wavenovel Chapter 45 The essence of minimalism is not about how much you throw away, but about what remains of
Chapter 45 The essence of minimalism is not about how much you throw away, but about what remains of
"So, this thing is only good-looking, and has no other merits?" a girl asked, feeling somewhat speechless.
"Didn't you say it yourself? This thing is pretty." Xue Lin just smiled.
"After all, most people's aesthetic sense is not at that level. We just need to raise their aesthetic taste, and then they will naturally think that this thing is beautiful."
"As for the difficulty in maintenance, that problem is actually easy to solve, as most of them use hidden designs."
"It would be better to hide away all the unpleasant and disharmonious things."
Chen Hui spoke.
In fact, this minimalist concept has been a customer demand ever since it was proposed by Manager Chen, who is also Chen Bo's father.
After all, everyone's aesthetic sense is improving, and you, as a designer, can't just stay stuck in the past.
Therefore, aesthetic appreciation needs to be based on the times.
That is, it starts from the aesthetics of the old money.
Xue Lin didn't think much of it and just looked at everyone.
"Any further questions?"
Xue Lin spoke.
Everyone else shook their heads.
Now that things have come to this point, what questions are there?
It's just that this thing can only exist as a style; as for practicality, it can't compare to other designs.
It's not even as good as those normal copy-and-paste designs.
But there is one advantage.
Pretty!
Art!
It might be something that artsy young people would flock to.
These designers, it's not that they wouldn't choose it themselves.
After all, just thinking about it gives me the creeps.
Qin Yan, who was standing to the side, nodded in agreement.
"Indeed, I did consider whether the interior design would be somewhat incompatible with this minimalist style."
"And I've also read many papers that criticize minimalism."
That is, all the negative comments about Xue Lin.
"Minimalism's discarding of things can also be understood as de-emphasizing everyday life and turning life into an art form."
"But this is not life, at least not the life of an ordinary person, nor life in the mainstream sense."
"But today, the young master said that this place is not meant for people to live in at all, which made me feel a bit enlightened."
"I think this kind of art can absolutely exist in shopping malls, stadiums, large public spaces, and art spaces."
"It's just that it's not very good at relating to everyday life."
Su Nuo added, "It's not impossible, but it has to be targeted at a specific group of people."
"Yes, a specific group of people."
"I think this plan is feasible. It can be done in an artistic way or in a more everyday way. However, most of the everyday elements should be hidden, and at least on the surface, it should still be artistic."
"Minimalist is just a label."
Xue Lin glanced at her.
A slight look of admiration appeared in his eyes.
"good."
Very smart, at least he understands things very quickly.
"Would you have the honor of witnessing the young master's live design and production process?"
A little girl spoke up, her voice filled with anticipation.
Xue Lin nodded. "Sure."
"Do you have any unfinished designs here? I'd like to give it a try."
"Yes, there are many!"
They all nodded repeatedly, and were extremely excited.
Are you kidding me? The young master designed and made it himself?
All they had to do was produce the design drawings; in fact, they even had people help them with the work!
It's so much!
Soon, a solution was put forward.
Xue Lin stretched and then looked over.
"Interior design? Sure."
Xue Lin acted quickly.
"This wall must be vertical, with a minimalist design, incorporating some artistic three-dimensional geometry."
"For art, one can even sacrifice some things."
"For example, baseboards."
"Even if the wall is straight down without baseboards, it can still look great."
"However, minimalism is also very expensive."
"Here, we need to build a row of cabinets that go directly up to the ceiling. As for the ceiling design, we also need to keep it as simple as possible..."
Everyone watched Xue Lin's design and explanation with great interest.
After all, what Xue Lin said was all practical information!
Moreover, halfway through, they genuinely realized that this design was completely different from what they had envisioned!
Minimalism is more than just throwing things away.
Losing things is just the surface phenomenon.
Minimalism means that after discarding certain items, you should still be able to make the remaining design warm and textured!
It has a soul!
Therefore, the essence of minimalism is not about how much you lose, but about whether what you have left can bring you spiritual satisfaction.
Everyone felt that their eyes had been opened.
"Why does the young master's design seem different from ours?"
One of the girls spoke with a hint of admiration.
"Yes, I think when we do design, we're just stuffing things in without even thinking about why we're putting them in or what their purpose is."
"The young master seems to be thinking about how to make everything reasonable and natural."
"It feels like we're actually doing design work, not just drawing or mechanically filling in blanks."
They exchanged a glance, both seeing the surprise in everyone's eyes.
They were quite certain that their designs lacked warmth compared to the young master's designs!
Even most people still use mechanical fillers.
"That's simple, because you don't really like design," Xue Lin said with a smile. "But that's true, once you make it a profession, you only think about pleasing the client and lose some of your own personal touch."
"But I think designers should still incorporate their own thinking into their work."
Xue Lin smiled.
The others did not object.
Who works so hard every day and has to think about things? Just get by.
It's not like we're a top-tier studio. To put it bluntly, the fact that you entrusted this job to me means you didn't take it too seriously!
Besides, it's not worth it to earn such a low salary and worry so much!
Xue Lin understood; he had the same experience while pursuing his doctorate, but there was nothing he could do about it.
Design with warmth has soul.
However, most of the time, if the client doesn't approve of this kind of thoughtful design, you'll have to readjust it.
Revise until the client is satisfied.
"Actually, there is another way, which is to strengthen the basics."
Xue Lin smiled.
"If you have a good grasp of the basics, then designing will be easier and much simpler."
"I've learned a lot." Qin Yan nodded, seemingly lost in thought.
Clearly, she had really thought it through.
"alright."
Xue Lin quickly finished drawing the blueprints in front of him. "I'll just draw two pictures today, and they're not complete. You can do the rest yourselves."