Minimalissimo Weekly Edit
Letter Nº17
Hello. Sometimes I struggle how to begin this letter to you. Sometimes there's nothing significant to update you on other than the fact we worked on some cool features to share with you. Not everything needs to be profound. So here we are. Another week in a similar situation where you hopefully have of the luxury of time to read the things you enjoy.
Our features over the past week include a look at the striking steel paintings by American post-minimalist artist Miya Ando, a visit to Vancouver and the remarkably serene rooftop Tea House by Kengo Kuma, and we celebrate the beautiful simplicity in form of the humble calculator in our featured mood. Have a read, take it slow, and enjoy your Sunday.
—Carl Barenbrug, Creative Director
Creator Spotlight
Miya Ando
"The innumerable shades of grey within the material has always transfixed me. I think it is quite elegant and refined. The steel is a cornerstone of strength and permanence and yet all things are transitory. It's really interesting to get it to go in these unexpected ways."
Features
Kengo Kuma Tea House
Designed by Japanese architect, Kengo Kuma, we visit the wonderfully serene structure that is the Vancouver Tea House—a rooftop terrace pavilion for traditional tea ceremonies and a space that exemplifies architectural 'ma'.
Canyon Asia Factory
Within the assembly of repetition and symmetrical geometry, the essence of modernist design is present in Canyon Asia Factory. Designed and engineered by Kajima Design Asia with the core of an assembly line for efficient productivity, the structure is a void plan ready to be occupied at any moment.
In the Shop
Gather Basic Set
Mood
Calc
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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