"We value our customers who are patiently waiting more than anything"

What a wonderful statement ! 

"Making something from passion and soul, not necessary money and fame takes time." How true is 

that?

Source: http://shinyakimura.blogspot.co.uk/2013/07/the-last-ride.html

"the word art etymologically means to do" Henri-Robert-Marcel Duchamp

We took part recently in a architectural competition for a building for an European Chess association and i was reading trough some of the chess books i ordered at the time  and came across the name of Marcel Duchamp, who I learned had turned a very successful chess player in his later years. (to a certain discontent of some of the established a the time chess masters).

The book is called  The Chess Artist by J C Hallman, One  quote stuck in my memory - "He preferred a beautiful loss to a boring win"

Duchamp, along all the attributions he has to the modern art we know today, was also one of the first artist to try and express/implement  4th dimension in his work, which could be very tricky when you are working with "static" lets say media/tools.

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Many details that make your work so rich seem to come from very close observation of daily life. Do you think architects’ work would be better if they learnt to relax and play a little more?
I know exactly what you mean but it gives the wrong impression of how I work. I try to create emotional spaces that feel right for the purpose and the place. So I try to go into the use of the building very deeply and see what could be beautiful and comfortable.

Good night, sleep tight, little star!

The cathedrals of present time!

"Art is the lie that reveals the truth"

Picasso

The Coachbuilder

Just came upon this article by Paul d'Orléans on a very special artist - Shinya Kimura.

  "I am a coachbuilder"

 I hope it is OK to post the link to the article and one of the images that carries a lot of meaning for me.