- Paperback: 128 pages
- Publisher: Phaidon Press Ltd; New edition edition (Oct 2004)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0714844527
- ISBN-13: 978-0714844527
- Product Dimensions: 24.7 x 17.3 x 1.2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 657,425 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"'It is the book's central essay by Deyan Sudjic that gets closest to what makes Pawson so compelling as a designer. Sudjic allies Pawson with a diverse group of self-taught designers, including Jean Prouve, Pierre Chareau, Tadao Ando and Craig Ellwood, all of whom had or have idiosyncratic styles and real personality. Pawson is best seen in this light - as someone pursuing an individual path whose rigour and commitment is unmistakable... a beautiful volume.' Modern Painters 'Characteristic of John Pawson's unique viewpoint on the junction of art and design, it also offers much wider insights into culture, society and architecture.' The Property Executive 'John Pawson's immaculate spaces are said to inspire religious awe, and this generously illustrated monograph adroitly recreates that impression... The book is a luscious introduction to a luxuriously empty world.' Azure"
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John Pawson is the foremost proponent of minimalism in architecture and design. Already known to designers for his austere yet luxurious interiors, he has attained public acclaim for his high-profile retail projects such as the Calvin Klein flagship store in New York, his celebrity clients like Martha Stewart and his book Minimum. This book explores the attributes and substances used in the work of John Pawson, such as mass, light, ritual and structure, as well as materials and order. It also features six of Pawson's new projects, completed or started since the publication of John Pawson Works. This book looks at the spatial themes that preoccupy John Pawson's work through a close examination of a range of different projects. It examines how light, mass and structure inform the architecture, the role of ritual and order, as well as the integration of internal and external spaces. Six new projects, Pawson House in London, Calvin Klein Paris, Vacheron Constantin, the marketmuseum, a private house in Germany and the Novy Dvur monastery are featured, as well as eight essays by a range of different writers on the effect of the work. Like Works, this book is a record of John Pawson's dev
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6 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
First of all this is a book of good photographs, no plans and a compilation of so-so easays. What strikes me at first glance are the credits for the Neuendorf house, both Pawson and Silvestrin (his minimalist first partner) claim it is their own creation and both do not acknowledge the others collaboration. It is time to clear this issue specialy with all the gossip involved in the book.
It is obvious that this is a book about John Pawson, but is it necesary to remind us every two lines? Dejan Sudjic, who has a good standing as an architectural critic, ran Domus for a long while etc. can't stop writting Pawson. This is a small book with huge blank spaces: there are not more than 5-6 words per line and Pawson written down every 5-6 lines .
The essays are by some known critics, artists, a neighbour, a step daughter. It is noteworthy to say that the most fresh and clear where done by the less architecturaly versed writers. The neighbour and step child are worth reading, the others are full of current architectural shop-talk, praise and triple adjectives.
It is obvious that this is a book about John Pawson, but is it necesary to remind us every two lines? Dejan Sudjic, who has a good standing as an architectural critic, ran Domus for a long while etc. can't stop writting Pawson. This is a small book with huge blank spaces: there are not more than 5-6 words per line and Pawson written down every 5-6 lines .
The essays are by some known critics, artists, a neighbour, a step daughter. It is noteworthy to say that the most fresh and clear where done by the less architecturaly versed writers. The neighbour and step child are worth reading, the others are full of current architectural shop-talk, praise and triple adjectives.
Format:Paperback
I love Pawson work and loved this compact little book - all his best projects are examined and the essays by people who know him lend real insight. And the best bit about growing up in a Pawson house according to his step daughter?? Being able to skid the whole length of in in your socks of course...
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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful
an excellent introduction to john pawson's minimalism
26 Oct 2002
Format:Hardcover
after reading that bruce chatwin had his london apartment designed by john pawson, i went looking for books on pawson's work, and found four. after studying them for a while, i chose this book. it is not the biggest, doesn't have the most pictures, and isn't the cheapest, but it does have beautiful balance. i tried unsuccessfully to wait until after work to look through it, but after a few hours i broke down and skimmed it. i am currently reading through it in detail, and i just love it.
it has a nice selection of buildings and projects, and with all the various opinions from a variety of different types of people, gives an unusual, but fascinating introduction which leaves me wanting to find out still more. the one regret i have about this book is that there are no pictures of chatwin's apartment, but then none of the others i looked at had them either. there are also a number of useful references to other architects strewn throughout the text, as well as an index to john pawson's body of work. highly recommended.
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