Meet the Collectors | Takeo Obayashi

‘I asked Tadao Ando to design the house as artwork,’ recalls Obayashi-san. The result is an arch-minimalist space articulated around an interior courtyard, which bristles with thousands of tessellated tiles courtesy of Olafur Eliasson. Every two years, a new site-specific commission adds to the collection of a man who is as passionate about so-called international art, as he is about homegrown talents. In this exclusive profile, Obayashi-san shares insights into his personal journey and passions.