On my to do list for my Saturday with designer friends in NYC is to go to the new Muji store that just opened. It appears to be an ikea/container store with emphasis on clean functional design. I just read this article in the NY times about the opening in which a couple who is being interviewed states that they are selling all of their possessions on e-bay until they only have the things they use on a daily basis. I like the idea of minimalism, but the creative lifestyle is kind of inherently filled with inspiration...better known as clutter.
I also love how the article calls Ikea a "gateway drug" for good design.
And you know how I love a good manifesto.
Because there is complexity in purity.
Elegance in plainness.
Intricacy in streamlining.
Richness in reduction.
Depth in minimalism.
Surprise in uniformity.
Innovation in re-use.
Cool in the avoidance of cool.
And there is true
sophistication in simplicity.
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7 comments:
NYC saturday? what you doing that night? who you comin up with?
I thought I was going to your house to watch Helvetica. I think I'm coming up with Melissa.
muji is scross the street from my office!!!
This reminds me of what I told my dad a while ago about the difference between artists and designers:
Artists hate Ikea
and designers love Ikea.
Haha that's pretty profound. I LOVE IT. are you going to Tatz's for movie watching?
YES. I called u yesterday but you never called me back. Do you still like me?
I loved every one of those manifestos.......... miss oyu!!
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