Living & Eating

Living and Eating is above all a cookery book, packed with 'luscious recipes' (Marie Claire), with food that has been selected to be simple and delicious. The intention is to narrow the gap between how we eat on a daily basis and how we entertain, recognizing that the most relaxed form of entertaining is simply about inviting people to join you at your table. The collection of recipes is designed to cater for all seasons and occasions, and gives attention to making the best ever version of everyone's favourites: there are recipes for roast chicken, the definitive tomato salad, tagliatelle a la carbonara, apple tart and summer pudding. The book goes beyond the food itself to look at the whole context in which we enjoy it - the plates and glasses we eat and drink from, the equipment we use to prepare the food and the kitchen in which we cook. Exquisitely designed and produced, and illustrated with stunning food photography and photographs of John Pawson's London house, Living and Eating is an unparalleled, much praised guide to a simple yet utterly seductive way of cooking, eating and living.

PAWSON, John

Cookbooks, Food & Wine

Ebury Pr

As one of the world’s foremost proponents of minimalism, British architect John Pawson has spent his life trying to distill the world into its essentials. In his first cookbook, Pawson brings this philosophy of simplicity to the kitchen. In Living &amp; Eating, using methods similar to those he brings to structural design, John Pawson creates simple menus that underscore the unique character of each ingredient. Beginning with a sound foundation, Pawson advises us on the cornerstones of quality in food. In the recipes that follow, he emphasizes the strengths of particular ingredients. The simple poached egg, for example, relies on nothing more than fresh eggs, boiling water, and a splash of vinegar to attain its perfect degree of richness. A more complex dish, such as Lemon Risotto, blends the robust flavors of citrus zest, aged cheeses, and savory broth into a creamy mixture in which each element is maximized. The color photographs that illustrate the book were taken in Pawson’s elegantly spare London townhouse and demonstrate perfectly his vision of uncluttered luxury. Separated into two main parts, Living &amp; Eating covers both cooking and home design.

BELL, Annie

Clarkson/Potter

An extraordinary visual essay, this volume explores the notion of "minimum," a concept which is rooted in the pursuit of simplicity, as applied to architecture, art and design. This book captures the essential qualities of particular kinds of simplicity. It has six gatefolds and is printed in six colors and is an outstandingly beautiful object in its own right. 145 illustrations.

Minimum

Arts & Photography

Decorative Arts & Design

Phaidon Inc Ltd

Architect John Pawson delves into all aspects of minimalism inthis compact (five-by-five-inch) but thick (325-page) format. ReadingMinimum is almost like sitting in a slide lecture given by apassionate professor of pared-down design. It is a picture bookprimarily, and Pawson's choice of images is personal and quirky. Hischapter headings refer to many sources and aspects of design: Mass,Light, Structure, Ritual, Landscape, Order, Containment, Repetition,Volume, Essence, and Expression. The pictures in each section range fromsculptures and paintings to landscapes to ritual objects to rooms tocolonnades and piazzas, cityscapes and private homes. Pawson'sselections are evocative, but not always effective. One caption reads,"The intense luminescence of Mark Rothko's painting," but the pictureshown is one of Rothko's late, dark, depressed canvasses, which atthree-by-five-inches seems more a smudge than a glow. Images dominatethis book, but Pawson has also written an ardent introductory essay thatplaces his selections in context. "What I look for is the excitement ofempty space," he writes. "It has the capacity to bring architecturealive, just as it does a Chinese scroll painting. Emptiness allows us tosee space as it is, to see architecture as it is, preventing it frombeing corrupted, or hidden, by the incidental debris of theparaphernalia of everyday life. It offers the space, both psychologicaland physical, for contemplation, and the serenity that can encouragemeditative quiet and calm, without the jarring distraction ofpossessions." --Peggy Moorman

Architecture

Phaidon Press

John Pawson: Themes and Projects

John Pawson is the foremost proponent of a minimal aesthetic in architecture and design. Already known to designers for his ascetic yet luxurious interiors, he has attained public acclaim for his high-profile retail projects such as the Calvin Klein flagship store in New York, his celebrity clients like Martha Stewart and his book Minimum. 
This book looks at the spatial themes that preoccupy John Pawson's work through a close examination of a range of different projects. It examines how light, mass and structure inform the architecture, the role of ritual and order, as well as the integration of internal and external spaces. Six new projects, 'When Objects Work', Calvin Klein Paris, Vacherin Constantin, the marketmuseum, a private house in Germany and the Novy Dvur monastery are featured. There are eight essays on the effect of the work by Deyan Sudjic, Sam Hecht, Michael Craig-Martin, Phoebe Greenwood, Robert Winder, Kate Bucknell, Bruce Chatwin and Father Samuel. Like John Pawson Works, this book is a record of Pawson's developing approach to design and his unique position at the meeting point of art and design, and, through that, it offers much wider insights into culture, society and architecture.

Clarity through austerity was the byword of minimalist design in architecture and this book embodies and presents the ideas that have influenced John Pawson and other artists in their search for simplicity.

History & Criticism

Minimum: Mini Edition/10 Copy Counter Display

John Pawson's career as an architect and designer spans a variety of sizes and programs: from bowls to bridges, and monasteries to Calvin Klein stores. In addition to his acclaimed design work, he is the author of Phaidon's successful Minimum, a book that paired images and captions to illustrate the notion of simplicity in a beautiful and inspirational manner. Visual Inventory presents some of the images from Pawson's personal collection of over 200,000 digital snapshots. The book opens with an essay explaining the importance of photography as a tool for Pawson's work, and the images are set one per page with illuminating captions. Covering a huge range of subjects, the photographs form a remarkle body of reference material. Some of the images illustrate a particular idea out form, material or space; others reflect the author's interest in returning repeatedly to certain subjects, capturing the changes brought by different weather, light conditions, seasons and patterns of use. Each image has been chosen for the book because it is useful, offering a lesson in visual thinking. None of the photographs in the book have been cropped or altered; it is the selection, arrangement and captioning of the images that make this book unique, valule and attractive to any architect, designer, artist or student who wants to see the world around them with a stronger eye.

A Visual Inventory

Individual Artists

Globally acclaimed miminalist architect, John Pawson, celebrates colors through 320 inspiring photographs.
"Pawson is a lot more than just an architect; he's also handy with a camera and has a good eye for what makes a nice picture." —Monocle
Globally acclaimed architectural designer John Pawson takes you on a multi-colored journey across the world through a carefully curated sequence of 320 images, a celebration of color from one of the most unexpected sources. His architecture might be known for its limited color palette – primarily white – but his photographs tell another story. Pawson is always taking photographs of patterns, details, textures, and spatial arrangements that often inform his work, which includes the new Design Museum in London and Calvin Klein retail stores.

Spectrum

Photography & Video

Minimum. Mini-Ausgabe.

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Living & Eating

Living & Eating

Minimum

Minimum

John Pawson: Themes and Projects

Minimum

Minimum: Mini Edition/10 Copy Counter Display

A Visual Inventory

Spectrum

Minimum. Mini-Ausgabe.