Is less more or is more more?
>>18250683I like a mix of both.I don't know if it has a name, but i'd call it Memphis Milano Modern or something.
>>18250683Maximalism. Minimalism is for coping poors and brainwashed urbanite libs that live their life on a subscription for company scrip
Minimalism is just something made up by Big Small™ to sell more less
>>18250683minimalism is best
>>18250809>minimalist>30 gorillion dollars
>>18250811concrete is extremely cheap, a concrete house with glass wall would cost no more than $100k to build
>>18250811Minimalism doesn't mean cheap.
>>18250809That looks grim
More is more you fucking ape. Sometimes more is too much. Less cannot be more than more. Just say too much instead of less is more.
>>18250883Based anger maximalist
>>18250817>concrete house with glass wall would cost no more than $100k to buildLMFAO you're delusional. Windows are extremely expensive as is installing huge ones on sliders. Concrete isn't too expensive but making it not garbage quality is.The windows in that picture are probably in the $30k range.>>18250883Minimalism is the way to go. Your brain needs dead space to recover. These rooms look good in print because in a two dimensional space they add texture and interest in a picture. In the real world you can't focus on anything and it's just a pile of trash everywhere.>>18250686This looks good but generic "art" will never be good. It's impersonal.
>>1825090050sqm of windows (more than enough for a house) would be $9k + $650 delivery and $1500 for installation. 40mpa steel and fiber reinforced concrete is $350/sqm installed so $30k for a 1500 sqft house, plus plumbing, permits, electric, etc. would still be under $100k. Minimalist use these materials because they are cheap and long lasting but the land with the view is expensive
Making quantity into an aesthetic is completely retarded. You’re a total pleb if you particularly like either.
>>18250900The only reason these houses look good is the forests surrounding them. Ditto for many minimalist urban spaces
I've based my entire home decoration from Mad Men.
>>18250809This only works because it's a XBOXHUEG house with great view on nature
>>18250698>>18250801Imagine you can only think in angry buzzwords Minimalism looks nice and clean. All maximalist pics and interiors I have seen sonder are cluttered and look bad
Maximalism is good if it's done tastefully and bounded by something - for example a busy interior but restricted to earth tones only. The issue is that it never is and more often than not ends up looking like the right side of OP's image, or in the case of clothing like the average outfit at a Drain Gang concert.
>>18250683Minimalism is /fa/, maximalism is for music
>>18250686animal crossing tier bruh
>>18250686Congrats you're and even gayer faggot than op
>>18250817>and here's the room where I sit and look at fire
minimalism... sterile... cold... sovless... lack of personality...the designer interiors with super expensive furniture look alright, but when some boring ass white or chink med student does it with ikea furniture it just looks fucking sad
>>18250683true hell is that you cant achieve both and once you've committed to one you cant leave
>>18250698This. I fell for the minimalism meme and I saved a lot of money but I felt poor and lived like shit.After a while I realized that I was minimizing useful stuff and maximizing numbers on my bank account. I realized that I had worked a lot yet lived a little.
Reddit and instagram ruined minimalism because normies can't actually wrap their head around nonconsumerism and function-over-form. You end up with these blobby monochrome monstrosities that aren't functional and are just as consumerist as "maximalism"It looks sterile and soulless because thats what the interior of a normies skull is.
>>18251133>t. life as a service subscriber You accrue decorative items incidentally when you actually do interesting things with your life
>>18250809>>18250817This will look like shit the second someone actually lives in the space. Imagine this with shoes on the floor or a basket of unfolded laundry on a chair. Minimalism is rigid and therefore incompatible with reality
Minimalism is soulless millennial cope. Maximalism is based if it’s actually based on your own personal tastes and not just something you’ve ripped off of TikTok
>>18250683The problem with maximalism is finding enough things that are actually good. Why would I fill my wall with 50 shitty paintings that are probably $20 prints?
>>18250809>>18250817I hate my life in the city so much bros
>>18250683Super Maximalism and it's just a hoarder hosue
>>18250904>$1500 for installationare you in SEA or eastern europe? in the US you can add a zero to that number.
>>18250683""minimalism""
>>18252270its just 14 branchland court
>>18251328Fuck you>>18251332And Fuck you
>>18252297It's "feminimalism"
>>18250686>the interior put together by a 45 year old milf who manages a C-tier property staging business. God this ass. >>18250809>>18250817>AI generated garbagePost real interiors.
I appreciate minimalism. But the thing is, there has to be some level of quality and integrity to it. When done right, minimalism lets good quality functional materials, creative designs, and pleasing shades of color stand out and speak for themselves. But that cheap grey/beige pseudo-scandi style of minimalism thats still around is so soulless and gives it a bad name.>>18250801kek
>>18251131This is also true. FLW style houses really only work because of their location and integration with nature. Its like, they're cool, but if you plopped them in the middle of a city or modern suburb theyd look like garbage
>>18250683minimalist is a bit better. less distraction creates a mindset unbothered by idiot dogshit from others.sensory overload is a thing.
>>18250683Both of those look like trash.
as minimalist as you can while not reducing functionality or throwing out objects you enjoy.
Minimalism is tight and i was all about that but in reality its a fantasy and most people can't live like that, an aspiration of not having a bunch of shit. It's for nice architecture shots only. Maximalism also seems fake, you've gotta be some bougie upper class culture type to accumulate nice shit and have good taste or just off load it to an interior designer (also fake)
uncurated minimalism>I honestly hate paying more for less.
>>18251498>Why would I fill my wall with 50 shitty paintings that are probably $20 prints?Because you're not a multi billionaire living in a generational home with dozens of oil on canvas portraits of your ancestors.That's why maximalism looks like shit 99% of the time. It's an old money look.
>>18256003I don't think billionaires are hanging dozens of investment-grade art on their walls either. Maybe some are, but you have to actually LIKE it. For me, I could decorate a room with some nice paintings or wall hangings for about $1000 max. Not investment-grade, but not shitty prints either.
>>18250686>i'd call it Memphis Milano Modern or something.so you have no idea what you are talking about then?
>>18256088Some of the people who own extremely expensive art keep it in storage and often never even see it, and instead keep a high quality replica on the wall.The replica is still going to be expensive (high 4 to low 5 figures), but that's typically not much to someone who owns 7+ figures in art.
>>18256095I certainly know more than you, you swine.The main characteristics of Memphis Milano design are:>Bold Colors: The use of bright, vibrant colors is a hallmark of Memphis design. These colors often clash in unexpected ways to create a playful and eye-catching aesthetic12.>Geometric Shapes: The design frequently incorporates geometric shapes such as circles, triangles, and squiggles. These shapes are often arranged in asymmetrical and unconventional patterns23.>Eclectic Materials: Memphis designers used a variety of materials, including plastic laminate, terrazzo, and metal. The use of plastic laminate, in particular, was a departure from traditional materials and added to the kitschy, playful feel2.>Pattern and Texture: Strong patterns, including stripes and abstract designs, are commonly used. These patterns often mix and match in ways that defy traditional design rules3.The pic posted uses all of these, in a more modern form, hence the use of "Memphis Milano" but modern, so go fuck yourself.
Both are difficult to do well, in different ways.I'd say with minimalism it's easier to "not be bad", if that makes sense.
Minimalism is for cowards
>>18251334Pretty comfy room, tbf
>>18250683Less is way more fa and way more boring. It ooks nice but doesn't feel homey to me at all, I'd probably rarely be home because I wouldn't have anything to keep me there.So I prefer the ugly natural maximalism, the one that accumulates over decades and consist of things you actually use or really like, not stuff bought in a few years to fit a certain look.The space itself can be minimalist in square feet though as long as the area outside is suitable to do sports and meet with a group of friends.
>>18250683I used to be into minimalism when I was younger but I grew out of it. It's truly consumerism selling you stuff that you don't need like so many have said in this thread. After buying a bunch of useless boring stuff you realize the best minimalism is only buying quality stuff that you actually need and use. You get sold on minimalism because of the promise of utilitarianism but you soon understand that minimalist design is the antithesis of utilitarianism.
>>18259036that's just you being confused by different kinds of minimalism with different goals and different outcomes.kind of the core problem with minimalism, really.
>>18259036Is minimalist art fa?
>>18256088>some nice paintings or wall hangings for about $1000 max.>some>not shitty prints eitherHow many would you consider to qualify as 'some' and where are you buying your art from because I call bs.
Interiors like this are better than minimal because they scream character. I guess appreciation of ideas, you keep then around to remind you about how things where or inspire you. Jordan Peterson has also Nazi Germany propaganda in his home, however for obvious reason has not been photographed with it.
>>18250683both approaches are equally valid in art, music, architecture, graphic design and interior design. beauty and harmony may be found in both. both are often done poorly. some forms of maximalism are at odds with real world environmental concerns vis a vis consumerism/consumption/waste/inefficiency, so in those cases minimalism could be considered the more ethical approach.>>18250686>memphisi'm not sure anything but the rug and braided pouf would qualify. this just looks like a crate and barrel catalogue.
>>18261241>industrial designleft this out but you get the point
>>18261218Some is highly subjective, I admit. But at my local art fair I can get a 12x12 inch original painting for about $200. How large you want the paintings to be and how much space you want to cover will vary.
>>18261241efortlessness and high output is what matters. its just very rare
>>18261241The ethical approach would be to pair up minimalists and maximaists. The minis declutter won't be trashed but directy added to the maxis collections.Both styles work neutral if things get traded over second hand makets, both styes are shitty if it's all buy new things and trash usepvd things.
I'm a minimalist because cleaning and dusting all that shit is too much work
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>>18261780The view that other buildings have on this appartment is kind of crazy.
Minimalism is simply practical. Every single thing I buy just burdens me and stresses me out.Buying shit you don't need just makes your apartment harder to keep clean and it's also one headache more when moving.
>>18261817I love peaking into flats huge windows when it's dark, it's like oversized doll houses. Comfy.
Minimalist art, yes. Minimalist interior design, no. Doesn't make for liveable space or feel very inviting to guests. For an office in a skyscraper ok but not a home
I think the takeaway from this thread is it's okay to have a lot of stuff, just please make sure the stuff you have is actually good. If you're a college graduate filling your apartment with garbage prints and knick knacks because you can't handle some blank space on your wall, you're probably just wasting money. Spend time searching for things you truly enjoy and put them in your home.
>>18250683Less is less. More is more. Shrimple as.
>>18261780Looks like a dated hotel room. Colors and fabric choices are drab yet clash with each other and the chandelier I'm near positive is from a pizza hut circa 1995.
>>18263545>looks dated>is a literal set from Mad Menoy vey
>>18263545dated in the best possible way
>>18261817The anonymity of a crowd brah. None of the hundreds or thousands of people in surrounding apartments gives a fuck about you. And even if they did I wouldnt care if they saw me in boxers watching TV or fucking or whatever because ill never know them.
>>18263579Sorry I don't recognize goyslop. Haven't had a TV in years.>>18263585>I'm going to be sexist and rich just like my TV shows!Get a wife. Lose weight. Reproduce.Do nothing if you're not white though.
>>18263545It looks better than any modern black and white shitty uninspired interior, you soulless golem.
>>18263585imagine the smell
>>18250686Cute San Francisco but anon this is inhuman and not optimal for living.
>>18252387>>18261823This.t. 7 figs in investments, retired early. I don't need anything but freedom.
Moving into grandpas house next month. He has a bunch of wooden furniture from the 70s-90s. Would wooden blinds go well with wood furniture in room with white walls? He has the type of 70s house that has fluorescent lights and wood panels everywhere that’s not the bedroom, it gives it a very cozy feel.
>>18266805Posting more grandpacore
>>18266808Whatever you call this style i think it’s the perfect balance of min maxing. It’s soulful and comfy. It focuses on function and form. Everything in the house is tried and true through decades of raising kids and grandkids. every painting and Knick knack has a story, at the end of the day it’s not some shit you daydream about being in a magazine it’s just simply home
>>18261059The orientation changed when I uploaded it and nobody can tell. That says everything you need to know about minimalist art.
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>>18250683Maximallism is better but the pic you posted looks gay.>>18250686Waiting room core>>18251334Kek
>>18266811>the perfect balance of min maxingFor me it's stuff like this
>>18268386Hell yeah I love those walls, kinda rustic. Put a mirror or a painting on the wall and it’s perfect. In the same way I think a clean and simple farmhouse does the job. I could do without the curtains
I hate stuff that is just decorative. Why buy a fake plant if you can get one? What good does some shirt table that no one will ever use is? Sure have a painting or whatever but people accumulate way too much bullshit.
>>18268593Wood is just magical.>>18268899I think people often buy stuff they don't really care for to pretend to be someone they are not and it shows.
>>18266811Honestly with a taller window and higher curtains it would look uneffortly luxurious
>>18252386That doesn’t look anything like a FLW house, his were way less soulless, even if he did love concrete
I really love mid 60's style houses with the wide slant ceilings and the wood paneling and the bright orange and greens and yellows.
>>18251127Marry me
>>18266808Damn, my grandpas place still looks like this. He even has the old CRT screen and is still on Windows XP (using a machine that original came with Windows 98 I think, since it's an old beige tower). He never connects it online and just plays card games on it.
>>18250683Living like a samurai is fahttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8Dq4qzfXA8
>>18252297>>18255822this is actually real minimalism
>>18250683Less is more doesn't make any sense. More is more. That's the only way it works.
>>18271963It's an idiom. It doesn't mean that literally less is more than more. Rather, it means that in some situations, having less of something generally considered good is actually better than having an excessive amount of it.
>>18250809Minimalism but the cost of maintenance on your concrete cube house starts to increase drastically after 10 years
>>18250683Shit is shit and quality is quality. Your bedsit with two pieces of Ikea furniture is not /fa/ and your hoarder grandma's house is not /fa/.
You don't need a lot of clutter to get a maximalist effect if you combine patterns. Persian rugs, patterned wallpaper, upholstered furniture with patterned blankets. Non-matching furniture (but match things like dining chairs)
