{"id":2231,"date":"2025-09-03T12:00:59","date_gmt":"2025-09-03T03:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gk-design.co.jp\/dy_en\/?p=2231"},"modified":"2025-10-06T17:31:46","modified_gmt":"2025-10-06T08:31:46","slug":"the-formula-behind-my-moving-experience","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gk-design.co.jp\/dy_en\/2231\/","title":{"rendered":"The formula behind my moving experience"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The other day, I was given a chance to visit the Louvre Museum in Paris. It was my second visit there and the first in about 20 years. Looking closely after a long interval at its three outstanding works\u2014the Mona Lisa, the Nike of Samothrace and the Venus de Milo\u2014gave me a deep impression. But more than that, I was moved by a series of works from the ancient Egyptian civilization, which I missed out on my first visit.<\/p>\n

As I carefully watched hieroglyphs and pictures engraved on plates, scenes of ancient people devoting tremendous time and efforts came to my mind, evoking a sense of romanticism toward the human heritage that has continued to exist over thousands of years. At the same time, I also remembered the admiration for archeology I felt while watching history programs on TV in my childhood. Unfortunately, what I experienced in my mind failed to find an echo in other people. I tried to understand why and came up with the following formula.<\/p>\n

My moving experience at the museum = [Historical background (ancient time) + Distance (rare opportunity to visit) + Experiences in my life (catalyst for forming images of ancient people at work) + Design (means to express beauty) + Timing (unexpected encounter)] \u00d7 Memories (adoration as a child)<\/p>\n

As I traced my memory, I came to realize that I had felt similar feelings when I saw magnificent works such as the Native American art in the Valley of Fire, the Sagrada Familia, the Prambanan Temple Compounds and the Cologne Cathedral.<\/p>\n

Presumably, I\u2019m the kind of person who tends to admire magnificent historical objects with unique atmosphere. Now I can understand why I used to enjoy watching history-related TV programs like \u201cSekai Fushigi Hakken (Discovery of the World\u2019s Mysteries)\u201d and \u201cTokugawa Maizoukin Densetsu (Tokugawa Shogunate\u2019s Buried Treasure).\u201d<\/p>\n

Norio Katahira
\nCMFG Design Dept.
\nDesign Director<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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