https://minimalissimo.com The global platform for the best in minimalist design and culture. en-us Sat, 03 Oct 2026 00:43:01 GMT https://minimalissimo.com/og-image.png https://minimalissimo.com https://minimalissimo.com/articles/xiaomi-mi-precision-cordless-screwdriver https://minimalissimo.com/articles/xiaomi-mi-precision-cordless-screwdriver Some of the most interesting objects in design are found in places we rarely think to look. Xiaomi’s Electric Precision Screwdriver brings a level of visual attention to the workshop usually reserved for the desk, the kitchen or the living room. Its restrained aluminium body and compact proportions Thu, 01 Oct 2026 13:00:00 GMT Technology https://minimalissimo.com/articles/mori-house-by-aires-mateus-ma-co https://minimalissimo.com/articles/mori-house-by-aires-mateus-ma-co At Mount Martha, overlooking Port Phillip Bay, Mori House gives concrete an unusually domestic role. Conceived by Manuel Aires Mateus and realised with Melbourne-based MA+Co, the house is organised as a sequence of substantial volumes gathered around courtyards, gardens and open-air passages. Its cr Tue, 29 Sep 2026 13:00:00 GMT Architecture https://minimalissimo.com/articles/escala-side-table https://minimalissimo.com/articles/escala-side-table The starting point for curated by's Escala Side Table is almost disarmingly simple: a 40 × 40 cm volume transformed into a staircase, with each step becoming a surface for whatever happens to occupy it. Books, a glass, a lamp, a small object. The table becomes less of a pedestal and more of a compac Sat, 26 Sep 2026 13:00:00 GMT Furniture & Interior https://minimalissimo.com/articles/backflip-chair-by-hay https://minimalissimo.com/articles/backflip-chair-by-hay The folding chair is one of modern furniture’s most quotidian types: useful, adaptable, and often treated as something temporary. With Backflip, Gudmundur Ludvik gives the category a more considered place at the table. The key move is remarkably modest. By placing the folding mechanism within the ba Thu, 24 Sep 2026 13:00:00 GMT Furniture & Interior https://minimalissimo.com/articles/aim2-furniture-system https://minimalissimo.com/articles/aim2-furniture-system AIM2 approaches furniture as a piece of domestic architecture. Its modular system of anodised aluminium creates a framework for the things that inhabit a room: books, records, lamps, objects and the small collection of things that gradually make a space personal. The architecture is deliberately tra Tue, 22 Sep 2026 13:00:00 GMT Furniture & Interior https://minimalissimo.com/articles/cylindric-ux1-charging-unit-by-cords https://minimalissimo.com/articles/cylindric-ux1-charging-unit-by-cords Power, designed to be seen. Cords’ Cylindric UX1 gives one of the most overlooked objects in our workspaces a more considered role. Its cylindrical body, braided cable and restrained colour palette turn a charger into something that can sit comfortably alongside the objects we choose to keep on disp Sat, 19 Sep 2026 13:00:00 GMT Technology https://minimalissimo.com/articles/cilia-by-david-pompa https://minimalissimo.com/articles/cilia-by-david-pompa With Cilia, David Pompa shows how much can come from very little. A simple structure brings together handwoven palma, powder-coated aluminium and a magnetic lighting system, creating an object with warmth, character and a highly resolved sense of function. The magnetic system allows the light to be Thu, 17 Sep 2026 13:00:00 GMT Furniture & Interior https://minimalissimo.com/articles/boxy-chair-by-arwenn https://minimalissimo.com/articles/boxy-chair-by-arwenn Boxy approaches the chair as a small piece of architecture. Designed by Maria Jeglińska-Adamczewska for Arwenn, its solid ash structure is articulated through a clear sequence of vertical and horizontal elements, with the curved back forming a gentle enclosure around the body. There is something alm Tue, 15 Sep 2026 13:00:00 GMT Furniture & Interior https://minimalissimo.com/articles/ane-lykkes-sculptural-light https://minimalissimo.com/articles/ane-lykkes-sculptural-light For Ane Lykke, light is not simply a means of illumination. It is a material in its own right. A material that shifts, dissolves and reveals itself differently with every change in perspective. Her sculptural lights bring together physical structures of metal, glass, wood or fibre with the intangibl Sun, 13 Sep 2026 15:13:08 GMT Art & Music https://minimalissimo.com/articles/momentum-desk-tray https://minimalissimo.com/articles/momentum-desk-tray Momentum Studio’s Desk Tray reduces the familiar desk organiser to a precise, almost elemental form. CNC-milled from a single block of AL6061-T6 aluminium, its quality lies as much in the material as in the restraint of the design: hand-polished, bead-blasted and anodised to achieve a satin finish, Fri, 11 Sep 2026 13:00:00 GMT Homeware & Office https://minimalissimo.com/articles/pulse-at-houghton https://minimalissimo.com/articles/pulse-at-houghton Developed by EBBA director Benni Allan for Houghton Festival, Pulse is an architectural installation that translates the activity of the surrounding forest into light, sound and vibration. Its striking geometric configuration is central to the experience. A dark, grounded platform supports a delicat Wed, 09 Sep 2026 15:51:39 GMT Architecture https://minimalissimo.com/articles/passage https://minimalissimo.com/articles/passage Seppe van Heusden approaches lighting through the relationship between object, architecture, and the way we experience space. Passage is a clear expression of that approach: a modular lighting system in which a small number of carefully resolved elements create a remarkably complete object. Its char Sat, 05 Sep 2026 18:03:45 GMT Furniture & Interior https://minimalissimo.com/articles/slope-egg-tray https://minimalissimo.com/articles/slope-egg-tray The Slope egg tray by TactileEveryday brings a sense of occasion to one of the most familiar gestures of the day. Its folded geometry gives the humble egg a place on the table, turning storage into a small piece of everyday design. There is something quietly generous in this approach: taking an obje Thu, 03 Sep 2026 15:43:22 GMT Homeware & Office https://minimalissimo.com/articles/lapis-lounge-chair https://minimalissimo.com/articles/lapis-lounge-chair Lapis Lounge Chairs make a striking impression with remarkably little. Their simple, almost monolithic forms leave most of the work to the material itself. Each piece begins as a single block of soft foam, torn apart to shape the individual components. The resulting surfaces carry the irregularity o Wed, 26 Aug 2026 13:17:29 GMT Furniture & Interior https://minimalissimo.com/articles/norma https://minimalissimo.com/articles/norma Norma approaches the problem of digital distraction from an unusually physical perspective. Rather than adding another interface to manage our attention, it gives focus a tangible boundary: a simple object to hold, place, and interact with. There is something compelling in that gesture. The weight o Mon, 24 Aug 2026 19:30:24 GMT Technology https://minimalissimo.com/articles/mapleton-house https://minimalissimo.com/articles/mapleton-house Perched along the ridge of Queensland’s Blackall Range, Mapleton House takes its cues from the terrain to dialogue with it. Two recessed, monolithic volumes are angled towards the surrounding mountains, their rugged zinc-clad exterior giving the house an almost geological character. Inside, the mood Wed, 19 Aug 2026 16:09:39 GMT Architecture https://minimalissimo.com/articles/step-stool https://minimalissimo.com/articles/step-stool A simple arrangement of wooden blocks, inspired by an everyday observation: the odd ledge on public furniture that naturally becomes a place to rest your foot. Stephen Chan turns that everyday gesture into the defining detail of this stool. A single block steps slightly out of line, creating a perch Tue, 18 Aug 2026 20:13:46 GMT Furniture & Interior https://minimalissimo.com/articles/desktop-folder https://minimalissimo.com/articles/desktop-folder What happens when a digital icon becomes a physical object? Inspired by the 📁 emoji, BlankedStudios’ Desktop Folder translates one of the most familiar symbols of the desktop into a precisely made piece of sheet metal. Its defining steep fold required a custom mould, turning what looks like a simpl Fri, 14 Aug 2026 15:58:00 GMT Homeware & Office https://minimalissimo.com/articles/eames-pavilion-system https://minimalissimo.com/articles/eames-pavilion-system The Eames House may be one of modernism's most recognisable buildings, but it was never an isolated work. It formed part of a broader architectural exploration by Charles and Ray Eames: one rooted in prefabrication, modular construction and the belief that buildings should adapt as life changes. Dev Wed, 12 Aug 2026 16:25:35 GMT Architecture https://minimalissimo.com/articles/fsb-1138-door-handle https://minimalissimo.com/articles/fsb-1138-door-handle Originally introduced in 1986, the FSB 1138 is one of Dieter Rams' most understated designs. Just relaunched by FSB, the handle remains remarkably faithful to the original, now re-engineered entirely in aluminum and joined for the first time by a black finish developed in close collaboration with Ra Thu, 06 Aug 2026 15:41:07 GMT Furniture & Interior https://minimalissimo.com/articles/salt-by-grau https://minimalissimo.com/articles/salt-by-grau Salt is a cordless lamp by GRAU: a cone, a waist, and a shallow dish set on top. The dish is the whole optical idea. Light rises into it, meets a matte surface and returns as a soft ring, so the room is lit without the source ever coming into view. The rest is kept out of sight. The head is the dimm Wed, 05 Aug 2026 08:47:38 GMT Furniture & Interior https://minimalissimo.com/articles/hang-on-table https://minimalissimo.com/articles/hang-on-table A table is most often defined by its surface. We instinctively measure it by the space it defines, the way it interaction is framed across the flat plane. But what happens when the surface is no longer the starting point? This question lies behind Hang On, a new table system from Danish behaviour-le Wed, 29 Jul 2026 14:41:22 GMT Furniture & Interior https://minimalissimo.com/articles/cross-chair-tube-by-takt https://minimalissimo.com/articles/cross-chair-tube-by-takt The Cross Chair Tube by Pearson Lloyd for TAKT distils the dining chair into a composition of two essential materials. A slender tubular steel frame supports an oak seat and backrest, creating a measured balance between graphic precision and natural warmth. Its defining cross construction remains at Mon, 27 Jul 2026 21:29:34 GMT Furniture & Interior https://minimalissimo.com/articles/mono-twin https://minimalissimo.com/articles/mono-twin Some objects reveal themselves only once they are held. At first glance, Mono's newly reissued Twin appears almost disarmingly simple: a stainless steel cylinder available in two heights. Yet its defining quality lies beyond the image. The reassuring weight of solid metal, the precision of its propo Thu, 23 Jul 2026 15:24:06 GMT Homeware & Office https://minimalissimo.com/articles/mars-mellow-sneakers https://minimalissimo.com/articles/mars-mellow-sneakers Mars Mellow by CRO sits within a growing shift in footwear design, where construction gives way to continuity of form. Defined by a softened, almost inflated geometry, it breaks convention, treating the shoe as a single resolved volume rather than an assembly of parts. Branded as a ‘sneaker for the Tue, 21 Jul 2026 23:08:54 GMT Fashion https://minimalissimo.com/articles/st-01-spinner-by-amsterdam-dynamics https://minimalissimo.com/articles/st-01-spinner-by-amsterdam-dynamics There is something quietly compelling about objects designed for no purpose beyond engagement. Amsterdam Dynamics' spinner strips the familiar fidget object back to its essence, where proportion, balance and material take precedence over novelty. Machined from solid metal, its weight becomes part of Thu, 16 Jul 2026 14:00:00 GMT Technology https://minimalissimo.com/articles/mono-a-cutlery https://minimalissimo.com/articles/mono-a-cutlery Originally designed in 1958 by Peter Raacke, Mono A remains one of the most reduced expressions of post-war everyday German design. The 4-piece set brings together the essential elements of the table in a single, continuous material language of brushed stainless steel. Defined by flat planes and pre Tue, 14 Jul 2026 15:47:30 GMT Homeware & Office https://minimalissimo.com/articles/as-seen-below-by-james-turrell-at-aros https://minimalissimo.com/articles/as-seen-below-by-james-turrell-at-aros Now open at ARoS Aarhus Art Museum, As Seen Below marks James Turrell's 100th Skyspace and the largest and most ambitious of the series to date. Opened on 19 June 2026, the permanent installation extends the artist's long-standing exploration of light as a spatial medium, reducing architecture to a Thu, 09 Jul 2026 15:30:00 GMT Places https://minimalissimo.com/articles/the-arlo-03-by-service-projects https://minimalissimo.com/articles/the-arlo-03-by-service-projects The Arlo 03 by Service Projects approaches the cup as a classic, leaving its form deliberately familiar while shifting attention entirely to material performance. In double-walled stainless steel, the object remains visually simple, almost elemental, a basic cylindrical volume without any singular e Mon, 06 Jul 2026 16:00:00 GMT Homeware & Office https://minimalissimo.com/articles/farmhouse-rehabilitation-in-southern-france-by-atelier-ajo https://minimalissimo.com/articles/farmhouse-rehabilitation-in-southern-france-by-atelier-ajo Atelier AJO’s renovation of a former farmhouse in Pont-de-Salars introduces an interior defined by clarity, restraint, and material calm, set in deliberate contrast with the heaviness of its rural shell. Around a central courtyard, the fragmented agricultural ensemble is gently reconnected through a Thu, 02 Jul 2026 15:00:00 GMT Architecture https://minimalissimo.com/articles/tool-chair-by-takt https://minimalissimo.com/articles/tool-chair-by-takt The Tool Chair by TAKT approaches the wooden chair in its most distilled form. Neither expressive nor anonymous, it occupies a space between the familiar and the refined, where every curve and connection feels thoughtful. Designed by Rasmus Palmgreen, the chair is shaped through a series of simple g Tue, 30 Jun 2026 13:00:00 GMT Furniture & Interior https://minimalissimo.com/articles/ristretto-512-a24 https://minimalissimo.com/articles/ristretto-512-a24 The Ristretto 512 A24 approaches the electric bike as a brutalist object, where features are not concealed but made part of the design itself. Mechanical and digital technologies sit naturally atop a simple, sturdy frame, giving the bike a directness that feels both deliberate and uncompromising. It Sun, 28 Jun 2026 13:00:00 GMT Technology https://minimalissimo.com/articles/durchblick-vase https://minimalissimo.com/articles/durchblick-vase The Durchblick Vase reinterprets floral arrangement through a structural grid in stainless steel. Its perforated surface allows stems to be positioned individually, introducing a precise system for composition. Flowers are no longer gathered into a single mass, but arranged through an open framework Tue, 23 Jun 2026 14:30:00 GMT Homeware & Office https://minimalissimo.com/articles/casa-tao-by-hw-studio https://minimalissimo.com/articles/casa-tao-by-hw-studio Casa Tao is shaped by a simple but precise idea: shade as a space for life. Located in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, the house responds to its coastal climate through a sequence of courtyards, terraces, and carefully composed volumes that modulate light and air. Rather than exposure, the project works th Sun, 21 Jun 2026 15:00:00 GMT Architecture https://minimalissimo.com/articles/kgt-wall-drawers https://minimalissimo.com/articles/kgt-wall-drawers The KGT Wall Drawers 6 system lifts storage with a precise wall-based composition of repeated aluminium volumes. Designed by Studio CP–RV for UTIL, the unit consists of six removable drawers suspended within a strict vertical frame. Each element operates both as part of a larger structure and as an Thu, 18 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT Furniture & Interior https://minimalissimo.com/articles/option-o-lagom-gds https://minimalissimo.com/articles/option-o-lagom-gds OPTION-O’s LAGOM GDS is a coffee grinder built around a dual-geometry grinding system, allowing users to switch between flat and conical burrs within a single machine. Its design is more mechanical and exposed than OPTION-O’s quieter LAGOM models. Analog dials, visible fasteners, calibrated markings Sun, 14 Jun 2026 14:00:00 GMT Homeware & Office https://minimalissimo.com/articles/pivot-lamp https://minimalissimo.com/articles/pivot-lamp The Pivot lamp collection is built around a simple gesture. A rotating head allows the direction of light to shift freely, transforming the lamp's silhouette in the process. Composed of a circular diffuser balanced atop a slender stem, the design reduces the floor lamp to a handful of elemental form Wed, 10 Jun 2026 13:00:00 GMT Furniture & Interior https://minimalissimo.com/articles/zuriga-e2-s-espresso-machine https://minimalissimo.com/articles/zuriga-e2-s-espresso-machine ZURIGA E2-S is a compact espresso machine built for quick warm‑ups and consistent daily use. It reaches brewing temperature in about 1½ minutes and pairs a small footprint with durable materials like chromed steel, walnut, and lab glass. A straightforward setup and clean design make it easy to fit i Sun, 07 Jun 2026 15:00:00 GMT Homeware & Office https://minimalissimo.com/articles/kings-cross-apartment-by-mathieson https://minimalissimo.com/articles/kings-cross-apartment-by-mathieson Set within Sydney’s Altair Apartments, Mathieson’s Kings Cross Apartment transforms a compact one-bedroom residence into a deeply restrained urban retreat. Designed by studio founder Phillip Mathieson as his own home, the project distills the practice’s architectural language into a quieter, more pe Thu, 04 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT Architecture https://minimalissimo.com/articles/sacha-chair https://minimalissimo.com/articles/sacha-chair Designed by Philippe Malouin for Resident, the Sacha chair is defined by a single folded gesture that becomes both structure and support. From this continuous line, the chair takes shape with a quiet precision, distilling seating into its most essential form. The folded backrest introduces a subtle Tue, 02 Jun 2026 13:00:00 GMT Furniture & Interior https://minimalissimo.com/articles/grid-desk-organizer-by-orbitkey https://minimalissimo.com/articles/grid-desk-organizer-by-orbitkey The Orbitkey Grid Desk Organizer is built around a simple premise: organisation should adapt to the user, not the other way around. Conceived as a modular system rather than a fixed arrangement, its movable dividers allow layouts to be continuously reconfigured, accommodating changing needs while ma Sun, 31 May 2026 10:00:00 GMT Homeware & Office https://minimalissimo.com/articles/space-tumblr https://minimalissimo.com/articles/space-tumblr The Space Tumbler is defined by a continuous silhouette that settles naturally into the hand. Its form feels organic, yet precisely engineered, with each curve resolved to support grip and balance. The surface moves without interruption between volume and edge, favouring continuity over emphasis. Ma Wed, 27 May 2026 20:00:00 GMT Homeware & Office https://minimalissimo.com/articles/and-iranzo https://minimalissimo.com/articles/and-iranzo The artistic practice of Iranzo moves between form and absence, where discarded industrial nets are reconfigured into light, permeable structures. Built from materials once defined by tension, these objects retain a sense of openness, suggesting use without fixing it, and allowing space to be alive Sun, 24 May 2026 21:00:00 GMT Art & Music https://minimalissimo.com/articles/type-0-aluminum-mouse https://minimalissimo.com/articles/type-0-aluminum-mouse The Type-0 Aluminium Mouse pares interaction back to its essential form, with a silhouette that feels deliberate yet restrained. Quiet by design, it settles naturally into the workspace without demanding attention. Rooted in simplicity, geometry, and functional clarity, Type-0 balances brutalist min Fri, 22 May 2026 06:30:00 GMT Technology https://minimalissimo.com/articles/azukime-chair https://minimalissimo.com/articles/azukime-chair The Azukimé chair is a stunning piece of contemporary furniture, crafted in France from riveted bent aluminum sheets. This innovative chair not only provides a comfortable seating experience but also features hidden storage beneath the seat. With its generous width and unique proportions, the Azukim Tue, 19 May 2026 07:00:00 GMT Furniture & Interior https://minimalissimo.com/articles/the-sound-house-by-karimoku https://minimalissimo.com/articles/the-sound-house-by-karimoku A listening room, reduced to its essence. In collaboration with Karimoku Research, Devon Turnbull introduces a quietly radical approach to sound, prioritising presence, material honesty, and spatial clarity over spectacle. The exhibition merges high-fidelity audio engineering with the discipline of Sun, 17 May 2026 16:00:00 GMT Places https://minimalissimo.com/articles/cuboid-black https://minimalissimo.com/articles/cuboid-black With Cuboid, Kord reconsiders a daily necessity through restraing and precision. Compact in scale and deliberate in presence, it integrates quietly into the environments it serves. Its form is reduced to essentials, allowing it to disappear into context while bringing order to the overlooked corners Wed, 13 May 2026 08:00:00 GMT Technology https://minimalissimo.com/articles/drift-pendant https://minimalissimo.com/articles/drift-pendant The Drift Pendant pairs a precise construction with quiet simplicity, casting a soft, diffused light. Shaped like a smooth pebble, its organic triangular form brings a sense of calm to the space it inhabits. Available in two sizes, it can be used alone or composed in clusters, forming a gentle inter Sun, 10 May 2026 23:00:00 GMT Furniture & Interior https://minimalissimo.com/articles/chunk-stool https://minimalissimo.com/articles/chunk-stool The Chunk Stool by Obscure Objects sits somewhere between sculpture and utility. Cylindrical volumes are pushed into a blunt, almost archetypal form, rendered in hand-brushed stainless steel that catches light without ever becoming shiny. Its deliberate heaviness gives the piece a quite authority. M Thu, 07 May 2026 13:00:00 GMT Furniture & Interior https://minimalissimo.com/articles/Schutzhuette2 https://minimalissimo.com/articles/Schutzhuette2 With Schutzhütte 2, reduce architecture to its most essential role: protection. Set within an exposed landscape, the structure presents itself as a compact, monolithic volume — a quiet presence that neither competes with nor disappears into its surroundings. Cast in raw concrete, the form feels bo Sat, 21 Mar 2026 09:00:00 GMT Architecture