Built towards the light - John Pawson's redesign of the moritzkirche in Augsburg

MINIMUM

- A selection of images from the archive of acclaimed architectural designer John Pawson (b.1949), paired and annotated to create a comprehensive and inspirational source book.
- Contains hundreds of snapshots taken around the world and captioned by the - author of Phaidon's successful Minimum.
- Paired with an illuminating caption, each image offers a different lesson in light, - material, scale, proportion and many more ideas vital to creative visual thinking.
- Offers the unique opportunity of looking alongside a designer famed for his - remarkable eye.

John Pawson was born in 1949 in Yorkshire. His work focuses on ways of approaching fundamental problems of space, proportion, light and materials. His many residential and commercial interiors have included homes and art galleries and stores in London, Dublin, New York, Paris, Seoul and Tokyo, and his subsequent projects have spanned a wide range of scales and building typologies, from stage sets and exhibitions to boats and monasteries.

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A beautiful cookbook from Catherine Pawson and celebrated architectural designer John Pawson. Home Farm is the Pawson family's base in the heart of the English countryside. Five years in the making, the house was thoughtfully restored with the Intention of uniting friends and relatives in a bucolic, simple setting. In this personal a. inspiring recipe collection John and Catherine share 100 of the dishes they most like to cook at the farm for family and friends. The result evokes a sense of food prepared, shared and enjoyed in a space designed to accommodate the different ways of cooking and eating throUgh the Seesona. The highly-anticipated follow-up to Pawson's Living end Eating- an out-of -print, coveted cult classic described by the New Porker as being 'one of the most wonderful cookbooks ever published.' The simple-to-make recipes are organised by season and range from Easter lamb served in the open-plan barn kitchen, to Wild mushroom risotto shared in the intimate dining room and Walnut praline ice cream enjoyed in the garden. Stunning photographs of the farm and tha finished dishes narrate the cycle of seasons through the house - the changes in light and texture - and illustrate the ways the space is used to prepare and serve meals throughout the year.

Home Farm Cooking

Depuis plusieurs années, je souhaitais rassembler quelques réflexions sur la notion de simplicité, telle qu'elle peut être mise en oeuvre dans l'art et l'architecture et, plus généralement, dans la vie. Avec cet ouvrage, mon but est d'établir l'idée de "minimum" comme un mode de pensée, une manière de vivre et de travailler. La quête individuelle pour la liberté liée à l'ordre et à la quiétude a toujours existé à travers l'histoire. La plupart d'entre nous a, à un moment de son existence, ressenti le besoin de se défaire du superflu et de repartir à zéro. Pourtant, même s'ils convoitent ou collectent des biens matériels, les hommes sont souvent tentés par l'idée de voyager léger. Les grands créateurs d'œuvres, qu'elles soient artistiques, architecturales ou musicales, ont compris le principe de la présence de l'absence : en le réduisant à l'essentiel, l'objet créé gagne en clarté, en qualité et en force. Cette pensée se retrouve à travers divers pays et cultures. Bien que de nombreux ouvrages aient été consacrés à des sujets équivalents - tels que la communauté Shaker, le nomadisme bédouin et l'architecture cistercienne -, aucun livre, jusqu'à présent, n'a réuni tous les aspects de ce thème.

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