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Food .Travel .5th Floor
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Editor In Cheif KAren VendelA
Cheif Creative Officer MArgaret Vivi
Executive Editor MArie JAnet
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inim is an interior design magazine that focuses on modern minimalist designs. It covers the latest news, expert opinion and in-depth features for audiences with an interest in architecture, design, interiors and art.
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Interior Design Magazine 6 MINIM SUMMER 2017
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FOOD
TRAVEL
5TH FLOOR
APPLE TART
“This is the flakiest, easiest, best pie crust we’ve ever tested”
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aster chef Jacques Pépin has created a virtually fail-safe recipe that is
completely hassle-free:You don't even need to chill the dough before you roll it out. F&W's Grace Parisi tops it with apples, but you can use almost any firm fruit in season, such as pears, peaches, apricots, plums or rhubarb. If using especially juicy fruit, add 1 tablespoon of ground nuts to the 1 tablespoon of flour and 2 tablespoons of sugar that are sprinkled over the pastry before the fruit is added.
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TRAVEL
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Explore
BOROBUDUR T
his visit is a must when you are in
and plantation.By
Central Java! Photography lovers and
lunchtime, we will
basically anyone who enjoys a nice
take you to Stupa
view will be amazed to discover the wonder
restaurant for
of this unique and wonderful temple. Get
your Indonesian set
ready for an early morning departure from
menu lunch. Selogriyo
your hotel at around 4am. Before you know it,
temple is your next
you will reach the famous Borobudur temple.
stop, a desolate temple on
Enjoy the area and take a lot of good pictures
the hill that can be reached
in the ancient structure as you wish. After
through a gentle walk with lovely
the sunrise, you will be treated for a coffee
mountains and rice paddies view, and climbing
break with banana fritter while you still be
about 200 hundred steps. It is located about
able to enjoy the view of the temple from the
30km away from Borobudur, an hour journey
distance.Next, a bicycle is ready for you to
through paved and winding country lanes. In
let you enjoy the traditional Javanese village
the afternoon, we will take you back to city
atmosphere and discover the real Javanese
as you bring amazing memories in mind, and
life alongside a pleasant view of the rice field
especially the pictures in your camera.
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FOOD
TRAVEL
5TH FLOOR
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his visit is a must when you are in
be able to enjoy the view of the temple
steps. It is located about 30km away from
Central Java! Photography lovers
from the distance.Next, a bicycle is ready
Borobudur, an hour journey through
and basically anyone who enjoys
for you to let you enjoy the traditional
paved and winding country lanes. In
a nice view will be amazed to discover
Javanese village atmosphere and discover
the afternoon, we will take you back to
the wonder of this unique and wonderful
the real Javanese life alongside a pleasant
city as you bring amazing memories in
temple. Get ready for an early morning
view of the rice field and plantation.
mind, and especially the pictures in your
departure from your hotel at around
By lunchtime, we will take you to Stupa
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4am. Before you know it, you will reach
restaurant for your Indonesian set menu
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the famous Borobudur temple. Enjoy the
lunch. Selogriyo temple is your next
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area and take a lot of good pictures in the
stop, a desolate temple on the hill that
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ancient structure as you wish. After the
can be reached through a gentle walk
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sunrise, you will be treated for a coffee
with lovely mountains and rice paddies
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break with banana fritter while you still
view, and climbing about 200 hundred
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This Mon LOUNGE 1. Pierre Paulin Orange Slice Chair Design Pierre Paulin, 1960 Beech shells, upholstery, steel $2,261.00
2. Barcelona Chair Chrome Plated Design Mies van der Rohe, 1929 Stainless steel or chromed frame, leather panels $5,760.00
3. Globe Lounge Chair Design Pierre Paulin, 1960 Foam upholstered shell, chrome or powder coat base. $2,846.00
5. Womb Lounge Chair & Ottoman Design Eero Saarinen, 1948 Upholstery, fiberglass & steel $4,830.00
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4. Smoke Armchair Design Maarten Baas, 2002 Burnt wood, epoxy resin, leather $5,116.00
6. FK87 Grasshopper Hair Design Preben Fabricius & Jorgen Kastholm, 1968 Canvas, Aniline leather, Steel $10,200.00
nth... CHAIRS 8. Copacabana Lounge Chair Design Mathieu Mategot, 1954 Powderedlacquered steel, perforated sheet metal, upholstery $1,799.00
7. Poul Volther EJ5 Corona Wood Frame Chair Design Poul Volther, 1964 Molded polyurethane foam, oak or walnut frame $6,027.00
9. Bertoia Small Diamond chair with seat cushion Design Harry Bertoia, 1952 Welded steel rods, upholstery $1,210.00
10. Flower Seat Design Sanaa, 2010 MDF base plate, polyurethane foam, upholstery $3,355.00
11. Pierre Paulin Butterfly Chair Design Pierre Paulin, 1964 Leather harness over stainless steel frame Made in Holland by Artifort $2,669.00
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ownship Farmhouse
An Artist and Farmer Work With a Toronto-Based Studio to Build a Barn-Inspired Home.
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hen a Toronto couple with shared interests in land conservation and
craftsmanship approached Lee and Macgillivray Architecture Studio (LAMAS) to build a new home on their 200-acre property in North Hatley, Quebec, a fertile partnership took root. The couple, an artist and a farmer, had bought the land—originally two adjacent farms—15 years earlier and wanted to replace the derelict homestead on one of them with a new house now that they had retired and were spending more time there. While attending a dinner party in North Hatley, the couple were delighted to learn that their hosts’ son, James Macgillivray, was a Princeton-and Harvard-trained architect. The timing was perfect for everyone, as Macgillivray had recently left Peter Gluck and Partners in New York to launch his own studio with his partner,Vivian Lee, and was looking for opportunities to build their reputation. “It was our first project from the ground up, our first baby as a company,” Lee says. “It was all we would think about when we weren’t teaching.” The clients’ directions were clear. “In our first meeting I just said, ‘We want to pay homage to barns, but on the inside we want a clean place,’” says the artist, whose abiding fascination with the region’s disappearing farm buildings led her to create a series of paintings titled Ghost Barns.Then based at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, LAMAS did a deep dive into stylistically similar architecture from New England, complemented by Macgillivray’s memories of childhood summers spent in North
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Hatley. “I remember that first visit “We were researching places
because we realized we had done these
where we could get fake old
very academic schemes without thinking
beams, but at the last minute,
about the land,” Lee recalls. A thorough
the contractor found some from
walk of the property made it clear that
a barn that was coming down”
their meticulous research needed to be cultivated by the specifics of the place. “James and I sited the house ourselves using Euclidean geometry and rope,” Lee
says, chuckling.
elements in new ways, with its three
here,” Lee says. Designing the structure
It was this process that led them to the
connected buildings circling around a
over the course of two years, LAMAS was
realization that the house would best
central courtyard so that the windows
able to draw on Macgillivray’s familiarity
take advantage of the views, the prevailing
often align to frame the landscape through
with the place, hone a deep understanding
wind, and the movements of the sun if it
other interior views. The result is a
of the vernacular of the region, and get
adopted a more circular form. “It seemed
building that looks largely traditional from
to know the subtleties of both the site
like this ‘eureka’ moment, where we
the exterior, but whose modern interior
and its owners. To wit, a bunk room on
had this pinwheel,” Lee recalls. The final
produces a mesmerizing telescoping effect.
the second floor echoes the narrow
structure expresses typical farmhouse
“I think that time was really the luxury
proportions (continued on page 23)
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ownship Farmhouse
Verona chairs from Structube surround a vintage dining table.
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The placement of the windows creates sight lines across the 4,770-square-foot structure. Northern Wide Plank sourced the reclaimed hemlock for the facade; Sherma Construction picked the specific boards to create a cohesive look.
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Townships Farmhouse Architecture by LAMAS
One of the pitched roofs extends to the ground, concealing an entrance.
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In the eastern townships of Quebec, the courtyard configuration for barns has been used since the mid 19th century for convenience of access and for shelter against the wind. For this working farm, our first design decision was to take the concept of the “aisle” from barns—essentially a thoroughfare for bringing in materials and livestock-and repurpose it outwards to capture views from the surrounding fields. Because the house is arranged in a courtyard formation it goes back in on itself and the interior spaces can be superimposed onto the background of the landscape in unexpected compositions.
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The flooring and stair treads are by Northern Wide Plank.
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porches that Macgillivray spent many a
to each project.” Sustainability also guided
but they interpreted them perfectly,”
summer night on as a child, while in the
the selection of materials, which were
says Macgillivray, who delighted in the
courtyard, traditional sliding barn doors
locally sourced and often repurposed.
old-school culture of craftsmanship he
function like rugged versions of the shoji
Using hemlock salvaged from dilapidated
witnessed in the local team. Upstairs, two
screens the clients like.
barns of the region, LAMAS entrusted
guest rooms, two baths, the bunkroom, an
To accommodate the owners’ desire to age in place, the main floor is very free-flowing, containing all of the primary living spaces, without thresholds or
entertainment room, and a small office
“Here’s to future
space allow guests their own private
appartions”
“We’re very happy here,” says one of
narrow doorways. While designing for
perch over the sweep of the farm. the homeowners, beaming. Pinwheeling
aging was central to the project, it was
the contractors at Sherma Construction
around itself and through time, the
done without any obvious compromises
with meticulously selecting boards of the
residence is at once a farmhouse and a
to the aesthetic feel. The same can be
right color and length so as not to create
totem to the past and future. “It’s a funny
said for the home’s heating and cooling,
a patchwork effect. “Many of the house’s
full circle with the Ghost Barns paintings,”
which is geothermal. “We don’t design
structural details are de rigueur for a
Lee muses. “This house sources from the
sustainability as an add-on,” Macgillivray
really modern museum or apartment,
barns that are coming down around here
explains. “We think it should be integral
which these contractors don’t really do,
in order to rebuild something new.”
LAMAS designed a quartet of bunkbeds large enough for adults.
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SMLXL studio renovated an apartment loft to appear clean, light and industrial with swings as chairs.
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hen the chance to buy an apartment in the former factory ETA Regula arose for its prospective owners, they did not hesitate for a minute. After a long search of an apartment offering both interesting and atypical elements, and located in central Prague, this proved to be an ideal choice. Time management was perfect, and the arrangement with
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the developer was that the apartment would be made over as shell and core, meeting only the most basic approval standards. The owners also addressed our studio ahead of time, providing us with enough time to think about the project in detail. As soon as the owners were handed the keys to the apartment, we were ready to begin with the changes. Upon our first visit of the apartment,
we faced an unpleasant surprise – the windows. The industrial design was replaced with plastic windows, although the developer had committed to keeping the original design. Since this was a corner apartment and windows played a key role in the interior, the change had unfortunately altered its overall character, despite the extraordinary size of the windows. Our goal was to
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restore the industrial ambiance of the place and supress the impact of the windows placement. What is the if it. The main residential space was opened into the entering area as much as possible. We let the central column show to good advantage, as well as the ribs leading out of it. These form the basic construction of the entire building and create an interesting structure on the ceiling. The structure has impact on the overall shape of the apartment, which is not rectangular. We pursued this irregularity in the floor which is made of two materials, skim coat and wooden boards, depending on the floor’s functionality – the poured skim coat in the entrance hall and in the kitchen, the wood in the hallway, the rooms and the main living room by the TV set. The joints of the floors follow the direction of the ribs. The apartment was to appear as clean and light, that is why the ribs are not visible on the original ferro-cement construction, but the principal colour was white in this case. Concrete was used only marginally in the form of exposed
concrete in the living room behind the TV set and on piece furniture. The dominant feature of the main residential space was a concrete island. A built-in narrow board made
of wood and Corian passes through it, forming the dining table. Grey-stained wood, Corian and concrete are materials repeated on other pieces of furniture in the main residential area. The island is the central point
of not only the living room, but of the whole apartment. It emphasizes atypical bar seating in the form of suspended swings. Also, because of the interior openings, one can spot it upon entering the apartment. The element of black is apparent in the entire apartment and can be seen in the entrance hall (the coat hanger), in the wardrobe or on the handles of fitted closets. The swings and the rope curtains also stress the atypical height of the interior, which is 3,3 metres. When walking through the apartment, it gives the impression of a very clean and light interior. The bedroom and the bathroom, however, are in contrast with this impression – much darker material was used there, as these rooms serve for rest and relaxation. The wardrobe and the boarding of the bedroom wall, which also conceals the technical room with a washing machine and a drier, should evoke shipping containers. For this reason they are made of plywood, only lightly stained in grey.
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Sugar Coated
et your nails do the talking! No need to sugar coat it, unless it’s literally. Dipped in glitter, decorated with candy, or even if you’re just mixing up some new patterns - your nails are a way for you to tell a story. We should use them to express our inner selves, so why not go crazy? For those who may be a bit more timid and afraid to step outside of their comfort zone, nails are the way to go. Seeking inspiration from the hottest new nail trends is always a good idea, but why not try something that you normally never would. If you were thinking about getting some new body jewelry but are still hesitant, work those jewels into
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your style through your nail designs. We have all witnessed celebrities, friends, and even people we pass by in the streets with killer style that’s really out there and like nothing we have ever seen before. Perhaps you’ve always wanted to make a drastic change in your style that’s a little more avant-garde, but you don’t know how. Start slow and use your nails as a transition into a style much different than the one you are used too. 3-D glass nail trends are a great example of how to amp up your style! This beautiful nail design creation started in Korea and can now be seen all over the world. These nails incorporate
shards of glass layered on top of a coat of polish to create a mosaic effect. The end result is phenomenal, this trend is sure to turn heads. Try ‘em on for size, no harm no foul right? If you don’t absolutely love it, who says you have to keep them? Changing up your look is as simple as a quick change of color. Recently ‘bubble nails’ became trendy but were definitely a matter of taste. Followers of this trend applied acrylic to their nail tips in the shape of bubbles. While most people did not understand the trend, those who were daring enough to try it knew they had nothing to lose. We can all agree that commitment isn’t for everyone, especially when you are someone who changes their mind as much as they do outfits. Luckily unlike a new hair color, your nails can change as often as you like! After all, nails can be one of your best accessories. Still not sure what to do with your nails? Use your nails to complete your outfit! If you find that your wardrobe tends to fall in the neutral or dark tones color pallets, throw in some color. Maybe you would never wear a highlighter yellow blouse, but having that color as an accent on your nails may help pull your outfit together. Wanting more? Try going for a slightly
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et your nails do the talking! No need to sugar coat it, unless it’s literally. Dipped in glitter, decorated with candy, or even if you’re just mixing up some new patterns - your nails are a way for you to tell a story. We should use them to express our inner selves, so why not go crazy? For those who may be a bit more timid and afraid to step outside of their comfort zone, nails are the way to go. Seeking inspiration from the hottest new nail trends is always a good idea, but why not try something that you normally never would. If you were thinking about getting some new body jewelry but are still hesitant, work those jewels into your style through your nail designs. We have all witnessed
celebrities, friends, and even people we pass by in the streets with killer style that’s really out there and like nothing we have ever seen before. Perhaps you’ve always wanted to make a drastic change in your style that’s a little more avant-garde, but you don’t know how. Start slow and use your nails as a transition into a style much different than the one you are used too. 3-D glass nail trends are a great example of how to amp up your style! This beautiful nail design creation started in Korea and can now be seen all over the world. These nails incorporate shards of glass layered on top of a coat of polish to create a mosaic effect. The end result is phenomenal, this trend is sure to turn heads. Try ‘em on for size, no harm no foul right? If you don’t absolutely love it, who says you have to keep them? Changing up your look is as simple as
a quick change of color. Recently ‘bubble nails’ became trendy but were definitely a matter of taste. Followers of this trend applied acrylic to their nail tips in the shape of bubbles. While most people did not understand the trend, those who were daring enough to try it knew they had nothing to lose. We can all agree that commitment isn’t for everyone, especially when you are someone who changes their mind as much as they do outfits. Luckily unlike a new hair color, your nails can change as often as you like! After all, nails can be one of your best accessories. Still not sure what to do with your nails? Use your nails to complete your outfit! If you find that your wardrobe tends to fall in the neutral or dark tones color pallets, throw in some color. Maybe you would never wear a highlighter yellow blouse, but having that color as an accent on your nails may
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et your nails do the talking! No need to sugar coat it, unless it’s literally. Dipped in glitter, decorated with candy, or even if you’re just mixing up some new patterns - your nails are a way for you to tell a story. We should use them to express our inner selves, so why not go crazy? For those who may be a bit more timid and afraid to step outside of their comfort zone, nails are the way to go. Seeking inspiration from the hottest new nail trends is always a good idea, but why not try something that you normally never would. If you were thinking about getting some new body jewelry but are still hesitant, work those jewels into your style through your nail designs. We have all witnessed celebrities, friends, and even people we pass by in the streets with killer style that’s really out there and like nothing we have ever seen before. Perhaps you’ve always wanted to make a drastic change in your style that’s a little
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more avant-garde, but you don’t know how. Start slow and use your nails as a transition into a style much different than the one you are used too. 3-D glass nail trends are a great example of how to amp up your style! This beautiful nail design creation started in Korea and can now be seen all over the world. These nails incorporate shards of glass layered on top of a coat of polish to create a mosaic effect. The end result is phenomenal, this trend is sure to turn heads. Try ‘em on for size, no harm no foul right? If you don’t absolutely love it, who says you have to keep them? Changing up your look is as simple as a quick change of color. Recently ‘bubble nails’ became trendy but were definitely a matter of taste. Followers of this trend applied acrylic to their nail tips in the shape
of bubbles. While most people did not understand the trend, those who were daring enough to try it knew they had nothing to lose. We can all agree that commitment isn’t for everyone, especially when you are someone who changes their mind as much as they do outfits. Luckily unlike a new hair color, your nails can change as often as you like! After all, nails can be one of your best accessories. Still not sure what to do with your nails? Use your nails to complete your outfit! If you find that your wardrobe tends to fall in the neutral or dark tones color pallets, throw in some color. Maybe you would never wear a highlighter yellow blouse, but having that color as an accent on your nails may help pull your outfit together. Wanting more? Try going for a slightly neutral color as your base to keep the nails from looking too out there, and then pile on the sprinkles. Not really, but feel free to add any cute decals, and if you’re feeling daring go all
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