Nature and it’s simplicity, beauty, and power.
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Today, the simple lantern made of paper glued over a bamboo frame with rice paste has evolved into spectacular shapes and kaleidoscopic splendor – but its message of light and hope remains the same.
He had hoped his chair(s) would go on to be mass-produced, not hand-crafted. As a matter of fact, he had hopes that much of his furniture would be mass-produced--he aimed for simplicity in construction. The pieces of wood that comprised the Red Blue Chair were the standard lumber sizes readily available at the time.