John Pawson
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| John Pawson | |
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| Born | May 6, 1949 Halifax, England |
| Occupation | author, architect |
| Subjects | architecture, simplicity |
| Spouse(s) | Catherine Pawson |
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John Pawson (born 6 May 1949) is a British designer associated with the minimalist aesthetic.
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[edit] Biography
Pawson studied at Eton College and the Architectural Association School of Architecture and is married to Catherine and has two children, Caius and Benedict.
[edit] Selected projects
London's Cannelle Cake Shop, several Calvin Klein stores, work for Jigsaw (clothing retailer), New Wardour Castle apartments (2001), the Nový Dvůr Monastery,[1] Abbaye Notre-Dame de Sept-Fons, Czech Republic (2004), Hotel Puerta America, Madrid (2005), Medina House in Tunis, and the Sackler Crossing, a walkway over the lake at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (2006).
An exhibition of Pawson's work was held at the Design Museum in September 2010.[2]
[edit] Publications
- Minimum (Phaidon Press, 1996)
- Architecture of Truth (Phaidon Press, 2001)
- Leçons du Thoronet (Images En Manoeuvres Editions 2006)
- El Croquis 127 (Pause for Thought, John Pawson 1995/2005)
- John Pawson Works (Phaidon Press, Original edition 2000)
- John Pawson, Themes and Projects (IVAM/Phaidon Press, 2002)
- Living and Eating (Ebury Press/Clarkson Potter, 2001)
- "Barn" (Booth-Clibborn Editions, 1999)
- "John Pawson" (Gustavo Gili 1992, 1998)
- "Critic Volume 3: John Pawson" (Daishinsha Inc. 1995)
[edit] References
- ^ John Pawson: Plain Space, Rowan Moore, The Observer, 19 September 2010
- ^ Kieran Long "John Pawson shows aspiration without arrogance", Evening Standard (thisislondon website), 21 September 2010
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