Mar 11, 2016
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MINIMALISM VS. MAXIMALISM
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MINIMALIST CHALLENGE
TASTY TYPE
RAGE PAGE
MINIMALIST FASHIO N
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NOT WHEN THERE IS BUT WHEN THERE IS NOTHING MORE TO ADD
NOTHING LEFT TO
TAKE AWAY
There now exists in the world a house that measures
one square meter. The aptly-named One-Sqm-House
was designed and conceived by Berlin-based architect
Van Bo Le-Mentzel as a place where “no one other
than I, myself, can decide what happens with this
one square meter of mine in the world. It’s the only
square meter in the world where I can decide what
direction the window looks in, what direction the
door opens in, what neighbors I have.” It is no won-
der that Le-Mentzel has become obsessed with the
concept of home, as he fled his homeland of Laos as
a refugee and has spent his career exploring the top-
ic. Now, thanks to the BMW Guggenheim Lab, the
young architect, budding furniture designer, and tiny
home aficionado can share his vision with the world.
the project was designed for the hot Madrid summer, the team
created shaded outdoor space by raising three legs of the building
off the ground. The legs contain services, equipment, and water.
The house is built solely of wood, cut from laminated timber
It took a contractor six months to hand-craft the ovoid shape
of Blob, a guesthouse out of polyester. The interior is lined
with a gridlike storage system, which also has compartments
for lounging and sleeping, along with some eating space.
The idea for this house has its origins in a bike shed. a structure
made of curved steel ribs and covered in semi-opaque poly
carbonate. This nano house is compact living at its finest , as its
sufficient for a single person-with kitchen space and sleeping area.
Designed by students Christian Zwick and Konstantin Jerabek
as a competition entry, Roll-It is the ultimate mobile home.
Not only does its barrel shape allow it to be easily transported
but its interior rotates like a round Rubik’s cube.
ROLL IT
The moon
shone for her,
In perfect
circles for
young, flushed
cheeks,
In diamonds
for the
scales of well
worn arms.
MALVIKA TEWARI
When you simplify your
life, you’re cutting back
on the complexity of what
you do and what you
own. Minimalism is about
the same things. So how
is minimalism different,
you ask? It’s basically an
extension of simplicity,
wherein not only do you
take things from complex
to simple, but you try
to get rid of anything
that’s unnecessary.
All but the essential.
By eliminating the
unnecessary, we make
room for the essential,
and give ourselves more
breathing space. The
only universal measure is
whether the space feels
comfortable and right to
the people who use it.
Minimalist design is one
of the most significant
design movements of
the 20th century and
early 21st century. It
has arguably penetrated
more fields than almost
any other art or design
trend. The reason for this
is because it’s more of
a principle than a visual
style. In architecture, the
vision is comprehensive
and seamless, a quality of
space rather than forms;
places, not things. It is
not an architecture of
self-denial, deprivation
or absence: it is defined
not by what is not there,
but by the rightness of
what is there and by the
richness with which this
is experienced. The works
of Minimalist architects
like Luis Barragan,
Claudio Silvestrin, and
Tadao Ando explore the
fundamentals of space,
light and materials
while avoiding stylistic
mannerisms. Minimalism
is where everyone in
is slowly but evidently
heading. Nevertheless,
minimalism is a style. Like
any style, it’s not an all
purpose solution to every
situation.
“Why do we assume that simple is good? Because with physical products, we have to feel we can dominate them. As you bring order to complexity, you find away to make the product defer to you. Simplicity isn’t just a visual style. It’s not just minimalism or the absence of clutter. It involves digging through the depth of the complexity. To be truly simple, you have to go really deep.” -Jonathan Ive
Miracles occur when you choose to think big! Organic
forms spread out across the screen, at times explosive,
at times hardly noticeable, fascinating the observers.
The scientific principle of complexity, as counterpart to
a reductionist view of the world, has a central influence
on the design scene. People tend to home in on the idea
of removal, believing that it is all somehow a case of
throwing out the furniture and painting the walls white.
The architecture of the twenty-first century found in
Maximalism the ideal vehicle through which to express the
configuration of an ever-growing desire for uniqueness as
well as a way of accentuating the personality of the most
important architects of the contemporary world. Rather
than excluding indiscriminately, focusing time, energy,
and effort on more of the good things in life and ruthlessly
excluding the bad. is considered being maximalism by
some who choose this lifestyle. Get more of what you
really want. To truly accept the idea of maximalism, one
has to to be a bit of an extremist; there isn’t much room
for existing “in the middle.” Being a maximalist provides
a new edge to looking at things. One can avoid looking
generic and develop a unique personality in their design,
work or even lifestyle for that matter!
Less is more
Geoffrey Gilson
Barcelona, Spain
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