Minimalissimo Weekly Edit
What's Happening?
Hello. I hope you've had a good week. Are you ready for the festive break? Maybe you're going to really switch off, rest, and recharge. Or maybe you'll find the time to work on a side project uninterrupted. Maybe you'll start a blog and think in public. Maybe you'll work on your home. Whatever you choose to do, I hope you end the year well and begin 2022 with motivation, creativity, and a simple mindset. I don't want to reflect too much on this year, but it has been one where I've had the pleasure to explore various collaborations, some of which will continue into the new year. And of course, we successfully published our book, which was our major project. Next year will focus a lot more on digital design, starting with the launch of our new site, which I think will happen around February. We'll also be experimenting with web3 technology and generative art, which no doubt you'll become much more familiar with soon. I think 2022 is going to be a bold year and I am hoping for some significant changes. Now it's time to turn down the volume, avoid viruses, make time for a bit of peace and quiet. All the best and thanks for reading!
Check out some of our recent features and one from the archive below. You should also buy our beautiful new photo book, Selection: Architecture. Have a read, take it slow, and enjoy your Sunday.
— Carl Barenbrug, Creative Director
Features
Opal C1 Camera
Remote working is here to stay, and where the big tech companies have been sleeping, a small tech startup in Opal has responded to the demand with a remarkably well-designed webcam they call Opal C1. Timeless industrial design backed by impressive customisable software that gets better through machine learning.
Duoyun Bookstore
When books and architecture come together, beautiful things happen. A perfect example of this is Duoyun Bookstore in Huangyan, situated along Taizhou’s Yongning River banks in Zhejiang Province, China. Designed by architects Wutopia Lab in collaboration with Office ZHU, the studios created a minimal maze-like structure reminiscent of clouds.
Dito Workbench
The Dito workbench by Gumpo and Relvãokellermann is inspired by the Dito conference table launched in 2018 and based on a simple system of tops, trestles, and wooden crossbars. With this workbench, a great range of widths and depths make for a fantastic variety of workstations.
Moods
Clean Cut
Reductive Festivity
From the Archive
Runxuan Textile Office
Perhaps one of the most compelling architectural and interior designs we have discovered in recent times. Rationale Design – Masanori Designs has created the Runxuan Textile Office in China with a curvilinear facade and flowing ceiling design that draws on the qualities of fabric materials.
In the Shop
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