{"product_id":"can-lis-jorn-utzon","title":"Can Lis, Jørn Utzon","description":"\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e‘When an architect designs and builds for himself, he has the opportunity to go to the edge of his own imagination’.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ci\u003e—Line Nørskov Davenport\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eEnamoured with the light of the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMediterranean sun,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eCan Lis, Jørn Utzon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a visual ode to one of the most\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eiconic homes of the 20th century\u003c\/strong\u003e. An early ideal\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003efor design inspired by place,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCan Lis\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003erests on a\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMallorcan cliff\u003c\/strong\u003e, nearly concealed by the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003emarés stone\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003efrom which it was made. Photographs by\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSimon Watson\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003echart the movement of light along the compound that served as Utzon’s family home for over two decades, his first permanent residence following his work on the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSydney Opera House\u003c\/strong\u003e. A curated selection of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003earchival photographs, sketches, and blueprints\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003emined from Utzon’s private collection guide readers from early plans for\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCan Lis\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eto the everyday ways the home was inhabited.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eA seminal essay by the late Utzon himself explores his\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003erelationship to nature\u003c\/strong\u003e, while the architect’s son,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJan Utzon\u003c\/strong\u003e, recalls his family’s connection to\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMallorca\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ein conversation with Apartamento editorial director\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRobbie Whitehead\u003c\/strong\u003e. Conjuring the island’s\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eendless horizon, Line Nørskov Davenport\u003c\/strong\u003e, director of exhibitions at the Utzon Center, reflects on Utzon’s departure from the Opera House and the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003esanctuary\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ehe eventually found in Mallorca. ‘Is this paradise?’, she wonders of an initial sketch that inspired\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCan Lis\u003c\/strong\u003e, a dream ultimately realised in the house’s\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003emeditative vistas\u003c\/strong\u003e, stirred only by the salt breeze of the sea.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003ci\u003eCan Lis, Jørn Utzon\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eis sponsored by\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFerm Living\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand features an exclusive foreword by\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePhillipp Materna\u003c\/strong\u003e, head of brand and design.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003ePublished by Apartamento Publishing S.L.\u003cbr\u003eFirst edition: March 20, 2025\u003cbr\u003eDimensions: 240 x 285 mm\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardcover\u003cbr\u003ePages: 120\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bonjour Jacob","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53395479789906,"sku":"6159741","price":49.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0689\/0999\/0171\/files\/original_8ebfa10d-7606-490a-9cad-ae2a7007dee8.jpg?v=1778510948","url":"https:\/\/bonjourjacob.com\/en\/products\/can-lis-jorn-utzon","provider":"Bonjour Jacob","version":"1.0","type":"link"}