内容简介
ThesimplebeautyofJapanesearchitectureanddesignhasinspiredmanyoftheworld'stoparchitectsanddesigners,suchasBrunoTaut,FrankLloydWright,andTerenceConran,tonamejustafew.ThegraceandeleganceoftheJapanesesensibilityisreflectedinbothmodernandtraditionalJapanesehomes,fromtheirfluidfloorplanstotheiruseofnaturalmaterials.InTheJapaneseHouse,renownedJapanesephotographerNoboruMuratahascapturedthisEasternspiritwithhundredsofvividcolorphotographsof15Japanesehomes.AswestepbehindthelenswithMurata,we'rewitnesstotheuniqueJapaneseaesthetic,tothesimpleproportionsmodeledafterthesquareofthetatamimat;torefined,rusticdecor;toearthymaterialslikewood,paper,straw,ceramics,andtextiles.Thisisaglorioushouse-tourreaderscanreturntoagainandagain,forideas,inspiration,orsimplyadmiration.