https://alexandrepalusceccaldi.com/journal.html A record of things encountered, read, tested and questioned — notes on materials, craft and design theory by Alexandre Palus Ceccaldi. en Sun, 30 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://alexandrepalusceccaldi.com/journal-entry.html?id=musée-des-arts-décoratifs https://alexandrepalusceccaldi.com/journal-entry.html?id=musée-des-arts-décoratifs Sun, 30 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT Going to the Musée des Arts Décoratifs and seeing their permanent exhibition is always very interesting to me as I realise that some logics and principles remain the same throughout the ages, while the processes may vary. https://alexandrepalusceccaldi.com/journal-entry.html?id=shibui https://alexandrepalusceccaldi.com/journal-entry.html?id=shibui Wed, 26 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT The Japanese aesthetic of understated, unobtrusive beauty — elegance that reveals itself gradually rather than announcing itself. https://alexandrepalusceccaldi.com/journal-entry.html?id=phenomenology https://alexandrepalusceccaldi.com/journal-entry.html?id=phenomenology Wed, 26 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT The philosophical study of lived experience and perception — how objects and spaces are actually felt and encountered, not just how they're described. https://alexandrepalusceccaldi.com/journal-entry.html?id=material-honesty https://alexandrepalusceccaldi.com/journal-entry.html?id=material-honesty Wed, 26 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT A design principle holding that materials should be used and shown as what they truly are, without disguise or imitation of another material. https://alexandrepalusceccaldi.com/journal-entry.html?id=ritualisation https://alexandrepalusceccaldi.com/journal-entry.html?id=ritualisation Wed, 26 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT The process by which an ordinary action becomes a repeated, meaningful ritual through attention, structure and repetition. https://alexandrepalusceccaldi.com/journal-entry.html?id=japanese-wood-joinery https://alexandrepalusceccaldi.com/journal-entry.html?id=japanese-wood-joinery Wed, 12 Aug 2026 00:00:00 GMT A one-day workshop exploring traditional Japanese methods of joining timber without mechanical fasteners. https://alexandrepalusceccaldi.com/journal-entry.html?id=ma https://alexandrepalusceccaldi.com/journal-entry.html?id=ma Tue, 28 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT An exploration of absence, pause and spatial relationships in Japanese design and architecture. https://alexandrepalusceccaldi.com/journal-entry.html?id=vegetable-tanned-leather https://alexandrepalusceccaldi.com/journal-entry.html?id=vegetable-tanned-leather Sun, 14 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Notes and experiments on vegetable-tanned leather. Observing how it forms, creases and ages over time. https://alexandrepalusceccaldi.com/journal-entry.html?id=in-praise-of-shadows https://alexandrepalusceccaldi.com/journal-entry.html?id=in-praise-of-shadows Tue, 02 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT Junichiro Tanizaki's essay on light, shadow and the aesthetics of Japanese interiors. Key ideas and reflections. https://alexandrepalusceccaldi.com/journal-entry.html?id=light-in-kyoto https://alexandrepalusceccaldi.com/journal-entry.html?id=light-in-kyoto Thu, 21 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT An observation on the quality of natural light filtered through screens, leaves and architecture. https://alexandrepalusceccaldi.com/journal-entry.html?id=wabi-sabi https://alexandrepalusceccaldi.com/journal-entry.html?id=wabi-sabi Sat, 09 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT Notes on the beauty of imperfection, impermanence and incompleteness. How it applies to product design. https://alexandrepalusceccaldi.com/journal-entry.html?id=kumiko-latticework https://alexandrepalusceccaldi.com/journal-entry.html?id=kumiko-latticework Tue, 10 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMT Details and photos to be added.