Minimalissimo Weekly Edit
Minimalissimo in Design
Hello. I hope you’ve had a good week. Not a huge amount to update you on, but we have dedicated some time to developing our shop with some new book titles. We recently partnered up with gestalten, so we are excited about curating our shop to shape it into a place where it will be the first place you come when seeking reading material on minimalism in art and design. Of course, we will continue to have a handful of other types of products in there too. It is a work in progress, and I am happy with the way it is evolving.
Our features over the past include a super lightweight chair design by Peter Otto Vosding. We discover how minimalist approaches to architecture can revive religious gatherings in modern times. And in our featured mood, we take a look at a striking collaboration between fashion brand TSATSAS and architect, David Chipperfield. Have a read, take it slow, and enjoy your Sunday.
— Carl Barenbrug, Creative Director
Features
Mμ Chair
“Was bleibt” was the German working title of the Mμ Chair, designed by VOSDING. It can be translated as “what remains” and emphasises the idea behind the project: what remains when we reduce the amount of material used to build a wooden chair to a minimum?
Church of Saint John Paul II
Designed by Robert Gutowski Architects, Church of Saint John Paul II was designed from observations on the developments in liturgical cultures. Collectivity has been increasingly apparent as people seek for unity and humane connections through religious gatherings. This motivates the design to be more inviting while upholding its holiness.
From the Archive
Moon Phases
Taking the basic function of dimming lights and ornamentalising it. This is the foundation of the beautiful hotel room in Kyoto by Kubo Tsushima Architects. A carved circular light fixture in the wall creates a light like that of the full moon. By dimming down these lights, the moon changes from a full moon down to a crescent moon.
Mood
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