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"Presents 30 startlingly minimal and gleaming white projects." -"The New York Times"
"It's not easy to achieve such Spartan perfection, so if you can't tell the difference between a Pawson interior and a half-empty bachelor pad, consider this required reading." -"Details"
"It's not easy to achieve such Spartan perfection, so if you can't tell the difference between a Pawson interior and a half-empty bachelor pad, consider this required reading." -"Details"
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John Pawson is an architect and designer whose exceptional work combines an essential simplicity with a keen attention to the details of everyday life and human experience. His pared-down yet luxurious houses and art galleries were his first projects to gain international attention, and his work has since included Calvin Klein's flagship store in New York, airport lounges for Cathay Pacific, and a kitchen for Obumex. In the last decade, the scope of his designs has broadened from objects and interiors to include houses, monasteries, pavilions and boats. This change in scale has given his office the opportunity to refine its minimalist aesthetic and further develop its ideas of a fundamental architecture based on the qualities of space, proportion, light and materials. Frequently these projects intervene in existing conditions to create spaces that are simultaneously simple and complex, timeless and contemporary: in the Novy Dvur Monastery in the Czech Republic, elements of the original baroque complex are combined with entirely new architecture to create a mysterious and beautiful sequence of spaces, and in the Baron House in Sweden the vernacular language of the area is refined and abstracted to create a truly modern home. In Plain Space, author Alison Morris presents both this recent body of work and earlier projects from the perspective of someone who has had unique access to the work and archives of the office. In thematic essays and narrative project descriptions she examines the firm's working processes, relationship with clients, and approach to design. These insights into how Pawson and his office approach all different kinds of projects, including a cricket pavilion, a ballet stage set, apartment and boat interiors, will be of interest to architects, students, and anyone looking to simplify and beautify their own living space. Filled with exquisite photographs and detailed drawings, Plain Space will be the next must-have book for fans of John Pawson and a perfect introduction to his work for anyone interested in the absolute best of contemporary design.
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A top selection for any modern arts collection
21 Jan 2011
Format:Hardcover
JOHN PAWSON: PLAIN SPACE packs in over 300 color illustrations of his most recent work, to coincide with a Fall exhibition of the same name. This stands well alone too, gathering the designer's body of work under one cover and featuring projects that focus on Pawson's use of space, light and materials. With its full-page displays and colorful presentations, this is a top selection for any modern arts collection.
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John Pawson : plain space
5 Mar 2011
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Excellent overview of the work of a man who employs rigorous simplicity as a guiding principal in his designs, giving them a timeless quality. The book is written in an easy to read manner by a writer close to the subject. A must for those interested in good modern design.
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