John Pawson
Encyclopedia
John Pawson is a British designer
associated with the minimalist
aesthetic.
and the Architectural Association School of Architecture
and is married to Catherine and has two children, Caius and Benedict.
stores, work for Jigsaw (clothing retailer)
, New Wardour Castle
apartments (2001), the Nový Dvůr Monastery
, 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.
Designer
A designer is a person who designs. More formally, a designer is an agent that "specifies the structural properties of a design object". In practice, anyone who creates tangible or intangible objects, such as consumer products, processes, laws, games and graphics, is referred to as a...
associated with the minimalist
Minimalism
Minimalism describes movements in various forms of art and design, especially visual art and music, where the work is set out to expose the essence, essentials or identity of a subject through eliminating all non-essential forms, features or concepts...
aesthetic.
Biography
Pawson studied at Eton CollegeEton College
Eton College, often referred to simply as Eton, is a British independent school for boys aged 13 to 18. It was founded in 1440 by King Henry VI as "The King's College of Our Lady of Eton besides Wyndsor"....
and the Architectural Association School of Architecture
Architectural Association School of Architecture
The Architectural Association School of Architecture, more usually known as the AA, is an architectural school in London, United Kingdom...
and is married to Catherine and has two children, Caius and Benedict.
Selected projects
London's Cannelle Cake Shop, several Calvin KleinCalvin Klein
Calvin Richard Klein is an American fashion designer who launched the company that would later become Calvin Klein Inc. in 1968. In addition to clothing, Klein has also given his name to a range of perfumes, watches, and jewelry....
stores, work for Jigsaw (clothing retailer)
Jigsaw (clothing retailer)
Jigsaw is a women's clothing retailer with outlets in Britain, the United States and an independent licencee in Australia. Jigsaw is due to launch a new Menswear range for SS12. The company is based on Mortlake Road in Kew, south west London. It turned over £88m in 2005. It has 47 stores across the...
, New Wardour Castle
New Wardour Castle
New Wardour Castle is an English country house at Wardour, near Tisbury in Wiltshire, built for the Arundell family. The house is of a Palladian style, designed by the architect James Paine with additional pieces from Giacomo Quarenghi, who was a principal architect of the Imperial Russian capital...
apartments (2001), the Nový Dvůr Monastery
Nový Dvur Monastery
The Monastery of Nový Dvůr is the only monastery of the Trappist Order in the Czech Republic, located near Toužim in the Karlovy Vary Region, close to the Premonstratensian monastery of Teplá....
, Abbaye Notre-Dame de Sept-Fons, Czech Republic
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
(2004), Hotel Puerta America, Madrid
Madrid
Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...
(2005), Medina House in Tunis
Tunis
Tunis is the capital of both the Tunisian Republic and the Tunis Governorate. It is Tunisia's largest city, with a population of 728,453 as of 2004; the greater metropolitan area holds some 2,412,500 inhabitants....
, and the Sackler Crossing, a walkway over the lake at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, usually referred to as Kew Gardens, is 121 hectares of gardens and botanical glasshouses between Richmond and Kew in southwest London, England. "The Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew" and the brand name "Kew" are also used as umbrella terms for the institution that runs...
(2006).
An exhibition of Pawson's work was held at the Design Museum
Design Museum
Design Museum is a museum by the River Thames near Tower Bridge in central London, England. The museum covers product, industrial, graphic, fashion and architectural design. It was founded in 1989 and claims to be the first museum of modern design...
in September 2010.
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)