I've always enjoyed spending time at home, so I wasn't particularly concerned about the recent self-restraint lifestyle, but now that it's been going on for a year, I feel like my opportunities to take in information have decreased dramatically.
There is an increase in online interactions and information distribution, which were not available before, so my knowledge may not have changed, but I believe that you can't really understand furniture until you actually touch it or sit in it, and you can't really understand a space until you go there, so I've started to feel a desire to go to different places.
I'm starting to realize how painful it is not being able to easily go and do things that interest me, but I'll just have to be patient a little longer and get through it.
With this in mind, I recently found the drama "Haruka no Hikari" (Light of Haruka) which started airing on NHK very interesting. At the beginning, a man is unable to define "light" and is rejected by Haruka, who says he doesn't love light. I thought to myself that there aren't many people like that (I couldn't define it either so I was rejected). Then, in a scene where Haruka and the shop owner are looking at a lighting fixture by Shiro Kuramata and discussing the good points of the fixture, I was reminded of the same thing I used to do over drinks with a friend who loved furniture.
This is an unprecedented drama that combines classic lighting with a story. It's short, with only five episodes, but I'm looking forward to it.
However, I wondered if Golden Bell was a good fit for a traditional sushi restaurant, haha.
I believe that lighting plays a major role in creating a comfortable home.
It is often said that in Japan, white fluorescent lights are often installed on the ceiling to brighten the entire room, but in Scandinavia and other places, soft lighting is installed in areas where light is needed to create a space with shadows in the room.
I myself grew up under pale fluorescent lights at home, but ever since I started living alone at around age 18, I've tried to avoid turning on the pale fluorescent lights on the ceiling as much as possible. I remember that at first it was so dark I couldn't get used to it, but I persevered by telling myself that this was cool, this was fashionable, haha.
It's always been about starting with the form.
There's a saying that you can reach the heart through the form, but I've gotten used to it. I don't think there's anything bad about fluorescent lights that illuminate everything in a pale blue light, but now that I've discovered the bare minimum of soft light, I can't stop using them.
It's somehow calming. The shadows in the room give it a sense of depth, and it makes the room feel like a cool one you see in a magazine.
What I think is even better is light that actually burns, such as candles.
I could look at it forever and never get bored. I'm also envious of the fireplace, although cleaning it might be a pain.
Sitting in your favorite chair, enjoying the warmth of the wood crackling and burning, is the height of luxury. I envy that.
My favorite lighting is the FLOS GLO BALL series.
This lighting fixture, designed by Jasper Morrison, is now considered a classic.
At first glance, the oval shape may seem ordinary, but it is beautiful, and the hand-blown glass shade hides the bulb inside, so when you turn on the light alone in the dark, only the oval of the shade stands out, creating a mysterious feeling.
It feels like a floating ball of light.
I have a table lamp in the entrance hall, which has a dimming function and is the first light I turn on when I arrive home. It makes me feel like I've come home to my beloved home.
This is the lighting we will use forever.
It's good to change the atmosphere of a room by changing the furniture such as sofas and chairs, but it's better to change the lighting.
I think it's the perfect way to instantly change the atmosphere of a room.
It will definitely be dark at first, but you'll get used to it and feel comfortable, and I think you'll end up like me, avoiding shopping malls because they're too bright lol.
Let's start with the shape.
(text: Doi)
DOI KOUHEI
Born in Toyama Prefecture, currently living in Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture, 40 years old
After becoming interested in furniture, I wanted to work in the interior design industry, so I went to an interior design school in Kanazawa. After working at a store interior design company, I started working at an interior design shop when I was about 23 years old.
Currently, I work at an interior design shop in Kanazawa City, doing everything from sales, corporate sales, furniture planning, and occasional delivery.
My hobbies are moderate running so I can drink alcohol without gaining weight, and simple cooking because I enjoy cutting vegetables with a knife.