Books: Vincent Van Duysen {Complete Works}
July 08, 2016
(Thames & Hudson, 2010)
and cannot help but be drawn into the world
of this cult figure in international architecture
and design (who somehow feels like a kindred
spirit of the most noble simplicity to me).
More of his work can be seen in my post here.
This collection of Van Duysen's work
presents a series of exquisite homes born
from the brilliance of a passionate soul.
Van Duysen assumes a refined approach,
honoring natural materials to emotionally evoke
what so many contemplatives long for in life amid chaos:
c a l m.
Pages of this volume enlighten readers to more than
thirty of Van Duysen's projects,
captured with sensual luminosity in
photographs by Alberto Piovano.
I have opened my own copy to share with you a few glimpses,
but if you are a design/architecture collector like me,
your library needs the gift of this book.
Vincent Van Duysen: Complete Works
No quantity of pretty words or images
could truly do justice to this designer who
shuns ornamentation, so in the spirit of
Vincent Van Duysen,
I will simply say
peace
to you
right where you are.
1 comments
just peaceful and stunning..xo K
ReplyDeleteYour comments add to the beauty...thanks in advance for your kindness.