{"product_id":"japan-style-architecture-interiors-design-hardcover","title":"Japan Style: Architecture + Interiors + Design - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGeeta Mehta\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eKimie Tada\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eNoboru Murata\u003c\/b\u003e (Photographer)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJapanese homes speak to the soul and provide a contemplative environment from which to experience the world.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eJapan Style\u003c\/i\u003e offers rare glimpses into twenty exquisite traditional homes in Japan. The lavish photographs in this volume demonstrate how Japanese design achieves a timeless tranquility using a few very simple, natural elements. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWood is the preferred building material since it is considered a \"living\" material; the country's Shinto and Zen Buddhist roots have inculcated a deep respect for nature. The houses in this book are a wonderful reminder that there are alternatives to \"big is beautiful\"--and that neither timelessness nor modernity has to be about using cold steel, glass and concrete. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe wabi-sabi ideal, translated loosely by Frank Lloyd Wright as a \"rusticity and simplicity that borders on loneliness,\" is considered the epitome of sophistication in Japanese interior design. The houses in this book invite us to rethink the wisdom of our hurried modern lifestyle and return to a simpler, slower life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe quintessential Japanese aesthetic can be seen in a 100-year-old minka farmhouse, an old merchant's machiya townhouse in Kyoto, a sprawling country Samurai villa, and in a modern seaside cottage. This book offers insights for architects and homeowners alike by providing inspiring and surprising alternatives, relevant to the design of homes anywhere in the world today.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKimie Tada\u003c\/b\u003e graduated from Rikkyo University (Tokyo) with a degree in English literature, after which she worked as the editor-in-chief of Confort a Japanese magazine that features traditional Japanese houses and interiors. She now runs I See All Inc., an editorial company which she founded in 2000. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eGeeta Mehta\u003c\/b\u003e teaches architecture and urban design at Columbia University in New York. A resident of Japan for 23 years, she is a partner in the firm of Braden and Mehta, and has designed projects in the USA, Japan, India, Vietnam and Indonesia. Educated at the University of Tokyo, Columbia University, and SPA in Delhi, she is the co-author of several books, including \u003ci\u003eJapan Houses, Japan Living, Japanese Gardens\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eNew Japan Architecture\u003c\/i\u003e, all published by Tuttle Publishing. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eNoboru Murata\u003c\/b\u003e has had a career of more than thirty years as an advertising photographer. With Tokyo as his base, he has photographed for clients in a wide range of genres, including interiors, cuisines, automobiles and jewelry. His recent publications include \u003ci\u003eThe Japanese House, Japanese Gardens, The Sushi Lover's Cookbook\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eJapanese Ikebana for Every Season\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 10.2 x 7.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 24, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51769729220896,"sku":"9784805315231","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/9b50fff6640c5d57031938654b018f82.webp?v=1780354797","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/japan-style-architecture-interiors-design-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}