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Vertical Houses in Japan Are Selling Like Hotcakes
What should a contemporary affordable residential place be like? Simple, compact, eco-friendly and energy efficient, we guess. A modern city dweller doesn’t need much stuff: gradually overconsumption is being replaced with fashion for moderation, thrift and responsible approach to resource consumption. That is why micro-spaces…
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Furniture Upholstery of the Future by Benjamin Hubert
Ironically, production of “eco-friendly” furniture takes tones of natural resources. Those manufacturers who understand that are gradually starting to consume less natural materials and focus on the reduction of wastes instead. But is it possible to create something beautiful and aesthetically pleasing using this approach?…
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Minimalist Apartment with Turquoise Walls, Laconic Furniture and Loads of Recesses
The Hostesses: Mary and Hanna, interior designers Number of rooms: 2 Metric area: 37 m² Ceiling height: 2.6 m Floor number: 3 A tiny apartment in old Petersburg belongs to two sisters – Hanna and Mary. The girls bought it two years ago and renovated…
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Open Minimalist Apartment Filled with Antique Furniture & Modern Art
The Hostess: Kate Taylor, a founder of Kadygrob & Taylor Art Projects, an art-consultant Number of rooms: 2 Metric area: 76 m² Ceiling height: 2.5 m Floor number: 14 It was two years ago when Kate bought her newly-built two-room apartment and got down to…
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Heel Chair by Nendo
Heel Chair is a minimalist design created by Japan-based designer Nendo. The unique characteristic of this chair is the rear-leg that does not extend from the seat joint, but instead from higher up the seat back. As a result, the chair looks as though it…
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Silhouette Lamp by M Parsons
Silhouette Lamp is a minimalist design created by Australia-based designer M Parsons. The inspiration of the design was taken from the traditional lightbulb, but the rest of the design relies heavily on creating an aesthetic that is as airy and simple as possible. The light…
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OLTU Fresher by Fabio Molinas
OLTU is a minimalist design created by Spain-based designer Fabio Molinas. OLTU is like an organism that takes advantage of the heat produced from the back of a fridge, which in today’s fridges, is wasted energy, and uses it to help to cool the “totem”…
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Ladder by Charlie Styrbjörn Nilsson
Ladder is a minimalist design created by Sweden-based designer Charlie Styrbjörn Nilsson. Exploiting the traditional technique of bending solid wood, this ladder has a very strong and sturdy composition. The repetitive bends create an intriguing graphic and sculptural expression. The way that the steps bend…
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Candy Chair by Jeong Yong
Candy Chair is a minimalist design created by Korea-based designer Jeong Yong. Candy chair is simple design with round edges as point. A candy that melts sweets to our mouth it’ll surround the space with sweet flavor. This is created in solid wood and vivid…
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Upper Cup by James McKay
UpperCup is a minimalist design created by Austarlia-based designer James McKay. The product is currently looking for seed funding on the crowd-funding site Pozible. UpperCup is the simple, elegant and functional cup inspired by the daily coffee travels and the notion that good design can…
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Gaudi Table by Laviani
Gaudi is a minimalist design created by Italy-based designer Laviani. In the wood processing, in the structure with a slightly organic design, in articulating diameters and crossings, the reference to the Sagrada Family and the futur/ Gothic of the Spanish master are immediate. There is…
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The Jug by Simon Kinneir
The Jug | The Leaven Range is a minimalist design created by UK-based Simon Kinneir, his growing range of everyday kitchen products are tuned to give extra sensory feedback beyond a reliance on sight. He believes that subtle changes in design can improve the practicality…
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Dry Martini Chair by Martini Blanco Studio
Dry Martini is a minimalist design created by England-based designer Martini Blanco Studio. Dry Martini is a conversation, a friend’s meeting, an interview, a soft drink. It is a “sitting system”, designed for connecting situations, for meetings where the product must remain discreet and quiet…
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Office Desk L by A+A Cooren
Office Desk L is a minimalist design created by France-based designer A+A Cooren. The desk is manufactured entirely of solid aluminum by Walnutsgroove. The desk provides a large surface area and plenty of storage with two full-sized drawers on either side. There are also small…
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“In Between” Chair by Sami Kallio
In Between is a minimalist design created Finland-based designer Sami Kallio for &Tradition. The interplay between positive and negative space is central to In Between. Its back and side panels provide a concrete shape and support, but forms are created equally by the gaps in…
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Shelving System Set by Stephanie Hornig
Set is a minimalist design created by England-based designer Stephanie Hornig. Inspired by braided structures Hornig aimed to design objects that could create a two- or three-dimensional pattern that would be stretchable. The resulting shelving system is based on the principle of a scissors grid…
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Blake Table by Eleanor Home
Blake Table is a minimalist design created by Denmark-based designer Eleanor Home. Blake is handmade in Portugal like the rest of the Eleanor Home furniture. The table top has nice round corners and faceted edges. The back-piece and light makes it perfect for hotels or…
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Floating Table by Tim Webber
Floating Table is a minimalist design created by New Zealand-based designer Tim Webber. The Floating Coffee Table features the same negative detail as the other products in the ‘Floating’ range, creating a slimmer, sleeker edge to the table. The surface of the HPL laminate works…
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Family Furniture by Frederik Roije
Family Furniture is a minimalist design created by Netherlands-based designer Frederik Roije. The chair is essentially two seats connected to each other, one being shorter than the other to represent a child/parent relationship. The seat is constructed of folded aluminum, and powder coated in white….
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Shoe Stool by Koichi Futatsumata
Shoe Stool is a minimalist design created by Japan-based designer Koichi Futatsumata. The stool design is both compact and ergonomic, functioning specifically for putting on and cleaning shoes. The ledge also provides support for easy cleaning and polishing of shoes. The design is made of…
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Fun House Units by Marco Ripa
Fun House is a minimalist design created by Italy-based designer Marco Ripa. The collection is a composition of a table and four seating units. The pieces are produced using rolled sheet metal. The pieces are modular, therefore, a number of unique combinations can be created….
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Minimalist-Style Apartment: Monochrome, Light & Airy, Refreshed with House Plants and Organic Pebbles Theme
The Hosts: Helen, an artist, the author of “M.EL Studio Interior Art” project Alexander, engaged in engineering business Number of rooms: 3 Metric area: 122 m² Ceiling height: 2.9 m\ Floor number: 4 Alexander bought an apartment in a house-to-be in Western Administrative Okrug of…
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Ofon Minimalist Design by Nendo
Ofon is a minimalist design created by Japan-based design firm Nendo for Kokuyo. The main characteristics of this design are its modularity, and its unique joint system that requires no tools. The hinges can be assembled or disassembled using only a coin. Nendo wanted to…
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Archi Teapot by Toast Living
Archi is a minimalist design created by Taiwan-based design firm Toast Living. This teapot is made of porcelain with a stainless steel mesh insert. The design has a rectangular and curved contrast that was inspired by the harmonious combination of water and tea. The handle…