Axel Vervoordt

Wabi Inspirations

Axel Vervoordt, Tatsuro Miki, Laziz Hamani , Paul Michael

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Flammarion
01 February 2011

Industrial: Commercial Art & Design; Houses, apartments, flats, units; Professional interior design

Interior design guru Axel Vervoordt shares his latest inspirations for the home.

Axel Vervoordt's intense curiosity has fueled his work as an interior designer, spurring him to explore and draw inspiration from cultures around the globe.

He was first exposed to Eastern art and philosophy years ago, but today it has become the guiding principle in his work, particularly the concept of Wabi.

Developed in the twelfth century, Wabi advocates simplicity and humility, the rejection of all that is superfluous or artificial. Through extraordinary photographs from Japan and Korea to Belgium and Switzerland, Vervoordt invites us to explore the elements that inspire him: natural materials and timeworn objects that evoke the essence of Wabi.

Today, together with the Japanese architect Tatsuro Miki, Vervoordt carries the principles of Wabi into his remarkable interiors. As Vervoordt reveals how he infuses his current creations with a fundamentally oriental approach, interiors devotees will gain new insight from this tribute to the designer's latest sources of inspiration for the home.

By: Axel Vervoordt, Tatsuro Miki
Photographs by: Laziz Hamani
Text by: Paul Michael
Imprint: Flammarion
Country of Publication: France
Dimensions: Height: 270mm, Width: 215mm, Spine: 30mm
Weight: 1.440kg
ISBN: 9782080301451
ISBN 10: 2080301454
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 01 February 2011
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Reviews for Axel Vervoordt: Wabi Inspirations

Legendary Belgium antiquarian and art collector Axel Vervoordt's interiors represent some of the most coveted rooms from layered and luxurious to monastic and minimal, reflecting the influence he derived from the Buddhist principle of contradiction. In Wabi Inspirations (Flammarion) Vervoordt, a student of Zen, gives his personal take on an ascetic developed in the twelfth century that advocates simplicity, authenticity, and imperfection. Vervoordt, working with Japanese architect Tatsuro Miki, uses natural materials to maximum effect as brilliantly seen in 350 dazzling color illustrations. VANDM.com