"a form of truth"

In the sleepy West Of the woody East<br />Is a valley full Full o' pioneer<br />We' re not just kids To say the least<br />We got ideas : To us that' s dear<br />Like capitalism Like communism Like lots of things<br /><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(153, 153, 153);">- frank black, pixies</span><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8142/7455325792_4fb42483ef_c.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8142/7455325792_4fb42483ef_c.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 701px; height: 573px;" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7112/7455358154_e62ab30a6d_b.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7112/7455358154_e62ab30a6d_b.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 709px; height: 491px;" /></a><br /><br /><br />“I do in-depth research, buying fittings and moldings from the period in order to establish a framework that conveys a form of truth, but avoiding anachronisms,” Dirand says. “I don’t want volumes and objects that are there just to be beautiful. <span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(153, 153, 153);font-size:130%;" >Beauty fades fast—what one retains is how beauty fits into the context.</span> For many years I refused to draw inspiration from the past, but today, after making my share of mistakes and breaking free from my own taboos, I no longer rely on any formula, starting from zero with every new site. It seems so obvious to me now: the spaces, countries, cultures and clients are all unique. And yet ultimately they are all interconnected, like the chapters of a novel drawn from past experience—from life.”<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">- Joseph Dirand</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7258/7455271944_db33d6998a_c.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7258/7455271944_db33d6998a_c.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 700px; height: 533px;" /></a><br /><a href="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8162/7455272338_6c83fb56b8_b.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8162/7455272338_6c83fb56b8_b.jpg" style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 700px; height: 557px;" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />"a form of truth"<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">the firms:</span><br />1. Andersson-Wise<br />2. Joseph Dirand<br />3. Andersson-Wise<br />4. Darryl Carter<br /><br style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);"><span style="color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">------</span>

"a form of truth"

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