MINIMALISSIMO EDITED
What's happening?
Hello. Another mid-week letter for you. Normal programming will resume on the weekend. I'm back from my Italy trip feeling quite physically exhausted, but mentally fresh. I'm enjoying diving into design research and curating some beautiful works to share over the next couple of weeks. I'm also exploring a new Minimalissimo project that goes beyond single product design and ventures into a marketplace. Grand plans and all that. It's very early days so there's not a great deal to share at the moment, but just know something quite exciting is brewing. I'm also considering a new series of 3D models that you can download and print yourself; specifically three desk objects. Although I have a handful of ideas, requests and suggestions are welcome. Now let's dive into some recent features.
– Carl
Features
EDAHA CHAIR
GamFratesi took inspiration from nature; specifically referencing the shapes of branches and leaves to create the smoothly curved Edaha chair for Japanese brand Koyori. The chair is made entirely from veneer wood, and the designers aimed for it to look industrialised yet express the beauty of nature.
HEPA VACUUM
It might seem a little unusual to discover modern cleaners with traditional design features. Enter Airsign and their beautiful yet affordable jet HEPA vacuum to disrupt the market. A vacuum is only as powerful as its motor. And Airsign’s 250+ airwatt motor can hold its own against any vacuum on the market. The motor has enough juice to power an electric scooter. In the HEPA vacuum, that’s enough power to keep dirt up at night.
S1 CHAPTER
Sebastian Schönheit is a Berlin-based industrial designer with a unique authorial approach and is behind the design of CHAPTER; a minimal wall-mounted foldable desk. Produced by German furniture brand LOEHR, it is an understated, wall-mounted item of furniture, reduced in form to lines and surfaces.
THE TIMMELSJOCH EXPERIENCE
Seemingly precariously cantilevered, this faceted museum in the Alps by South Tyrolean architect Werner Tscholl is a striking minimalist sculpture. The Timmelsjoch is the deepest, non-glaciated indentation in the main Alpine ridge between the Reschen Pass and the Brenner Pass.
Where next?
Discovery
Other things for you to read, explore, and maybe even admire:
world's best minimalist cafés: a thoughtful curation by Softer Volumes
short urls: Derek Sivers explains why and how short urls are the way to go
te-lab sound machine: designed by Love Hultén and based on modules from Teenage Engineering, Holograms Microcosm and a custom-built sequencer inspired by Lomond Campbell's turntable
little signals: a series of subtle interactions experiments by Google
This monthly edition of the Minimalissimo newsletter was supported by aprile, the hanging chair
inspired by spring days and designed by Matteo Modica, aprile is a simple suspended chair that oozes elegance—a floating seat, shaped after spring petals, swinging gently. designed and handcrafted in Italy with artisanal love.
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