"a form of truth"

In the sleepy West Of the woody East
Is a valley full Full o' pioneer
We' re not just kids To say the least
We got ideas : To us that' s dear
Like capitalism Like communism Like lots of things
- frank black, pixies







“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. Beauty fades fast—what one retains is how beauty fits into the context. 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.”

- Joseph Dirand









"a form of truth"

the firms:
1. Andersson-Wise
2. Joseph Dirand
3. Andersson-Wise
4. Darryl Carter

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Joseph Dirand
interiors + architecture

It is only when I don't have enough work
that I cannot sleep.











"One of the first roles of architecture is to answer to a function, but one of my obsessions is to try and create abstraction around this functionality and dissolve domestic functions into sculptural forms. My work is often composed in two different phases, the first is to create a frame according to the context and after to confront this space with a sculptural composition and to create a discussion between space and architectural objects."

J O S E P H D I R A N D

"During my studies I had the opportunity to start in 1996 working for private clients since I was 21 years old. I did a few shops, private apartments and houses in the same time as my studies. I can remember images and experiences when I was young that made be want to become an architect.

For example, about 20 years ago I visited a felt room by Joseph Beuys at Beaubourg, the visit of the Ronchamp Church by le Corbusier, a sculpture of light by James Turrell, the Versailles garden's of Le Notre, a picture of a traditional Japanese tea room, the Cistercian abbey of Thoronet and a chair from Gerrit Rietveld.

Your inspirations can come from anywhere and everything and your personality comes from your reaction when facing things and the way you transform your culture into your personal experience."
















"All projects have their own challenges and I feel that in general great projects come out of major constraints. One of the difficult things in minimal architecture is to make everything disappear. The important point is to never forget an idea because you think it will be too difficult to realize. Probably the only negative constraint is when we do not have enough time to realize a project the way that you want and when we need to change an original choice because we don't have the time to make it right."





Joseph Dirand
interiors + architecture


all text taken
from this interview.







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