Minimalissimo Weekly Edit
Letter Nº25
Hello. I hope all is well with you. You know, there are tonnes of design sites out there, many of which compete to be the first to feature a project. And there's nothing inherently wrong with that, but one of the best aspects of minimalism in design is that showcasing certain design types from 5, 10, or 20 years ago can still be so incredibly appealing today. It's why a lot of our research isn't just focused on the new, it's also focused on the old. And there's something really enjoyable about that from a curation perspective.
Our features over the past week include some architectural gems. We visit Montevecchia in Italy to admire a remarkable renovation project by a25architetti, we visit Valencia to celebrate another exceptionally minimalist residence by Fran Silvestre, and we take a close look at John Pawson's minimal marble vessels for Salvatori. And in our featured mood we showcase the moon in a room. Have a read, take it slow, and enjoy your Sunday.
—Carl Barenbrug, Creative Director
Features
Ellipse Collection
British designer John Pawson—renowned for his contribution to architecture—in collaboration with Salvatori, has created a family of vessels and utensils for the home whose powerful affinities include rigorous simplicity of form, materiality, and function.
Hill House in Montevecchia
An exercise in residential renovation with remarkable and mouthwatering results. Designed by Italian architects, a25architetti, we cast our eyes on Hill House in Montevecchia, where we're met with an interior design that has been perfectly balanced with history and modernity, roughness and softness, darkness and lightness.
Pati Blau House
The conflicting desire of gaining a luxurious tranquility in the midst of Valencia's metropolitan congestion is achieved through the design response of Pati Blau House by Fran Silvestre Arquitectos. Although these polars of opposition might pose a disadvantage to architectural makings, the designers use them to their advantage with a vision of futurist aesthetics.
Mood
Moon Phases
Support What We Do
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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