries the principles of Wabi into his remarkable interiors. As Vervoordt reveals how he infuses his current creations with a fundamentally oriental approach, interiors devotees will gain new insight from this tribute to the designer's latest sources of inspiration for the home

Cataloging source

BTCTA

Dewey number

747

Illustrations

illustrations

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no index present

Literary form

non fiction