The selection of objects presented in Minimum / Maximum are a reworking of the thinking of the Modernist movement, and attest to a quest for balance between optimisation of resources and functional excellence. These creations, often described as minimalist, are the result of the designers’ commitment to creating products that are both functional and desirable, in a context of reasonable consumption. Although these objects are in line with the Bauhaus principles and the ideology of architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, embodied in the famous aphorism "Less is more", the notion of durability has changed profoundly.
Ni Fast, Ni Furious
Nathan Cussol, 2022
The conversion of old cars into electric vehicles involves technological upgrading, but also the updating of the design. In this mock-up of front-left quarter of an electric car made of wood, aluminium sheet, 3D printing and foam, the designer proposes a new symmetrical headlight, covered with aluminium folded and cut by water jet, mounted on adjustable connectors to fit on different cars.
Roku
Camper Design Team, 2023
The Camper brand is working on the challenges linked to repair and recycling in the shoes industry. The different components (sole, upper, laces) in this shoe are removable, and the shoes itself is made of recycled polyester, elastane, recycled EVA foam and laces. This makes maintaining the shoes easier and the user is encouraged to repair, personalise and recycle, rather than throw away.
ANTI Throw-Away Mentality - Toaster in Use
Zixuan Zhou, 2023
Designer Zixuan Zhou adopts a critical perspective on the design of household appliances. With this ceramic toaster made of simple electrical components (switch, heating element and cable), she offers an object that is easy to understand and repair, with electrical and thermal insulation properties.
natacha.sacha
Founded in Paris in 2019 by Natacha Poutoux and Sacha Hourcade, the natacha.sacha general design studio works on projects that cut across the areas of industrial design, furniture, service design and architecture. Thanks to painstaking research around pared-down, discreet and functional forms, the two designers, both graduates of ENSCI – Les Ateliers, make objects easier to read and use.
The duo endeavour to re-imagine technological objects from a minimalist perspective and are happy to take on projects in areas more often left to engineers than designers. Brick radiator, heated rug, lamp or air humidifier: each project aims to save materials and energy.
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