スイスの展覧会

去年スイスで行われたnew directions in Japanese Architecture　展覧会のカタログを参加建築家の石村君から頂いた。全体を見て思い出したのは都築響一の『Tokyo Style』。東京ヴァナキュラーへの憧憬である。都築の時、1993年は今から30年前で若者が生み出した東京ヴァナキュラーの発見だった。今回はデザイナーが作り上げた東京ヴァナキュラーの変奏だろう。バブル崩壊後の経済停滞で30年間変わらないなあとも思えるし、いや経済停滞しててもデザインは不滅ですとも見える。
I received the catalog of the New Directions in Japanese Architecture exhibition held in Switzerland last year from Mr. Ishimura, a participating architect. When I saw the whole thing, I remembered Kyoichi Tsuzuki’s “Tokyo Style.” It is an admiration for Tokyo Vernacular. At the time of Tsuzuki, 1993 was the discovery of Tokyo Vernacular, which was created by young people 30 years ago. This time it is a variation of Tokyo Vernacular created by the designer. With the economic stagnation after the collapse of the bubble economy, it looks like things have stayed the same, but it also looks like design has not died yet.