2004-03-01

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Phaidon Press

Minimum - Mini Format -John Pawson 156 x 136 mm, 6 1/4 x 5 1/2 inches, 328 pp plus 4 fold-outs, 145 illustrations reproduced in six colours
This book, designed and compiled by the minimalist architect John Pawson, captures the essential qualities of particular kinds of simplicity. This is illustrated by architecture, ranging from prehistoric Mexico and Ancient Egypt to the high Modernism of Le Corbusier and Mies van der Rohe; art, from the Dutch School to Donald Judd; the photography of Robert Mapplethorpe and Bill Brandt; and furniture and pottery. With its broad spread across time and a wide geographical area, Minimum seeks to analyse the elements of simplicity and capture them in print.