ZOOM Gallery Talk
Japanese Art and its Importance in Interior Design
Recorded June 7, 2022
From the moment Japanese art and aesthetics were introduced to the West, design and architecture have never been quite the same. For our next ZOOM panel discussion, we explore how these encounters with Japanese art have sparked fresh perspectives and resulted in enchanting private and public spaces for the art’s enjoyment and display. Leading voices in the fields of architecture and interior design share their experiences with Japanese art, its influence on their studio’s practice, and working with collectors to incorporate its visual language into their environments. Drawing from wisdom accumulated over their long careers, top interior designers Robert Couturier and Paul Vincent Wiseman and New York-based architect Jane Sachs discuss how Japanese art can be situated in Western contexts. With a focus on display, they are joined by collector Pilar Conde, who lives alongside her important Japanese ceramics collection.
PANELISTS:
PILAR CONDE, Collector of Japanese ceramics
ROBERT COUTURIER, Renowned French-born interior designer
JANE SACHS, Founding Principal of HS2 Architecture, New York
PAUL WISEMAN, President of San Francisco-based interior design firm, The Wiseman Group
Moderated by JOAN MIRVISS
0:00 Welcome remarks and personal introductions to panelists JOAN
11:56 Resonances of Japanese art in Western environments - a NYC apartment ROBERT
20:30 A Japanese clay art room in a classic New England context - a Massachusetts home JANE
29:35 Designing a home around a Japanese art collection - a NYC apartment PAUL
37:11 Living with a Japanese art collection - a country home and a city apartment PILAR
49:07 Creative solutions to displaying Japanese art - Hawaii and California homes PAUL
1:00:16 Storing the kiribako (boxes) of Japanese art objects - a house and an apartment PILAR
1:05:26 A commercial space for Japanese art display - a NYC art gallery JANE
1:12:46 Public spaces of Japanese design and aesthetics - a Texas art museum ROBERT
1:17:16 Upcoming at Joan B Mirviss LTD
1:20:11 Q&A session ALL
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Event produced and edited by Bonnie B Lee, Joan B Mirviss LTD