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Ryoko Ando (Ryoko Ando design office/MS4D) 4F Machihara Bldg. 3-8-3 Nishigotanda Shinagawa-ku Tokyo Japan 141-0063 ando@ms4d.co.jp http://www.ms4d.co.jp Fake style [FAIRYLAND] An interior designer is often asked to imitate a certain style. Sharing a certain image of a style with clients makes it easy to understand,especially if most people admire that particular style. However, in this case it was difficult to reproduce the same style in a small space located inside a 21st century shopping mall - it would appear as fake. Reproducing anything in its entirety is something not desirable and also in this case something I didn’t want because it would be sad and not ethical. Clients are often asking to reproduce something from a collection of images in its entirety. The result would appear as fake. On the other hand, creating something new using a particular style as inspiration can also be seen as ‘fake’, but in a positive way. With this interior project FAIRYLAND, I used the style merely as an inspiration using particular elements only ? the surface and the silhouette. By designing this interior using the style’s silhouettes, it moves away from reality and takes on a new identity. |
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