Wednesday, November 23, 2016

werner blazer--cultural appropriation?

web site of artisnal furniture company which manufactures some or all the furniture designs of the swiss born euroese designer werner blaser. the page devoted to blaser has an interesting quote on his skill in interpreting and incorporating various japanese construction techniques and methods into his own designs, something in todays moralia that might be mistaken for appropriation of another cultures unique manner of solving the universal elements of design.