oh yes oh yes. I found it.
A lovely fucked up of another culture’s style.
I mean, look at British colonial architecture, European chinoiserie motif, peranakan decor… Look at Stefani’s L.A.M.B influenced Japonism even.
It’s not entirely zen, it’s not entirely asian, it’s not entirely pop art. It’s modern, but yet antiqued. It’s minimal, yet infused.
The Scandinavians/Japanese made it worked cos they found their true identity. It has substance, style, quality. I’m not just inferring to design; it’s a lifestyle. Cliche, but they live and breathe it. Even if it’s old-skool, they’re proud of it.
We used to be a melting pot of various cultures, but now we are a melting pot of steel. For yet more skyscrapers. To be global, yet have no identity ourselves.
While you still can, go to some old-skool street around town, and take some photographs. Some people will eventually mess with our old historic buildings and build some steel condo on the backside of the house.
I want a lovely fuck up, not a steel amalgamation.
Nevermind, you probably won’t understand.
