Team Zoo
Team Zoo rediscovered elements of vernacular Japanese architecture and gave traditional craftspeople a way to participate in contemporary design...
When I was a kid I had a pair of sunglasses with a single narrow horizontal lens that wrapped around my face. The sunglasses offered an uninterrupted 1800 view and because the lens was so narrow they cropped the view on top and bottom. At the time they had a futuristic quality to them but looking at images of them now they have a decidedly retro look. I began to think about how my perception of the world would be affected by wearing sunglasses like that all of the time. That thought process, my work, travel, research and other spontaneous revelations are the basis of this journal.
Team Zoo rediscovered elements of vernacular Japanese architecture and gave traditional craftspeople a way to participate in contemporary design...