Jeffrey Miller has filled his duplex apartment in an interesting way — with only the most basic furniture pieces, but lots of sentimental collections that serve as decorative objects.
A simple color palette of charcoal, white, and wood tones makes the collections the focus of the space. You may not be surprised to learn that before purchasing the Donald Judd dining table, Miller would invite people over to picnic on his dining room floor, the same level at which he rests his slender mattress.
We admire Miller's nonconformist attitude when it comes to decorating, and it encourages us to think differently about our needs. Do you think you could live without what many of us consider the basics?
Check out the full article: New York Magazine
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You talk about decorative sentimental collections, but the only collections I see are CDs or DVDs...
The table and chairs reminds me of pre-school furniture. How do you bring someone home to a bedroom like that? Must get a lot of, 'Oh, so you just moved in?', 'I'll just roll over to get the light', 'nice bookcase, wait you don't have one of those either'.
I would like to see more of the apartment. I'm looking for a way to declutter as well. A part of me likes the Japanese inspired futon setup, but I think a bookcase is needed for those cds and books. I think it would make it look less cluttered and complete the minimalist look.
I actually like the table. For me, an Eames rocker looks like a doctor's office chair on skis. To each his own I guess. :-P
Are those Donald Judd chairs? I doubt it but could be. In which case, WOW.
I love how eclectic his taste is and the gorgeous collection in the bookshelf but the other collections are a little overwhelming especially the stacks of books everywhere and the haphazard shirt draped over the banister and the shirts on hangers hanging out in the open is a little too quirkly for my taste.
Even New York Magazine's title that refers to it as minimalist is far from being accurate.
New York Magazine failed to do an article on me when I just moved in and didn't have a bed or bookcase either. I'm so minimalist. </sarcasm>
Arnold, actually, it is minimalist -- those are apparently real Donald Judd chairs (I just checked out the table). He's an icon of the minimalist movement.
On a totally separate note, I'm surprised by the negative comments in this thread. I kind of think a lot of AT readers really can't handle any look that's more sophisticated than Anthropologie and Etsy.
Err, I mean, I just checked out the article. Not table.
I like it. I'm not a fan of excess furniture and "accent" chairs. I'd love to see the rest of the place too. If I didn't have a kid I'd go for monastic austerity ;) Now I have to compromise a little.
I love how almost every comment so far seems to be insulted and outraged about this.
Yes, Jeffrey, how dare you not have more pointless furniture, knick knacks and throw pillows!?
You should be doing your very best to increase your physical footprint and consume consume consume!!!
I enjoy seeing various styles featured on AT, even if they may not be my own. Call me a design philistine if you will, but having stacks of CD's and old magazines and piles of 20-year-old rocks on the floor hardly seems 'minimalist' to me. Something about this place seems smug and contrived to me. But as long as he enjoys it, that's the main thing.
I think the more negative comments are probably due to the fact that while there may be minimalist furniture selections, the apartment itself isn't visually minimalistic in the aesthetic sense -- it's actually pretty cluttered and disorganized-looking, which is kind of contradictory to visual minimalism.
I think he has too much stuff. :p I like the wishbones, though.
that donald judd table and chair set is to die for.
that a subwoofer in fireplace? >_<
NICE!
Lack of furniture does not make a space "minimal"; there's far too much clutter for this to be considered minimal.
Isn't it bad to have your mattress on the floor? It can't breath, moisture gets trapped underneath... Design aesthetics aside, bed frames serve a purpose. Two purposes, usually, since most beds allow you to have storage underneath.
Those chairs look very uncomfortable.
I actually don't mind the lack of furniture- I just don't see why it was such a big deal to be covered by a magazine. I'd say probably most people that can't actually afford furniture live this "minimalist" lifestyle, and not always by choice. I think my main "outrage" is that someone is getting so much attention and hype for something so completely average. Go interview someone who lives paycheck to paycheck and applaud them for their simple decor on a budget. I think that's way more interesting.
I don't think there's anything wrong with a magazine covering a variety of living styles. How a person arranges their home is about more than aesthetics, it's a glimpse into someones personality, into their head. I love seeing articles about people whose spaces are vastly different from the typical home. Can't we just be entertained by a slice of someone's intimate life rather than judging this stranger for having too much stuff? Why can't it just be interesting?