MINIMA’S TWIST ON
MODERN MINIMALISM WORKSPACE FOR THE CONTEMPORARY URBAN NOMAD
OPEN SANDTON COLLABORATIVE WORKSPACE
Shweshwe meets Angularity
in minima’s latest addition to its
woven bamboo lighting range.
Recently launched at the Next 18
Trade Exhibition in Cape Town, the
Echo, Cubic and Mosaic lights have
added geometric texture to the
Nordic simplicity that traditionally
characterises minima’s designs.
In line with universal trend
textures and woven fabrics
the geometric twist is simple
yet effective. Not only does it
complement minima’s minimalistic
roots but also adds complexity to
the light created from the design.
Following on from the Aura
and Serene designs, this latest
style reveals more of minima’s
founder and designer, Jacques
Cronje’s innate love for the way
timber bends and curves.
Made from digitally-cut Bamboo
flexi-ply – a bendable yet firm
material, the lights are hand-finished
and coated with a low VOC water-
based polyurethane sealer to make
them eco-friendly. New to this range
are the metal clips that connect
the flat panels once interwoven
to form a double-curved shape.
Earlier styles make use of easy
tension and compression systems
that clip together. All of minima’s
light can be flat-packed making it
easy to transport for the export.
www.minima.co.za Designed by GASS Architecture Studios around the concept of the contemporary urban
nomad, the OPEN co-working space offers a unique and unexpected interpretation of what
a collaborative working space can offer in the Sandton precinct. The paradigm shift in the
way people live and work is translated into an architecture supportive of freedom and self-
determination through considered design of interior spaces and their relationship with the
surrounding area. Counter to these spaces yet still innately complimentary, the intervention
is grounded in its urban context by embracing the inherent experiences of community
interaction afforded by proper city life.
Interior spaces of meetings rooms, offices, co-working areas and seminar rooms offer
varied and flexible ways to work and interact whilst an adaptable auditorium space caters
for larger events and workshops. A juxtaposition of ground floor work and social areas
embrace street activity and civic life by externalising its use onto the streetscape, offering
an alternative to the surrounding context’s vehicular dominated nature and lack of pedestrian
friendly thresholds. www.gass.co.za | www.open.co.za
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