My favorite designer.
Before I knew it, I had reached the age that I thought was considered an adult when I was little.
Time really flies. Becoming an "adult" gives you freedom to do many things. You don't have a curfew, you live in your own house with your own money, you buy as much of what you like as you like, you do what you like when you like (within the limits of your own money), and it can be easy to be self-indulgent.
Still, being an adult is fun, as you can control yourself when necessary, work, play, eat, sleep, etc.
The expensive things I bought after becoming an adult are special to me.
This is something that only adults can do.
What expensive thing have you bought since becoming an adult and starting a job?
I was the lighting.
Taliesin, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.
It's bigger than me and made of boxes and boards. I plugged it all in and placed it in the corner of the room, and when it lit up, it cast a beautiful tiered light onto the white walls and ceiling.
Since moving in, the pendant light in my house isn't very bright, so I've started turning on the stand lamp in my room every day. Until now, I'd only turned on the Taliesin light occasionally, but now it shines brightly every day.
Perhaps because of this, my affection for Taliesin grew stronger and stronger.
This sparked my interest in Frank Lloyd Wright, who designed Taliesin.
Frank Lloyd Wright, along with Le Corbusier and Mies van der Rohe, is known as one of the "three great masters of modern architecture."
And there are buildings in Japan too.
That's another reason why I'm so drawn to Frank Lloyd Wright.
It may be commonplace now that American architects are involved, but when I think about the fact that Americans left their mark on Japan in the early 1900s, I felt a certain sense of affinity.
There was a building designed by Frank Lloyd Wright that I had only ever visited.
It was Jiyu Gakuen Myonichikan, which I visited for an exhibition.
What impressed me was that Jiyu Gakuen Myonichikan is surrounded by so much greenery, even though it is located in Tokyo, and that it even has a lawn where you can lounge around.
And it was a charming building with the same beauty as Taliesin, blending in with the natural surroundings.
The lines and the way the light catches were very beautiful.
I really liked Frank Lloyd Wright's ideas about architecture. At the time when he was active, "modernism," which sought functionality and rationality, was the mainstream in the architectural world. However, Frank Lloyd Wright believed that the ideal was "architecture that harmonizes with the surrounding natural environment and ensures a rich humanity," and he advocated "organic architecture."
Even if you are not familiar with Frank Lloyd Wright's ideas, the harmony between the pleasant greenery and the building is so wonderful that it feels natural.
When I build a house someday, I would like to build one that is in line with Frank Lloyd Wright's ideas and place Taliesin inside a building that blends in with nature. Just thinking about it now makes me excited (although I don't know when that will happen, haha).
Another existing building that can be visited in Japan is the former Yamamura family residence (now called the Yodoko Guest House).
As expected, it was located in the same natural greenery.
Furthermore, when I looked into it, I found out that it's in my hometown, so I'd like to go there the next time I go home.
And someday I would like to see the many Frank Lloyd Wright buildings in the United States.
(text: Shimazaki)
SHIMAZAKI AYAKO
I loved redecorating and constantly rearranging my room as a child, and before I knew it, 12 years have passed since I started working in interior design. I am the manager of two different interior design shops, and I've recently started working in the e-commerce business. I'm a bundle of curiosity, and although I have a high level of concentration, my persistence is quite low, so I'm secretly worried about writing a blog.