Why are most designers (architectural, interior, or industrial) incapable of creating deeply satisfying bathing environments? Because the key metaphors of design--efficiency, slick modernity, overwhelming visual appeal--are antagonistic to a profound bathing experience. Extraordinary baths instead are complex and distinctly elemental--earthy, sensual, and animistic. They are created by natural geological processes or by composers of sensory arousal working in an intuitive, poetic, open-minded--undesign--manner.
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"Sees bathing as a metaphor for an existence in harmony with the currents of nature." -- Graphis
"Sees bathing as a metaphor for an existence in harmony with the currents of nature." -Graphis -- Review
"Sees bathing as a metaphor for an existence in harmony with the currents of nature." -Graphis -- Review
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Leonard Koren, who was trained as an artist and architect, writes books about design and aesthetics. Among his most popular books are WABI SABI: For Artists, Design, Poets & Philosophers and Arranging Things: A Rhetoric of Object Placement.
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26 of 26 people found the following review helpful:
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An extraordinary collection of bathing environments,
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This review is from: Undesigning the Bath (Paperback)
When my architect was beginning to design my new bathroom, I gave him a copy of this gem. He said it provided the inspiration for mine and every bath he's designed since. I've given copies to few other friends who were in a similar architectural process. I've received profuse thanks. If you're planning to build an unusual bath, I think this book is a must read.
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Philosophy of Bathing,
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This is not for the intrepid house remodeler. Instead, it is for contemplation of the act of cleansing and renewal: how preparing for this act affects one's personal space: and how the bath creates and reinforces important social functions.
Reading the book requires some energy. I suggest that you read the footnotes and view the photographs as you read. You will be exposed to ontology, epistemology, and axiology of the bath for a very reasonable price. It is likely that your choices about plumbing will be influenced by reading Koren.
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extremely interesting content,
By Soka Ga Tom (san diego, CA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Undesigning the Bath (Paperback)
Amazing photos of inspirational bathing environments. Highly recommended for sublime musings on the ideal bath--to built or take.
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- Bathing - the Body and Community Care by Julia Twigg in Back Matter
- Bathing - the Body and Community Care by Julia Twigg in Back Matter
- The Art of the Bath by Karl Petzke in Front Matter
- Hot Water: Bathing and the Contemporary Bathroom by Jane Withers in Back Matter
- The Art of Setting Stones: And Other Writings from the Japanese Garden by Marc Peter Keane in Back Matter
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