The Application of Minimalist Style in Interior Design

摘要

Minimalist style first appeared in the field of painting and sculpture; it emphasized using extremely simple handling to express rich and profound artistic language. After years development, it connotation was continuously improved, and gradually became a philosophy thought. Its guiding significance was not only embodied in the original field, but also had a great impact in clothing, culture, industrial design, visual and other fields. The energy crisis that emerged in the 1990s gave it a new extension of the value of energy conservation and environmental protection. As a value in line with the trend of social environment, minimalist in life has been widely accepted. When the interior design is influenced by minimalist, it formed a very unique modern style - minimalist style. Minimalist style inherited the minimalist accept "less is more", and followed this principle in the material, color and light. The minimalist style developed most is in Germany, Northern Europe and Japan, Germany's Bauhaus proposed that design should follow "Less is more" in form and take functional service objects as its core. The form of design in Northern Europe is simple, which shows the enjoyment and enthusiasm to life. That in Japan values practical functions with its unique characteristics. In this paper, the author shows the minimalist style concretely by analyzing the "Farnsworth House" "Nordic minimalist villa" and describes the requirements of minimalist style in the form, material, color and light. He follows the principle that the form serves for the function to save space and displays the state of minimalist way and its style.