DMTV Milkshake: Amanda Gunawan on Doing Everything ? And Doing It Beautifully
In this DMTV Milkshake, Amanda Gunawan talks about her ceramics line, the cultural ethos that guides her practice, and her best advice for super-ambitious designers.
Amanda Gunawan brings new meaning to the word ?multi-hyphenate?: The creator-architect-builder-entrepreneur-designer-runner has an unbelievable ability to channel a consistent vision across her many projects. Founding Principal of the LA architectural practice OWIU (Only Way Is Up), Gunawan recently launched an aesthetically aligned ceramics and housewares collection, OWIU Goods. It is, no surprise, a gorgeous collection ? representative of Gunawan?s nature-centric take on modernism.
OWIU Goods
It?s a product of her unique upbringing: Born in Indonesia, she was raised in Singapore and now makes California home, taking inspiration from these diverse yet harmonious influences. In this week?s Milkshake, we asked her specifically how the aesthetic culture of Japan, another reference, manifests itself in her practice and in her work: ?This is a very loaded question for me ? obviously I’m very inspired by Japanese culture and Japan as a whole,? she says. ?I would say it’s their passion and their dedication to craftsmanship that really impresses me. Someone told me a story about [this] once ? let’s say someone Japanese is working at a coffee shop. They are not trying to become the manager of the coffee shop. They’re just trying to make the best damn cup of coffee they can ever make. A...
Amanda Gunawan brings new meaning to the word ?multi-hyphenate?: The creator-architect-builder-entrepreneur-designer-runner has an unbelievable ability to channel a consistent vision across her many projects. Founding Principal of the LA architectural practice OWIU (Only Way Is Up), Gunawan recently launched an aesthetically aligned ceramics and housewares collection, OWIU Goods. It is, no surprise, a gorgeous collection ? representative of Gunawan?s nature-centric take on modernism.
OWIU Goods
It?s a product of her unique upbringing: Born in Indonesia, she was raised in Singapore and now makes California home, taking inspiration from these diverse yet harmonious influences. In this week?s Milkshake, we asked her specifically how the aesthetic culture of Japan, another reference, manifests itself in her practice and in her work: ?This is a very loaded question for me ? obviously I’m very inspired by Japanese culture and Japan as a whole,? she says. ?I would say it’s their passion and their dedication to craftsmanship that really impresses me. Someone told me a story about [this] once ? let’s say someone Japanese is working at a coffee shop. They are not trying to become the manager of the coffee shop. They’re just trying to make the best damn cup of coffee they can ever make. A...
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