On Stage Design Indaba 2019: John Pawson

Legendary architectural designer John Pawson presented the audience at Design Indaba Conference 2019 with a rare look into his minimalist world.

He’s always had an affinity for minimalism, he reveals as he recalls his instinct to remove everything from the rooms he took up in his childhood home.

His minimalist aesthetic gives the impression of simplicity and ease in its design, but Pawson shared that it’s that very reduction that presents the challenge. “It takes great discipline to reduce until you can't further subtract anymore," he says.