THE POWER OF SIMPLICITY

Very often, the urge to overdesign, over-produce and over-embellish can cloud one’s judgement. Designers and brands from around the world are favouring clean lines and minimal materiality. Case in point, one of the most Instagrammed installations from the event, the American artist Phillip K Smith III’s latest work that was displayed in the courtyard of a 16th-century palazzo. This mammoth, faceted structure had just one hero material — mirror. Applied along clean angles and a humble curve, the reflective surface offered a kaleidoscopic play on light, form and structure.