{"id":275495,"date":"2023-05-11T06:30:56","date_gmt":"2023-05-11T05:30:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vibia.com\/preguntas-a-ichiro-iwasaki\/"},"modified":"2023-07-10T15:32:31","modified_gmt":"2023-07-10T14:32:31","slug":"qa-with-ichiro-iwasaki","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vibia.com\/us\/qa-with-ichiro-iwasaki\/","title":{"rendered":"Q&#038;A with Ichiro Iwasaki"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff;background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#ffffff;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start\" style=\"max-width:1838.72px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 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fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:35;line-height:1.3;\">The principal of his eponymous Tokyo design studio, <a href=\"https:\/\/vibia.com\/us\/usa\/ichiro-iwasaki\">Ichiro Iwasaki<\/a> creates products ranging from household goods and electronics to furniture and lighting for international clients. <a href=\"https:\/\/vibia.com\/us\/usa\/ichiro-iwasaki\">Iwasaki<\/a> is the recipient of numerous awards, including the Red Dot and iF design awards, and created the <a href=\"https:\/\/vibia.com\/us\/usa\/wall-fixtures-pin-wall\">Pin<\/a> Lighting collection for Vibia.<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p><span style=\"font-family: gorditamedium;\">If you had to choose your favorite material to work with, what would it be?<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Glass<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\"><p><span style=\"font-family: gorditamedium;\">Something that is never missing in your fridge?<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Water<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-3\"><p><span style=\"font-family: gorditamedium;\">What is the moment you enjoy the <\/span><span style=\"font-family: gorditamedium;\">most<\/span><span style=\"font-family: gorditamedium;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: gorditamedium;\">in the design process?<\/span><\/p>\n<p>At the very beginning of the design process.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-4\"><p><span style=\"font-family: gorditamedium;\">One famous person that you\u2019d like to spend one day with?<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Leonardo da Vinci.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-5\"><p><span style=\"font-family: gorditamedium;\">Is there any activity in your free time that provides a great source of inspiration for your work?<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Conversations with my friends whom I trust.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-6\"><p><span style=\"font-family: gorditamedium;\">What was the most touching experience in your life?<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Birth of life.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-7\"><p><span style=\"font-family: gorditamedium;\"> What is your must-read book?<\/span><\/p>\n<p>A Japanese book \u201d Ki ni manabe \u201d means \u201cLearn from wood\u201d, written by Tsunekazu Nishioka one of the most honored carpenters specializing in building Japanese temple.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-8\"><p><span style=\"font-family: gorditamedium;\">What are your best quality and your biggest flaw?<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Realistic optimist.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-0{width:100% !important;margin-top : 0px;margin-bottom : 20px;}.fusion-builder-column-0 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-top : 0px !important;padding-right : 0px !important;margin-right : 1.92%;padding-bottom : 0px !important;padding-left : 0px !important;margin-left : 1.92%;}@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-body 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