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ByBorre — Judo's Influence on Design
Category: Arts and Design
Duration: 00:18:47
Publish Date: 2017-08-07 11:00:00
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Judo is literally translated from Japanese as “the gentle way,” and in theory, has to do with the use of technique to allow a weaker person to unbalance and overcome a stronger one. In execution, however, the constant struggle between two opponents, means both will be thrown to the ground repeatedly only to get up and go again.

As a practitioner of judo, Dutch designer Borre Akkersdijk had this concept driven into him as a youngster. In the face of modern day “participation trophies,” he was fully aware of what it meant to win and lose. Through the simple unbending concept of winning and losing, he would develop the resilience and other character traits that would carry over into his future textile and fashion design work.

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