IN CONVERSATION WITH
IN CONVERSATION WITH
Even before spaces are inhabited , they are given life , meaning , and purpose with the possibility to change and evolve , sown with seeds of immense potential to create dreams , find paths to the known and unknown and even to get lost . In the academic year 2016-2017 , Keystone Academy was fortunate to have created one such space on campus – the High School Library . The Keystone Magazine caught up with the furniture designer extraordinaire , Luke Hughes , who brought this space to life with his intricate weaving of historical and cultural traditions of the east and west . As a much sought-after designer who has been commissioned by 54 of the 68 Oxbridge colleges , this British craftsman tells us that the Keystone High School Library project was the dream job he has been waiting for . In addition to nurturing a professional and personal penchant for all cultural things Chinese , it is the vision of the school that drew Hughes to Keystone . In this conversation , he talks about the vision , meaning and purpose for the library here and now , and in the future .
Sowing Seeds Of Imagination On The Path To The Unexpected
‘ Would you tell me , please , which way I ought to go from here ?’ asked Alice ‘ That depends a good deal on where you want to get to ,’ said the Cat .
‘ I don ’ t much care where - ’ said Alice . ‘ Then it doesn ’ t matter which way you go ,’ said the Cat .
‘ so long as I get SOMEWHERE ,’ Alice added as an explanation . ‘ Oh , you ’ re sure to do that ,’ said the Cat , ‘ if you only walk long enough .’
Alice in Wonderland , by Lewis Carroll
Alice is ready and willing to explore and embrace the unexpected , to embrace her imagination in Wonderland . Every library must be a Wonderland ; they are “ places of imagination ,” as James Campbell portrays in his book on the world history of libraries . It is such a wonderland that Luke Hughes , renowned designer of bespoke furniture , hopes the recently opened Keystone High School Library will be :
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“ I don ’ t think you can teach imagination . But what you can do is to encourage people to go down the root of the unexpected . This is really important ,” said the British furniture tsar with a knowing