"10 Questions to..." is a series of short interviews with designers and designers, to whom we address the same pool of questions. In today's installment of the mini-interview, Tomasz Pągowski talked about the most inspiring city, what can be found in Neufert's handbook and where his nickname came from.
Tomasz Pągowski - interior and furniture designer, graduate of Historic Wood Conservation at the Warsaw University of Life Sciences/ASP and promoter of sustainable design. Hosts television programs(Remont w 48h, Projekt LOKALny), in which he convinces Poles to create spaces responsibly. Creative director of the IMATHOME studio.
1. architecture in three words...?
a. Man.
b. Space.
c. Matter.
2. the three most important buildings for you...?
Buildings are not only about form, but also about content and message....
a. Headquarters of the Bauhaus School, Dessau, projet: Walter Gropius, 1925-1926.
b. Casa Batlló, Barcelona, proj.: Antoni Gaudí, 1904-1906 (reconstruction).
c. My House... work in progress....
3. the most important book on architecture...?
Neufert - Handbook of Architectural and Building Design... because it has everything needed for the imagination to shape the matter with a respect that surpasses arrogance.
4 The most inspiring city and why...?
Every city has its own unique energy, but I get the biggest package of inspiration every year in Milan.
5. architect with whom you would like to design something and why...?
Tadao Andō - we have a similar genesis of investigation of architecture and, despite cultural differences, quite similar way of thinking.
6 - Hand drawing or computer drawing?
Computerized... I have the nickname Mr. Proportion and I like to have a reliable reference point for further work right away. Besides, these days wasting a piece of paper on a few epic lines is a sign of ignorance....
7. mockup or 3D model?
I love mockups, but in real life only 3D model - time and mobility.
8. modernism or postmodernism?
Modernism definitely! Postmodernism only questions the authority of the father....
9. work after hours or sports?
Work after hours, sports while "rendering".
10. architecture or business?
Architecture - black clothes it is! I never felt comfortable in a suit....
