Tazzieman

Could it have been this place??? http://wsimag.com/architecture-and-d...d-closed-doors


It's pretty trippy! Pity that part of the world is now off limits to the mildly intrepid traveller.

545svk

Could be. You never know where a German pop in for inspiration.

Cool building - it is a pity that so many of the old and ancient architecture is in places that is not easily accessible.

Tony

My wife's Aunt was married to a Syrian (passed away with cancer a few years go) and she lived there for 40 yrs. Her cousins all speak fluent Arabic and it had always been our goal to get over and see the country. There are/were some beautiful places and sights in Syria and Damascus.....all in a sad state now.

Id like to have Pasha in my next interior change...but etched in the leather...Paul does amazing work.

linderpat

I always thought the inspiration for pasha was a waving checkered flag, indicating a race win.

MGW-Fla

+928

GlenL

It's art; it means what you feel it does.

(I'm with the checkered flag.)

bureau13

I have no idea what actually inspired it, but I've always suspected drugs were involved.

In all seriousness, that etched leather version is just fantastic. I would totally do that if it were in the budget.

9two8

It inspires " migraine " of which I am a slave to !

Ken
80 928 S
5 Speed

UK

Rob M Budd

I researched this some years ago and found the Pasha design may be based on the "Pasha" butterfly (Charaxes jasius) found in some areas around the Mediterranean.

9two8

..., from what I,m led to believe, if a recent TV documentary on wildlife is to be validated, the camouflage pattern of that butterfly is to give an impression to predators of disorientation and confusion. ( sound / look familiar )

Ken
80 928 S
5 Speed

UK

Tazzieman

Rob , the butterfly theory is a very attractive one. Take the 70s , an art student , some mind altering substances and I think you may be close to the truth. Perhaps said student was camping at Le Mans also? Here is the link to your prior thread

In relatively small amounts pasha is good , but too much of a good thing is certainly disorientating.

Jadz928

I believe the story goes... Tony Lapine was a stylish man who always dressed very well for work. Look at any of the photos of him from those days and you'll see what I'm talking about.
Op art http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Op_art was a subset movement of German Bauhaus. By the mid-70's it had moved into pop culture, including fashion.
Just another day at Weissach, Lapine came in dressed sharp as always, and wearing a scarf with a op art checkerboard pattern. The interior styling team picked up on the the this. I suspect it was an interesting topic of discussion that day. Tony's scarf inspired his team and worked the pattern into the 928, 924, and 930.
Porsche called it 'Schachbrettvelours' or chess board velour. I'm not 100% on how the pattern became associated with Pasha, but I subscribe to Bob's interpretation.

It appears a Porsche 928 scarf was made to commemorate Tony's inspiration.