INSPIRATION FROM AROUND THE WORLD FOR AN AESTHETIC AND MEANINGFUL LIFESTYLE
What is the meaning of life? How can we lead a fulfilled existence? These questions connect all humans—whether they come from Western or Eastern traditions. Yet, the answers that these two great schools of thought have developed over thousands of years could not be more different.
In the 1940s, a small yet influential movement emerged in sunny California: the Nature Boys. Inspired by a return to nature, alternative lifestyles, and philosophical currents from East and West, they lived a way of life that can be seen as the precursor to the hippie movement. Who were these pioneers of mindfulness and self-sufficiency, and what impact did they have on society?
Forest Within in Kita Karuizawa, Japan, designed by Studio Inspatia, is a contemplative retreat where architecture and forest merge. Inspired by Japanese tradition and philosophy, it creates spaces of balance, resonance, and reflection.
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