I have the tendency to make designs as straightforward as possible, if only to create an affordable product. This straightforwardness is currently giving way to simplicity. The plate glass cabinet that we presented recently in Milan, made of simple plate material, glass and a couple of tubes, can almost be called suspiciously simple. I recently had to compile the components for a new cabinet for my basic collection for Wehkamp.nl. When I handed over the box, I realised that it only contained identical braces and brackets and a couple of handles. I had my misgivings because it had been quite some time since I drew the cabinet and so we had a look at the design drawing. And sure enough, the entire cabinet is made using virtually complete plates and the hinges, connecting pieces and fixed joints are made using one and the same braces and brackets. I had to wonder whether this simplicity is the result of a state of mind or progressive insight.
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