Whether in the physical transition from one cultural district to another or the emotional transition of immigration from one culture to another, there is a period of uncertainty and a sense of not belonging. This is the edge between two cultures. What then, happens if we create a habitable edge, a place for finding, instead of losing, our identity in the transition?

02 THINGS I CANT LIVE WITHOUT

Aspen Glory by Adonna Schroer
THINGS I CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT

I live between two worlds, at the edge of place, 
and both of these worlds form my identity. I am at once a citizen of two
 places and yet I belong nowhere. It is through my displacement 
that I find inspiration. 


I can't live without the ocean  
From crashing waves to waters still, 
its rhythm is a part of who I am.



I long, as does every human being, to be at home wherever I find myself. 
- Maya Angelou


ART

I am inspired by art in its many forms.
 From the broad lines of the paintbrush 
to those of the dancer, 
there is a source of energy which feeds 
the imagination and the soul.

Hear the Silence by Angela Wales Rockett



Traces II by Nik Helbig


'Passage' by Ginny Gaura

BOOKS

I am inspired by the city, raw and unrefined. 
It accepts all, feeding our desires for culture, 
economy and human interaction. 
It is what it claims to be and it makes no pretense. 











The ache for home lives in all of us, the safe place where we can go as we are and not be questioned.
- Maya Angelou





Untitled, by Sabine Pieper




   OBJECTS

I am inspired by the edge, the between 
and the beauty of pure form.


Bookshelf Bench, KATZ

Corallo Lamp by Lagranja Studio

Source: arhdeco.com

Minimalist Coffee Table by RKNL

BUILDINGS/ ARCHITECTS

I am inspired by form, lines and adjacencies. 
I am inspired by architecture and how it responds to the world around. 
I am inspired by my peers and by those who have paved the way.
ICA, Boston by Diller & Scofidio
Source: arcspace.com
Langen Foundation, Neuss, Germany by Tadao Ando
Source: arcspace.com
Chicken Point Cabin, Idaho by Olson Kundig Architects
Source: Olson Kundig Architects

Sendai Mediatheque, Japan by Toyo Ito
Source: solsken