MINIMALISSIMO EDITED
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I do believe that you don’t need more than is essential, and that is hard to define. It depends on how you live—you need a certain amount of things for life to go smoothly, though if you have more than you need it gets in the way.
– John Pawson
What's happening?
Despite me not being totally on top of Salone shenanigans this year, I have managed to catch up on some of the projects presented in Milan last week. Some of which were really impressive. A few stand-outs for me were nendo's collaboration with Daniel Arsham titled Break to Make, Occhio's immersive lighting experience for New Horizons, Ross Gardam's luminaire collection titled Transcendence, and Objects of Common Interest's Poikilos exhibition. There's a bunch more that I've enjoyed reading about, one or two of which I might publish on the site soon.
– Carl
Features
VILLA BA
A brutalist bungalow situated in a leafy neighbourhood on the outskirts of Bruges. Designed by Belgian architects Gosseye + Verbeke the sleek residential project fronts onto a smaller forest road with limited traffic, but a lot of hikers. Therefore, the brief for the design was to create an enclosed outdoor space that acts as a buffer between public and private.
PIER CHAIR
Léonard Kadid is an architect and product designer based in Paris, France. From object to architecture, the work of his studio focuses on structural experimentation and formal simplification to explore the intrinsic characteristics of matter. Having previously showcased Léonard's lighting design, on this occasion we take a closer look at his work in furniture design.
DOVEDALE
Contemporary homewares and furniture with exceptional craftsmanship, Dovedale products are handmade limited editions in collaboration with British craftsmen and materials. The company, founded by Charl Heynike, has its roots in cabinet making and sculpture, with a core focus on a minimalist feel, form, and shape. Dovedale's debut collection deserves a special mention—a set of Japanese inspired Damascus steel kitchen knives.
WORKMAN CHAISE
Made in collaboration between Seattle-based industrial designer Harry Teng and LA-based visual designer Eunie Park, the Workman Chaise is inspired by the most fundamental way of metal fabrication. The design forms a conceptual juxtaposition between visual perception and comfort while staying true to the materiality of metal. The lounge chair was carefully crafted to a delicate visual thinness, creating a perception of lightness.
HOUSE IN GAMO
Located in Koshigaya City and nestled between a row of houses that line a river, with rows of cherry blossom trees visible across the street, House in Gamo is a minimalist dwelling with a dark facade and a spacious, open-plan interior that spans three floors. Designed by Suppose Design Office, the architects created a space where the focus is on admiring the view of the landscape—scenery of the city and the river brings a variety of seasonal changes and directs a relaxed life.
CM–15 MICROPHONE
Prolific audio design company teenage engineering have brought to market another minimalist piece of hardware to add to their field system in the form of a tiny studio microphone named CM–15. A versatile studio quality, ultra-portable microphone that comes with a built-in professional USB-C audio interface with built-in preamp.
Supply spotlight
minimal product design made to own (and made by us):
M–SLM–613: PHONE
A collaborative project between Minimalissimo and Studio Lenzing, SLM 613 is a collection of light and dark smartphone wallpapers and backgrounds specifically designed for both lock and home screens with a minimal design language. If you’re a minimalist and enjoy simple visuals, then you might want to express this in everything—including the wallpaper on your phone.
Where next?
Discovery
other things for you to read, explore, and maybe even admire:
crafting the next.js website: animation with code, beautifully executed by Rauno Freiberg and co.
design ethos by Lucas Rees
Nomad[E] keyboard by Work Louder
self-care for the mind and soul by Chris Wilson
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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