Peter Bohlin

Last night Mr Bohlin spoke eloquently about his life and his love of making things.

Loosely paraphrased - Here are the top 9  things visionary Peter Bohlin shared that stirred me.

1. He finds that the act of making is intriguing because through making things you come in to contact with the essence of their being
2. He explained "I think I am an architect because it was an escape. There was boulder by the house on the edge of the forest , as a child I imagined I lived under that rock”
3. When designing homes or anything - Don't be afraid to discover something you didn’t know was there.
4. Often Modernism looked like road kill. Perhaps intelligent but not satisfying.
5. Up until recently when it came to people's homes this formula applies Available Materials + weather = inevitable design. Consider the similarities between houses of the American South west Pueblos and Residents of the Gobe desert. Another example the people who live in the Marshes in Iraq
   Technology has allowed us to be less connected – good and bad.
6. He has heard that God is in the details, and a lawyer told him the Devil is in the details – He is only sure that someone is in the details.
7. Allow people to have things that they can interpret within your design. Its good to do things you are not sure about.
8. How to please a client? They tell us about themselves, even if we are not looking. When you listen and you get it right, it is powerful because you touch their heart.
9. Most of all - His projects are just breathtaking! TAKE A LOOK!!!

Did you go on the tour of the Bohlin house today? Please share your experiences and thoughts below.