Minimalux creates ballpoint pens from precious metals
British design brand Minimalux has updated the classic ballpoint pen with a set of four precious-metal editions - with a price tag of £185 for gold and rhodium versions. More
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Minimal luggage, clocks and footwear among Naoto Fukasawa's products for Muji
Muji announced the roll out of Japanese designer Naoto Fukasawa's minimal kitchen appliances internationally last week. Here's a look at some of the other products he has created for the design brand, including his iconic CD player (pictured), a suitcase, and even ballet shoes (+ slideshow). More
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Naoto Fukasawa designs minimal kitchen appliances for Muji
Design brand Muji is releasing a pop-up toaster and an electric kettle by Japanese designer Naoto Fukasawa at stores in the UK, USA and Europe (+ slideshow). More
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Janne Kyttanen builds 3D-printed sofa from a minimal mesh
3D-printing pioneer Janne Kyttanen has used the structures of spiderwebs and silkworm cocoons to inform the design of a sofa that he printed in a single piece. More
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Michael Anastassiades creates minimal lighting designs from glowing spheres
Milan 2015: illuminated globes balanced on delicate metal supports form lamps in London designer Michael Anastassiades' updated range. More
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Norm Architects creates minimal bathroom furniture for Ex.t
Milan 2015: Danish studio Norm Architects has created a collection of bathroom furnishings and accessories, including a matching wash basin and bathtub perched on slim metal legs (+ slideshow). More
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Cork corner stops Ilias Ernst's minimal clock from rolling away
Dutch designer Ilias Ernst has created a simple clock that rests on a corner extended from its cork frame. More
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Beyond Object presents minimal metallic stationery by Poetic Lab
Maison&Objet 2015: London studio Poetic Lab has created a collection of desktop accessories with simple shapes and metallic finishes for design brand Beyond Object. More
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John Pawson's minimal oak furniture sits on chunky angled legs
John Pawson has applied his pared-back architectural style to a range of furniture with trestle-style supports. More
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Minimal cookbook presents Japanese sweet ingredients as colour swatches
Ingredients are displayed like fabric samples to help western readers recreate traditional Japanese sweets with common foods, in this cookbook by designer Moé Takemura. More
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Studio Macura designs minimal accessories collection
Maison & Objet 2014: Dutch firm Studio Macura has launched a collection of furniture and home accessories, including a marble tablet stand and oversized cork bottle stoppers. More
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"Apple has taken the minimal aesthetic too far"
Opinion: Apple's latest launches show it has become reactive rather than innovative, but after leading the market for 30 years it could still have an important role to play, says Karim Rashid. More
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Klemens Schillinger casts concrete accessories to resemble "ancient architectural archetypes"
London designer Klemens Schillinger modelled these concrete tabletop accessories on the shapes of ancient Greek and Mayan architecture (+ slideshow). More
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Minimalux launches Hash grid shelving unit
The London design brand founded by ex-Established & Sons design director Mark Holmes has released its first piece of furniture – a shelving unit made of 33 precision-milled metal bars (+ slideshow). More
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Tom Dixon launches "minimal and geometric" Plane light collection
Milan 2014: designer Tom Dixon presented a collection of pendant and table lights that combine geometric brass-plated planes with spherical glass shades in Milan last week. More
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Stefan Borselius designs minimal chairs for Fogia
Stockholm 2014: Swedish designer Stefan Borselius has created a series of minimal chairs for Swedish furniture brand Fogia. More
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Minimal Nativity Set made of plain wooden blocks by Emilie Voirin
London designer Emilie Voirin has created a minimal nativity set where characters in the Christmas story are represented by wooden blocks with their names printed in plain black capital letters. More
