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June 2015

Hogan/Mayo House 3 Project, Del Mar, CA 1996 Designer: Fu-Tung Cheng
Imitation can be the Highest Form of Efficiency Food for thought

Imitation can be the Highest Form of Efficiency

It’s a fool’s errand to try to compete with, or imitate, Nature. Our gut-level, natural design instincts can sniff out most tacky attempts at imitation. Faux “cultured” marble, stamped concrete flagstone, and plastic roses are no substitute for the real thing. We may momentarily be fooled, but like sugar-and-salt-loaded fast food, they are full of empty calories. On the other hand, it’s foolish not to emulate, if not copy, something made by a craftsman, artist or innovator who may have spent years researching and perfecting a look that you admire––especially…
FuTung Cheng
June 30, 2015