“Thus, function can reacquire the repetitive form of the rite. Entering the house once more becomes crossing a threshold, a boundary that separates the exterior from the interior, which are different psychical spaces. The house is a space of concentration; going through the doorway marks a significant event, breaking a static equilibrium and setting in motion the lines of force latent in space, as a pebble breaks the surface of water. The potential energy of space becomes condensed and thins out, it contracts and expands; with its systoles and diastoles, It scans the rhythm of daily existence. Various psychic and perceptive fields intersect, creating a vital nuclei in the inhabited space; every function takes place in relation to others, and at the same time isolates itself within the circle of it's owned field. The continuous space of a historic rationalism presupposed an equivalence of gestures in modes of behavior. Here, on the contrary, space is concentrated in coagulated in a denser nuclei, reserved for functions that to some extent may be considered privileged, more charged with meaning: actions that could, and should, regain a new the original symbolic, ritual, and mythic significance.” Italy: the new domestic landscape . . #ceramics #design #furnitureart #furniture #functionalart #designtrends #designart #sandwichboard #bookshelf #lounge #chaselounge #beanbag #pattern #coatrack #coattree #spaces #softseating #seating #seatingdesign #booklounge #contemporaryart #contemporarydesign (at Eugene, Oregon)
