So, I am indeed going to talk about the spaces men create for themselves, but first I want to tell you why I'm here. I'm here for two reasons. These two guys are my two sons Ford and Wren. When Ford was about three years old, we shared a very small room together, in a very small space. My office was on one half of the bedroom, and his bedroom was on the other half. And you can imagine, if you're a writer, that things would get really crowded around deadlines.
Dakle, doista ću pričati o prostorima koje muškarci kreiraju za sebe. Ali prvo vam želim reći zašto sam ovdje. Ovdje sam iz dva razloga. Ova dva momka su moja dva sina Ford i Wren. Kada su Fordu bile tri godine, dijelili smo jednu malenu sobu zajedno, u jako malom prostoru. Moj ured je bio na jednoj polovici spavaće sobe. A njegova spavaća soba je bila na drugoj polovici. I možete zamisliti, ako ste pisac, kako će stvari biti stvarno tijesne oko rokova.
So when Wren was on the way, I realized I needed to find a space of my own. There was no more space in the house. So I went out to the backyard, and without any previous building experience, and about 3,000 dollars and some recycled materials, I built this space. It had everything I needed. It was quiet. There was enough space. And I had control, which was very important.
Dakle, kada je Wren bio na putu, shvatio sam kako moram pronaći prostor za sebe. U kući više nije bilo mjesta. Stoga sam otišao u dvorište. I bez ikakvog prethodnog iskustva u graditeljstvu, i oko 3.000 dolara i nešto recikliranog materijala, sagradio sam ovaj prostor. Imao je sve što mi je trebalo. Bilo je mirno. Bilo je dovoljno prostora. I imao sam kontrolu, što je bilo jako važno.
As I was building this space, I thought to myself, "Surely I'm not the only guy to have to have carved out a space for his own." So I did some research. And I found that there was an historic precedence. Hemingway had his writing space. Elvis had two or three manspaces, which is pretty unique because he lived with both his wife and his mother in Graceland. In the popular culture, Superman had the Fortress of Solitude, and there was, of course, the Batcave.
Kako sam gradio taj prostor, pomislio sam u sebi, "Sigurno nisam jedini čovjek koji je napravio prostor samo za sebe." Stoga sam proveo istraživanje. I otkrio sam kako je postojala povijest. Hemingway je imao svoje mjesto za pisanje. Elvis je imao dva ili tri muška prostora, što je poprilično jedinstveno jer je živio u Gracelandu i sa svojom ženom i majkom. U popularnoj kulturi, Superman je imao Utvrdu samoće. I zatim postoji, naravno, Batmanova špilja.
So I realized then that I wanted to go out on a journey and see what guys were creating for themselves now. Here is one of the first spaces I found. It is in Austin, Texas, which is where I'm from. On the outside it looks like a very typical garage, a nice garage. But on the inside, it's anything but. And this, to me, is a pretty classic manspace. It has neon concert posters, a bar and, of course, the leg lamp, which is very important.
Dakle, shvatio sam kako želim ići na putovanje i vidjeti što sve muškarci kreiraju za sebe sada. Ovo je jedan od prvih prostora koje sam pronašao. To je u Austinu, Teksas. Otkud sam i ja. Izvana izgleda kao tipična garaža, lijepa garaža. Ali unutra, to je sve osim garaže. A to je, za mene, prilično klasičan muški prostor. Ima neonske postere s koncerata, bar, i naravno, svjetiljku u obliku noge, što je jako važno.
I soon realized that manspaces didn't have to be only inside. This guy built a bowling alley in his backyard, out of landscaping timbers, astroturf. And he found the scoreboard in the trash.
Ubrzo sam shvatio da muški prostori ne moraju biti samo unutra. Ovaj čovjek je sagradio kuglanu u svom dvorištu, od rezbarenog drveta, sintetičkog poda. I pronašao je ploču za rezultate u smeću.
Here's another outdoor space, a little bit more sophisticated. This a 1923 wooden tugboat, made completely out of Douglas fir. The guy did it all himself. And there is about 1,000 square feet of hanging-out space inside.
Ovo je još jedan vanjski prostor, malo sofisticiraniji. Ovo je drveni tegljač iz 1923. godine, napravljen u potpunosti od Douglasove jele. Ovaj čovjek je sve to sam napravio. I ima oko 100 četvornih metara prostora za druženje unutra.
So, pretty early on in my investigations I realized what I was finding was not what I expected to find, which was, quite frankly, a lot of beer can pyramids and overstuffed couches and flat-screen TVs. There were definitely hang-out spots. But some were for working, some were for playing, some were for guys to collect their things. Most of all, I was just surprised with what I was finding.
Dakle, prilično rano u svojim istragama shvatio sam da ono što pronalazim nije ono što sam očekivao da ću naći, a to je bilo, iskreno, prepuno piramida od limenki piva prenatrpani dvosjedi i ravni TV ekrani. Definitivno su postojala mjesta za svratište. Ali neka su bila za rad, neka za igru, neka su bila za muškarce koji skupljaju stvari. Prije svega, bio sam jednostavno iznenađen s onim što sam pronalazio.
Take this place for example. On the outside it looks like a typical northeastern garage. This is in Long Island, New York. The only thing that might tip you off is the round window. On the inside it's a recreation of a 16th century Japanese tea house. The man imported all the materials from Japan, and he hired a Japanese carpenter to build it in the traditional style. It has no nails or screws. All the joints are hand-carved and hand-scribed.
Uzmite ovo mjesto na primjer. Izvana izgleda kao tipična sjevernoistočnjačka garaža. To je u Long Islandu, New Yorku. Jedina stvar koja bi vam mogla nešto otkriti je okrugli prozor. Iznutra je preslika Japanske čajne kuće iz 16. stoljeća. Čovjek je doveo sav materijal iz Japana, i umajmio je Japanskog stolara da mu je sagradi u tradicionalnom stilu. Nema čavle ili vijke. Svi zglobovi su ručno izrezbareni i ručno namješteni.
Here is another pretty typical scene. This is a suburban Las Vegas neighborhood. But you open one of the garage doors and there is a professional-size boxing ring inside. (Laughter) And so there is a good reason for this. It was built by this man who is Wayne McCullough. He won the silver medal for Ireland in the 1992 Olympics, and he trains in this space. He trains other people. And right off the garage he has his own trophy room where he can sort of bask in his accomplishments, which is another sort of important part about a manspace.
Ovdje je još jedna prilično tipična scena. Ovo je četvrt u predgrađu Las Vegasa. Ali otvorite jedna garažna vrata i unutra se nalazi boksački ring profesionalne veličine. (Smijeh) I tako za to postoji i dobar razlog. Sagradio ga je ovaj čovjek koji je Wayne McCullough. Osvojio je srebrnu medalju za Irsku na Olimpijadi 1992. godine. I on trenira u tom prostoru. On trenira druge ljude. A odmah do garaže ima svoju sobu s trofejima gdje se može naslađivati u svojim postignućima, što je još jedan prilično važan dio muških prostora.
So, while this space represents someone's profession, this one certainly represents a passion. It's made to look like the inside of an English sailing ship. It's a collection of nautical antiques from the 1700s and 1800s. Museum quality.
Dakle, dok ovaj prostor predstavlja nečiju profesiju, ovaj definitivno predstavlja strast. Napravljen je da izgleda poput unutrašnjosti engleskog jedrenjaka. To je zbirka nautičkih antikviteta iz 1700-ih i 1800-ih. Muzejske kvalitete.
So, as I came to the end of my journey, I found over 50 spaces. And they were unexpected and they were surprising. But they were also -- I was really impressed by how personalized they were, and how much work went into them. And I realized that's because the guys that I met were all very passionate about what they did. And they really loved their professions. And they were very passionate about their collections and their hobbies. And so they created these spaces to reflect what they love to do, and who they were.
Dakle, kako sam došao na kraj svog putovanja, pronašao sam preko 50 muških prostora. I bili su neočekivani i iznenadili su me. Ali ujedno su bili -- bio sam doista impresioniran kako su personalizirani, i koliko rada je uloženo u njih. I shvatio sam da je to zbog toga što su momci koje sam upoznao bili jako strastveni oko toga što su radili. I doista su voljeli svoja zanimanja. I gajili su veliku strast prema svojim zbirkama i hobijima. I stoga su stvorili te prostore kako bi odrazili što oni vole raditi, i tko su oni.
So if you don't have a space of your own, I highly recommend finding one, and getting into it. Thank you very much. (Applause)
Dakle, ako još uvijek nemate svoj prostor, toplo preporučam da ga pronađete i uđete u njega. Puno vam hvala. (Pljesak)