Interesting. But you may be forgetting the most fundamental and natural reason for choosing a minimalist home. We don't have nearly as many things as before. That's a gigantic difference from now and then. Whether it's books, games, decorations, electronics, etc., we simply don't need them anymore. Pretty much everything is on your computer or phone. Then it is a completely natural development that homes become simpler. It is also harmonious. Life and nature is simple. So why should a home be filled with lots of unnecessary things? Messy home - messy mind. I appreciate a minimalistic home that gives peace and harmony. You need to take it too far, but there are many benefits of minimalism that also may change your way of living and the perspective towards other things.
The other thing they missed is that that is "one" house of Kim Kardashian, they have opulent Las Vegas party houses etc that are the complete opposite. And Axel Vervoordt himself lives in a highly decorated castle where every room (and there's loads of rooms) is different. I know this because i've visited the castle a number of times. Clinical minimalism is pretty horrible and probably not healthy for the mind, but natural minimalism that uses natural stone and wood surfaces etc is very inspiring and rich.
@@agomodern I see your point. Of course we need actual tangible things. But you can think about how much of what people have in their homes that is actually needed. And a lot can be stored where you don't have to see it. Technology has created the possibility to make 5 big things into 1 small one. I can only answer for myself, but I have a great life full of experiences and memories, but with few things in my home.
@@aron6024 I collect books, music, art, furniture, etc. and am inspired by those things, but at the same time they can be a burden. When I pass, I guess I just don't want my memory to be just a digital one. I'm addicted to the physical world I guess.
I like minimalism. I like off white and cream. I like rounded shapes. I still don't like Kardashian's house. Minimalism to me is about making your home calm and restful to be in, comfortable to actually use as a home, and easy to clean. I don't like having a million little things to wipe dust off of. It's not about making a fashion statement. The way these pretentious new money folks do it is just dumb. It's impractical.
None of the tenets sound complicated to me, they sound intentionally ambiguous and sound like the regular commercial non-committal 'concepts' that businesses tend to need to shill in order to sound relatable to the client. Living with art is the only one I think is direct, and in my opinion there's nothing wrong with being an art collector or living with art. In fact I think we should have the opportunity to live with art and being passionate about design I'd argue it's impossible to not want to live by that tenet (perhaps that is the part that is ambiguous and non committal!). But there's nothing right with styling every home as though it's a gallery. Nothing against Axel Vervoordt's aesthetic, but it's reached it's peak when it's become this trendy. We can now move past it, if anyone ever actually wanted to live in it. But I do think you guys have a very specific take on this, as you guys ARE very colourful!
Absolutely! Kim’s house screams uncertainty, which displays her in a white nutshell. She has no clearly Defined career, no clearly defined style and no clearly defined morals. Her home is void of soul and I think it’s a deeper reflection of her then we even realize. I am not calling her soulless, but instead, stagnant; a blank canvas until an artist comes along. That makes me really sad for her.
Agreed. This minimalism style may be good for some people. For most it is impractical. It iis for the people who have a housekeeping staff. Most of the time the house only looks like this for the photographs.
well maybe we can have a convo about varying degrees of minimalism, as many middle and upper middle class consumers have been moving this direction for years. It may be a result of an increasingly over stimulating Modern lifestyle and external reality. Home design and decor is a reflection of the desires of an internal space, so maybe less stimulus is an essential element of the island of refuge we call home.
Great discussion! It amazes me how the ultra-rich can be considered experts on design. Kim K’s house is sad and boring. And really it has little to do with minimalism. I’ve seen homes furnished with bargains from thrift shops that were full of life and warmth. So different from the sad mansion.
I like some of Vervoordt's palace interiors in Belgium because the structures are actually historic and furnished (almost) with period pieces of furniture. They have a sort of monastic feeling of simplicity that is visually appealing. But that's not the truth, is it? They are status symbols of great wealth, and are private, not communal. Perhaps the monastic quality is what is behind the theme of "purity". Vervoordt's interiors require an enormous building, the more to emphasize the emptiness of the treatment. I'd call it conspicuous dis-consumption. By displaying almost nothing one can declare one's ability to afford anything.
I have lost a lot of respect for axel because he essentially white washed the “wabi sabi” idea and made it appear as his own when it originated from China and has roots in Buddhist beliefs, and he is not Chinese nor Buddhist. I am sick of the appropriation in the design world.
@@agomodern No, lol that’d be impossible. I’m also not accusing Axel, the designer of being a racist, but his style that he’s known for is appropriated from a culture and a religion that is not his, and yet he’s celebrated for it. I was simply pointing out the problematic nature of costuming culture. Some may not see the problem, but I personally do. I hope that makes sense.
@@appleopps4540 I think I see what you're saying. It's calling something one thing when it's not really being authentic, but passing it off like it is?
Thank you for discussing this topic! This 'purified minimalism' house looks really awful to live in. I'm not so much into colour as you are, and like many people, realized I had crammed too much stuff in my home during the COVID lockdowns. I then decided to remove some things to actually display my mother's drawings and my family pictures and some knick-knacks from special trips. I guess this is my soul? The house of kk looks totally soulless to me...
I really love this topic! I totally get the appeal of minimalism, but there is a reason that the term “minimalist” is open to interpretation and not clearly defined. The home discussed in this video, is essentially used to define what minimalism is and I completely disagree with that. The wealthy are once again trying to sell us a trend and force feed us an idea when it wasn’t even them who pioneered living with less. The idea of minimalism and capsule wardrobes was something the poor have been doing for centuries, but without the fancy titles.
I've heard of kardashian, I understand that she does very little so maybe the minimal aesthetic in her home is relevant to the measured talent she and her family have.
Hey guys, I love your channel and enjoy watching your videos. Your passion for design and desire for sharing the knowledge inspiring. Your charming personalities show through in every video you put out. It’s usually a wonderful thing. But I think you totally missed the mark with this video. Clearly you’re not the fans of this aesthetic and that’s totally fine. The vibe I get from watching it is basically a rant. I get it, you don’t like it, you think it’s pretentious and impractical, not a reflection of a normal home. But the thing is, the people who this is made for are not exactly your everyday folks. They live in different world than 99% of other people. It doesn’t make them better than the 99%. Just makes them different. They lifestyle’s, their needs and wants, aspirations… i think few would argue that the likes of Kim basically have access to all that the world has to offer. And she’s not new to this. Her life is probably cluttered with too many options for so many exciting, top notch, unbelievable kinda things, experience, options. I think we, regular folks can’t even imagine what it’s like to have this level of access to masterpiece level things, experience, etc. So when she says this house is her, I tend to believe her. This aesthetic is not for common folks. It’s an ideal of serenity of someone who has it all. It’s not about physical stuff. It’s about ideas, philosophy if you will. In other words, it’s very likely that if you were Kim, this is what you would have loved to have. … CONTEXT is KEY. That’s why I think it’s not a successful video. In any case, i look forward to your new content!
Thanks for your comments and suggestions! We’re always happy the hear different opinions and stands. Sometimes it’s interesting to be a bit controversial to start a debate. Personally we’re tired of this white minimalist aesthetic, and talking about it in a video was a way of starting a debate to here what our followers were thinking of it.
@@ScandinavianDesign101 yeah totally! I’m also tired of it applied indiscriminately! I would love to see you talk about misuses of certain styles - it’s like when people want to be someone they are not and think that by simply copying the style of people they wish they were they can become them. In design, I think it shows up when an interior that’s traditional in its essence is adorned in modern furnishings and accessories and you get a weird kind result - a mix that doesn’t go and doesn’t really represent who people are. Or when folks blindly follow all too common advise about mixing old and new, bringing nature indoors, using art in their homes (any art) without understanding what they are doing… Just thinking out loud :P Lots of love! R
Purity intended as white is such a big wrong. I mean purity is maintaining something in the most natural way that was born, and nature has a lot of colours... Just another luxury elitist items to show all the people being rich does not relate to being intelligen 😂
Agreed! People are free to furnish their homes as they wish, and if someone wanna live in a white empty box it’s up to them. But personally we’re sick of it.
Interesting. But you may be forgetting the most fundamental and natural reason for choosing a minimalist home. We don't have nearly as many things as before. That's a gigantic difference from now and then. Whether it's books, games, decorations, electronics, etc., we simply don't need them anymore. Pretty much everything is on your computer or phone. Then it is a completely natural development that homes become simpler. It is also harmonious. Life and nature is simple. So why should a home be filled with lots of unnecessary things? Messy home - messy mind.
I appreciate a minimalistic home that gives peace and harmony. You need to take it too far, but there are many benefits of minimalism that also may change your way of living and the perspective towards other things.
The other thing they missed is that that is "one" house of Kim Kardashian, they have opulent Las Vegas party houses etc that are the complete opposite. And Axel Vervoordt himself lives in a highly decorated castle where every room (and there's loads of rooms) is different. I know this because i've visited the castle a number of times.
Clinical minimalism is pretty horrible and probably not healthy for the mind, but natural minimalism that uses natural stone and wood surfaces etc is very inspiring and rich.
@@agomodern I see your point. Of course we need actual tangible things. But you can think about how much of what people have in their homes that is actually needed. And a lot can be stored where you don't have to see it. Technology has created the possibility to make 5 big things into 1 small one. I can only answer for myself, but I have a great life full of experiences and memories, but with few things in my home.
@@aron6024 I collect books, music, art, furniture, etc. and am inspired by those things, but at the same time they can be a burden. When I pass, I guess I just don't want my memory to be just a digital one. I'm addicted to the physical world I guess.
One of the best videos you did so far - from my point of view. Thanks a lot
Thank you so much! Glad you liked it!
I’d be too stressed out living in such a sterile home. Stressed in case I spill anything!!! 😂 It would disrupt the purity 😅
Yeah exactly! 😊 Red wine is probably a big no-no…
I like minimalism. I like off white and cream. I like rounded shapes. I still don't like Kardashian's house.
Minimalism to me is about making your home calm and restful to be in, comfortable to actually use as a home, and easy to clean. I don't like having a million little things to wipe dust off of. It's not about making a fashion statement.
The way these pretentious new money folks do it is just dumb. It's impractical.
I think you’re right. Minimalism CAN be really nice if excited in the right way. But most of these “iconic” interiors are just ridiculous.
None of the tenets sound complicated to me, they sound intentionally ambiguous and sound like the regular commercial non-committal 'concepts' that businesses tend to need to shill in order to sound relatable to the client.
Living with art is the only one I think is direct, and in my opinion there's nothing wrong with being an art collector or living with art. In fact I think we should have the opportunity to live with art and being passionate about design I'd argue it's impossible to not want to live by that tenet (perhaps that is the part that is ambiguous and non committal!). But there's nothing right with styling every home as though it's a gallery.
Nothing against Axel Vervoordt's aesthetic, but it's reached it's peak when it's become this trendy. We can now move past it, if anyone ever actually wanted to live in it.
But I do think you guys have a very specific take on this, as you guys ARE very colourful!
Absolutely! Kim’s house screams uncertainty, which displays her in a white nutshell. She has no clearly
Defined career, no clearly defined style and no clearly defined morals. Her home is void of soul and I think it’s a deeper reflection of her then we even realize. I am not calling her soulless, but instead, stagnant; a blank canvas until an artist comes along. That makes me really sad for her.
You were not mean at all I loved the discussion and history of people buying into minimalism to just say “Hey I'm rich!”
Agreed. This minimalism style may be good for some people. For most it is impractical. It iis for the people who have a housekeeping staff. Most of the time the house only looks like this for the photographs.
well maybe we can have a convo about varying degrees of minimalism, as many middle and upper middle class consumers have been moving this direction for years. It may be a result of an increasingly over stimulating
Modern lifestyle and external reality. Home design and decor is a reflection of the desires of an internal space, so maybe less stimulus is an essential element of the island of refuge we call home.
Great discussion! It amazes me how the ultra-rich can be considered experts on design. Kim K’s house is sad and boring. And really it has little to do with minimalism. I’ve seen homes furnished with bargains from thrift shops that were full of life and warmth.
So different from the sad mansion.
I like some of Vervoordt's palace interiors in Belgium because the structures are actually historic and furnished (almost) with period pieces of furniture. They have a sort of monastic feeling of simplicity that is visually appealing. But that's not the truth, is it? They are status symbols of great wealth, and are private, not communal. Perhaps the monastic quality is what is behind the theme of "purity". Vervoordt's interiors require an enormous building, the more to emphasize the emptiness of the treatment. I'd call it conspicuous dis-consumption. By displaying almost nothing one can declare one's ability to afford anything.
well done guys, axel vervoordt it’s an artificial bluff, being sick in normal you’re too kind
I have lost a lot of respect for axel because he essentially white washed the “wabi sabi” idea and made it appear as his own when it originated from China and has roots in Buddhist beliefs, and he is not Chinese nor Buddhist. I am sick of the appropriation in the design world.
@@appleopps4540 he made it a business for the ultrarich, wabi sabi outside japan is I repeat an artificial bluff for well off people
@@agomodern No, lol that’d be impossible. I’m also not accusing Axel, the designer of being a racist, but his style that he’s known for is appropriated from a culture and a religion that is not his, and yet he’s celebrated for it. I was simply pointing out the problematic nature of costuming culture. Some may not see the problem, but I personally do. I hope that makes sense.
@@appleopps4540 I think I see what you're saying. It's calling something one thing when it's not really being authentic, but passing it off like it is?
@@agomodern Yes, exactly!
Thank you for discussing this topic!
This 'purified minimalism' house looks really awful to live in. I'm not so much into colour as you are, and like many people, realized I had crammed too much stuff in my home during the COVID lockdowns. I then decided to remove some things to actually display my mother's drawings and my family pictures and some knick-knacks from special trips. I guess this is my soul? The house of kk looks totally soulless to me...
I really love this topic! I totally get the appeal of minimalism, but there is a reason that the term “minimalist” is open to interpretation and not clearly defined. The home discussed in this video, is essentially used to define what minimalism is and I completely disagree with that. The wealthy are once again trying to sell us a trend and force feed us an idea when it wasn’t even them who pioneered living with less. The idea of minimalism and capsule wardrobes was something the poor have been doing for centuries, but without the fancy titles.
I've heard of kardashian, I understand that she does very little so maybe the minimal aesthetic in her home is relevant to the measured talent she and her family have.
@@agomodern Very good, seeing things in black and white.
Hey guys, I love your channel and enjoy watching your videos. Your passion for design and desire for sharing the knowledge inspiring. Your charming personalities show through in every video you put out. It’s usually a wonderful thing. But I think you totally missed the mark with this video. Clearly you’re not the fans of this aesthetic and that’s totally fine. The vibe I get from watching it is basically a rant. I get it, you don’t like it, you think it’s pretentious and impractical, not a reflection of a normal home. But the thing is, the people who this is made for are not exactly your everyday folks. They live in different world than 99% of other people. It doesn’t make them better than the 99%. Just makes them different. They lifestyle’s, their needs and wants, aspirations… i think few would argue that the likes of Kim basically have access to all that the world has to offer. And she’s not new to this. Her life is probably cluttered with too many options for so many exciting, top notch, unbelievable kinda things, experience, options. I think we, regular folks can’t even imagine what it’s like to have this level of access to masterpiece level things, experience, etc. So when she says this house is her, I tend to believe her. This aesthetic is not for common folks. It’s an ideal of serenity of someone who has it all. It’s not about physical stuff. It’s about ideas, philosophy if you will. In other words, it’s very likely that if you were Kim, this is what you would have loved to have. … CONTEXT is KEY. That’s why I think it’s not a successful video. In any case, i look forward to your new content!
Thanks for your comments and suggestions! We’re always happy the hear different opinions and stands. Sometimes it’s interesting to be a bit controversial to start a debate. Personally we’re tired of this white minimalist aesthetic, and talking about it in a video was a way of starting a debate to here what our followers were thinking of it.
@@ScandinavianDesign101 yeah totally! I’m also tired of it applied indiscriminately!
I would love to see you talk about misuses of certain styles - it’s like when people want to be someone they are not and think that by simply copying the style of people they wish they were they can become them. In design, I think it shows up when an interior that’s traditional in its essence is adorned in modern furnishings and accessories and you get a weird kind result - a mix that doesn’t go and doesn’t really represent who people are. Or when folks blindly follow all too common advise about mixing old and new, bringing nature indoors, using art in their homes (any art) without understanding what they are doing…
Just thinking out loud :P
Lots of love!
R
3:50 sounds like a fascists way of thinking
Beige homes for beige people
the ugliest thing are those artist neon signs lol
Purity intended as white is such a big wrong. I mean purity is maintaining something in the most natural way that was born, and nature has a lot of colours... Just another luxury elitist items to show all the people being rich does not relate to being intelligen 😂
Agreed! People are free to furnish their homes as they wish, and if someone wanna live in a white empty box it’s up to them. But personally we’re sick of it.