Invisible Forms_Tokujin Yoshioka
| June 29th, 2009The words below are from <Invisible Forms> by Tokujin Yoshioka
“I find cooking and design have a lot in common. And the style of design in a country is connected to the style of its cooking more closely than we think. Italian cooking and design and French food and design are good examples. I am not sure yet whether Chinese design is as fiery as its cooking, but i have the feeling that it will become more appealing in the future as the country has such great culture and amazing food.
We can say the same thing about Japan. Japanese food, take Tofu for example, looks very simple and maybe not so appetizing at first sight but you cannot discern the immense amount of work that is put into it once you ate it. You will realize the depth of it which cannot be seen at first sight. Even with sushi, you might first think that not much preparation is needed as most of the ingredients are raw fish. In reality, however, sushi needs a lot of careful and thorough preparation.
That’s because the ingredients are the key for this dish and it is like a design that focuses on the materials. Japanese cooking, starts with preparing. I put in a lot of time and effort before I actually begin work on the design. And I get so much pleasure and satisfaction in doing so.”
Here is a book on Tokujin Yoshioka and his design.