{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Homing","title":"John Pawson: Why I Need to Live with Less","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3836,"description":"John Pawson is one of the founding figures of minimalist architecture, known for designing spaces pared back to almost nothing. His own house in Notting Hill, where he has lived for thirty years, is no exception – stripped back to its shell and conceived as one continuous space.\nMinimalism isn’t just a design philosophy for John; it's rooted in his psychology. Far from being naturally serene, he describes having a restless, “scrambled” mind.\nIn this conversation, John reflects on how spending much of his childhood at boarding school, with little control over his surroundings, instilled in him a desire for a space of his own. He describes how his sensitivity to the environment eventually led him to architecture in his late thirties.\nWe discuss the label ‘minimalist’ and why creating a pared-back space is anything but simple. We also discuss the discipline it takes to live in a minimal home, and how it can sometimes be at odds with the rhythms of family life.\nThis is a conversation about the relationship between our inner and outer worlds, the need for control, and the compromises we make for the people we love.\nWe filmed this episode of Homing inside the iconic Pawson House in Notting Hill. Join our Patreon community to watch the visualised home tour with John Pawson: https://www.patreon.com/HomingWithMatt\nTo hear more from John:\nInstagram: @johnpawson\nWebsite: https://www.johnpawson.com/\nJohn Pawson's book, The Minimal Home, is out now from Phaidon: https://www.phaidon.com/en-gb/products/john-pawson-the-minimal-home-the-minimal-home\n\nTo hear more from us:\n\nYouTube: Subscribe to our channel, Homing with Matt, for the video version\nInstagram: Follow for updates and announcements, @homingwithmatt\nPatreon: Watch exclusive home tours, https://www.patreon.com/HomingWithMatt\nContact: Email us at hello@mattgibberd.com\nMatt Gibberd’s book, A Modern Way to Live, is available here: https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/320176/a-modern-way-to-live-by-gibberd-matt/9780241480496...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/jfhTOve5zkBU-4TRtFPERWb8yNLRKVKLKahjrWvoDdk/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8wNWNk/YTE1NTI1ZWQ0NjI1/MTBhNDlkOWY1ZTU1/OGM1YS5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}