minimalist approach

Mac table by Maria Luisa Albino

Alex — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 14:46:43 +0000

Check out this beauty of a desk that was created by Industrial Design Student Maria Luisa Albino from Mendoza, Argentina. She created this stunning piece of furniture during an internship for Barcelona based manufacturer AG Land. Here is how she describes her own work:

Inspired by Steve Jobs’s style, the Mac-Table provides an entry for ipad, iphone or ipod that can be used for loading and listening music. Meticulously chosen materials, lacquered metal base, soft touch top board and glass in the middle! As an added bonus plenty of space for working and storing other products as well.

If she is already capable of such work during her studies, I can’t wait to see her projects in the future! That’s why I will keep a close eye on her Behance portfolio.

Featured artist: photographer Josef Schulz

Alex — Fri, 22 Oct 2010 11:41:56 +0000

A few years back, a special set of photos called “sign out” made the round on the internet. Now I’ve come across another series by the same artist and I must say that again I am intrigued by the simplicity in these pictures. His name is Josef Schulz and he is a photographer based in Düsseldorf, Germany, where he also graduated at the Acadamy of Art. This other series is called “sachliches” and features a number of colorful buildings and also there it seems that all logos and texts have been removed from the subjects. This is only a small selection of the series and in order to view all photos, please visit his website.

Found at Scott Hansen’s blog ISO 50.

White – a minimalist photo series by Toby Keller

Alex — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 06:50:05 +0000

Toby Keller is a photographer and designer based in Santa Barbara, California. Most of his photography involves long exposure pictures of coastal lines by night or light painting, but I came across one of his sets on Behance, which makes him a perfect fit for this blog. “White” is a beautifully executed photo series mainly consisting of pictures of an underground parking lot. Have a look for yourself and make sure to check out his Behance portfolio for all pictures. There you can also find the equally inspiring series “Black”.

The Stryde furniture collection by Michael Wolk

Alex — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 09:10:29 +0000

Designer Michael Wolk created this beautiful set of furniture, which has some kind of retro feel to it. Nevertheless, it would perfectly fit into modern homes as well with its clean shapes and flawless materials.

Found via freshome.com

Infinity bath by Aleksander Mukomelov

Alex — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 07:08:17 +0000

From the outside this bath tub concept by Aleksander Mukomelov has a minimalist touch to it, but if you check out the functions that are built into this thing, it’s not so minimalist after all. There is a media console, which lets you select music, adjust the water jets and even make a selection from an integrated aromatherapy. For more details and photos see the Behance project site.

Found via Definitive Touch.

Beautiful furniture by Designschneider

Alex — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 11:12:19 +0000

Feast your eyes on these lovely pieces of furniture by award winning design studio Designschneider. This studio was founded already in 1993 by Michael Schneider and is now located Berlin, Germany. Next to furniture, they also craft sanitary ware, tableware and even coffins and urns. Their vision is to design products that are unique, beautiful and functional at the same time. This approach also extends to their website, so have a look at what else they have to offer.

Excellent print ads for Sandisk

Alex — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 07:36:05 +0000

It seems that the recent trend towards minimalist poster designs continues to spread. Now also larger companies are engaging in this kind of visual communication and the latest print ads for the Micro 16 GB USB Flash Drive by Sandisk are a perfect example. I especially love the one with Elvis. This campaign has been created by Montreal based agency Nolin BBDO.

Found via pixelelement.com

Minimalist globe set by Nendo

Alex — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 15:36:42 +0000

Have a look at these gorgeous black & white globes by Japanese designers Nendo. They all come suspended in a white steel ring and stand and are available in various diameters.

“…We were also interested in creating a new kind of globe that would be more emotional, rather than simply presenting information. By reducing the amount of information, and rendering the oceans in white and landmasses in black, the corona globe highlights the reliefs of islands and coastlines. …”

found on dezeen blog

Featured Design Studio: Ubica

Alex — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 07:40:12 +0000

Ubica is a young and versatile design studio based in Barcelona, Spain and was founded by Gloria Altimira and Marc de Antonio in 2006. They are active in various fields of design like e.g. architecture, automotive or boating, but it was their interior design creations that got my attention. Just have a look at these sleek pieces of furniture and you know why I’ve chosen to feature them here on minimalist approa.ch. Have a look at their website, if you want to see more of their creative output.

Support Haiti victims by buying minimalist Hitchcock posters

Alex — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 13:47:28 +0000

Last week, Graphic Designer Matt Needle from Cardiff, Wales asked me, if I could help him out. He created a beautiful series of Alfred Hitchcock movie posters, which he sells either individually or as a set of six. For all remaining Hitchcock prints in stock, he wants to donate 50% of all poster sales to Haiti Aid and so far he was able to raise a couple of hundred $. Of course, I agreed to help him spread the word about this brilliant initiative called HITCHCOCK 4 HAITI and therefore, I would like to ask you guys to help Matt sell off his remaining prints for the good cause. Below you can see all 6 prints, but as there are only 15 posters left, you better be quick and head on over to his website and order your copy!