WHAT IS MINIMALIST DESIGN?

Minimalism is a trend in art, music, architecture and interior design that emerged in the previous century and still continues. Your task is to write an essay on how to achieve minimalist design in your own home. Follow the plan below:

• In your introduction, use information from the first and second power point presentation to talk generally about minimalism. In your thesis statement, state that minimalism can be achieved in most homes and there are various ways to do this
• In your development, use information from the third power point presentation to introduce minimalist design and then use the notes you made on your reading and videos to write the rest of the development. Decide how many paragraphs you will need.
• In your conclusion, talk about the importance of minimalism as a trend

Familiarize yourself with the issue

• “An examination of minimalist design- summary” http://prezi.com/ifta4w3g8qv9/an-examination-of-minimalist-design-summary/  This presentation will introduce the basic principle.
• “Minimalist design” http://prezi.com/jqweig9w0c6-/minimalist-design/ This presentation will go into more details and introduce the philosophy
• “The effects of minimalism on interior design” http://prezi.com/zgxyy8mv6pfi/the-effects-of-minimalism-on-interior-design/ This presentation further narrows down the topic to the essay topic

Examples:

• “10 Most functional minimalist homes around the world” http://www.themost10.com/functional-and-minimalist-homes/
• “10 Breathtaking minimalist houses from around the globe” http://blog.propertypal.com/10-breathtaking-minimalist-homes-from-around-the-globe/

Reading material to annotate:

·         “What is minimalism?” http://www.theminimalists.com/minimalism/

·         “What is minimalism?”  http://www.becomingminimalist.com/what-is-minimalism/

·         “What is minimalism?” http://lovingsimpleliving.com/2012/03/what-is-minimalism/

·         “Minimalist FAQ’s”  http://mnmlist.com/minimalist-faqs/
       “Living with less” http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2014/07/living-with-less/374544/

Videos to watch and make notes on: all three are TED talks

·         “A rich life with less stuff: the minimalists ad TED” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GgBpyNsS-jU 

·         “Adventures with minimalism and happiness” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t0dTdJTHTIk

“The less you own the more you own” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CyKmpyYy14k