Japanese Architecture - Japanese Interior Design

Japanese Interior Design

Japanese interior design has a unique aesthetic derived from Taoism, Zen Buddhism, specific religious figures and the west. This aesthetic has in turn influenced western style, particularly Modernism.

Read more about this topic:  Japanese Architecture

Famous quotes containing the words japanese, interior and/or design:

    “The Japanese do not fear God. They only fear bombs.”
    —Jerome Cady, U.S. screenwriter. Lewis Milestone. Yin Chu Ling, The Purple Heart (1944)

    “Fish have water, the bushmen of the Kalahari have sand, and Houstonians have interior décor.”
    —Simon Hoggart (b. 1946)

    “A good scientist is a person with original ideas. A good engineer is a person who makes a design that works with as few original ideas as possible. There are no prima donnas in engineering.”
    —Freeman Dyson (b. 1923)