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Letters by Burk

How Today’s Minimal Design Was Influenced by One Man

And his design ethos

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Burk
May 19, 2025
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We don’t often stop to admire a toothbrush. Or a calculator. Or the satisfying click of a well-designed radio dial.

They’re just… there. Doing their job. Invisibly, dependably.

And yet, behind some of these beautifully unremarkable objects is a un-flashy philosophy that reshaped the entire landscape of product …

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