minimalists
Less-is-more adherents
Minimalists are people who favor simplicity and the reduction of elements to essentials.
In art and design, minimalists strip away ornamentation to focus on form, space, and basic materials.
In lifestyle, minimalists pursue fewer possessions and commitments: The minimalists sold their house and live in a van.
The term can be dismissive when applied to someone perceived as doing too little.
Remove unnecessary items
- essentialismDoctrine of fixed natures
- downsizeReduce scale or staff
- intentionalDone on purpose
- sustainableAble to endure long-term
frugality · eco-friendly · nonmaterialistic · self-sufficiency · moderation · practicality · efficiency · zero-waste
Meditative calm
- meditationFocused attention practice
- presenceState of being somewhere
- awarenessState of perceiving reality
- mindfulnessAwareness of the present
contemplation · clarity · introspection · focus · equanimity · serenity · tranquility · acceptance
Single-color rendering
- understatedDeliberately minimized in expression
- sleekSmooth and elegant
- refinedPurified or cultured
- eleganceRefined, graceful quality
sophistication · purity · restraint · tasteful · timeless · subtlety · harmony · balance
Of Denmark, Norway, Sweden
- modernismFavoring contemporary approaches
- BauhausInfluential modernist design school
- architectureBuilding design discipline
- interiorInside area or region
furniture · functional · geometric · modular · open-plan · industrial · contemporary · form
declutter
Remove unnecessary items
- essentialismDoctrine of fixed natures
- downsizeReduce scale or staff
- intentionalDone on purpose
sustainable · frugality · eco-friendly · nonmaterialistic · self-sufficiency · moderation · practicality · efficiency · zero-waste · anti-consumerism
zen
Meditative calm
- meditationFocused attention practice
- presenceState of being somewhere
- awarenessState of perceiving reality
mindfulness · contemplation · clarity · introspection · focus · equanimity · serenity · tranquility · acceptance · detachment
monochrome
Single-color rendering
- understatedDeliberately minimized in expression
- sleekSmooth and elegant
- refinedPurified or cultured
elegance · sophistication · purity · restraint · tasteful · timeless · subtlety · harmony · balance · unadorned
Scandinavian
Of Denmark, Norway, Sweden
- modernismFavoring contemporary approaches
- BauhausInfluential modernist design school
- architectureBuilding design discipline
interior · furniture · functional · geometric · modular · open-plan · industrial · contemporary · form · grid
- neat freaksneat freak, clean freak, perfectionists, perfectionist, germaphobe
- art worldartist, painter, painting, paintings, sculpture
- creativesartist, artists, painter, painters, illustrators
- art movementsPop Art, pop art, Impressionism, impressionism, Surrealism
- asceticsascetic, ascetics, hermit, hermits, recluse
- eco-activistseco-warriors, eco-warrior, eco warriors, climate activists, tree hugger
minimalistshoarders
Excessive keepers of things
pack rats · accumulators · packrats · collectors · materialists
- minimalist designAesthetic of essential elements only
- minimalist styleDesign emphasizing only essentials
- minimalist decorPared-back interior design
- minimalist artAesthetic of essential forms
- minimalist livingLifestyle of deliberate reduction
- minimalist lifestyleDeliberate reduction of possessions