Neil Rocher's Page

Hometown:

Stonetown

Country:

Tanzania

About Me:

I’m a functional artist based in Zanzibar, I believe in logically-eco design where the building is a fraction of the whole. I started of designing furniture out of what people discard and what nature gives, furniture however is a mere part of a whole so I extended the designs out to the buildings they would be in and from there to the settings the buildings would be in and the communities in those settings.
Today I locate the site, set up conservation areas, start community projects, design the lodges, camps or houses and then fill them with furniture, textures and life.
I have never done a day’s work in my life, how can you call a passion work?
I am a safari guide that takes people on journeys of discovery and have a deep love of nature; I try to reflect this in my designs. I believe that form, light and movement are healing and that we have a responsibility as designers for what we create.
I’m lucky in the field I am in as there is no competition, nature will always out design you and you can only hope to compliment her, any higher aspiration is vanity.

Are You artist?

yes

If you're an artist, what kind of art do you make?

Other

Member type

Artist

How would you describe your style of art?

Organic

Describe your most recent work:

Man in Nature

How do you decide on your subject matter?

Lines, motion, movement, organic, nature

Which language do You speak?

English, Swahili

Please take a moment to tells us how you heard about Pieronymus Art Network?

Through Sophie Kosch's work