WHO
Circle – Ryo Otsuka (RO), Lin Zihao (LZ)
WHAT
Architects
WHEN
early 2016 – ongoing
WHERE
Tokyo and Asia
WHY
Creating a better life through design
DESCRIBE YOUR PRACTICE IN THREE WORDS:
Culture, Nature, Design
WHERE DO YOU GO, OR WHAT DO YOU DO, WHEN YOU GET STUCK ON A PROJECT?
RO : Take a walk to a park, try to forget about the project
LZ : Run
NAME A BOOK YOU THINK EVERY CREATIVE SHOULD READ.
RO : I don’t read books
LZ : I don’t think creativity can be read, but experienced
Image courtesy of Circle
WHAT DESIGN TOOL CAN YOU NOT LIVE WITHOUT?
RO : Pencil
LZ : Olfa Penknife
WHAT PROJECT ARE YOU MOST PROUD OF?
RO : Indigo Waterfalls
LZ : Unfolding House
HOW WOULD YOU DEFINE CREATIVITY?
RO : From daily life
LZ : Incandescence of the human spirit
WHAT ARE YOU WORKING ON CURRENTLY?
A house project in Tokyo and a restaurant in Shanghai.
Puddle, Image courtesy of Circle
IF YOU COULD INVITE ANY CREATIVE OUT FOR COFFEE, WHO WOULD YOU CHOOSE AND WHY?
RO : Andy Goldsworthy, to discuss how he is inspired by nature
LZ : Fay Jones, to make him sketch in real time on a napkin
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE THING ABOUT THE CITY THAT YOU LIVE IN?
RO : Nature
LZ : Strange back alleys
Indigo Waterfalls, Image courtesy of Circle