The Geometry of Restraint
There is a moment in every design process when you have to decide whether you have said enough. The difference between a finished piece and an over-worked one is a single decision: when to stop.
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On beauty, design, craft, and the philosophy of restraint.
There is a moment in every design process when you have to decide whether you have said enough. The difference between a finished piece and an over-worked one is a single decision: when to stop.
Read →Before I commit to a color, I commit to a finish. Matte, lacquer, chrome, velvet gel — each one speaks a different sentence. The color is the subject. The finish is the verb.
Read →Paris does not teach you what is beautiful. It teaches you what is unnecessary. That lesson took me three years and one very cold winter on the Rue du Bac to understand.
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