The vision was always to demonstrate how thoughtful interiors and natural materials can significantly improve people’s quality of life by enhancing our everyday environments. We’ve refined our approach over the years, but our vision remains the same.
We strive to create objects that embody a soft minimal aesthetic; objects where there is nothing you can add or take away to make the product better, but with a welcoming and natural character. We wish to make designs that we, as humans, truly connect to, through the right choice of materials, colors and shapes, and respectfully tell the stories of connected traditions and cultures.
Our approach is very much based on the idea that architecture and design should be guided by the body and mind rather than by trends or technology.
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Norm Architects was founded in 2008, and for the past 10 years we’ve based our work on a design philosophy that we refer to by name as “Soft Minimalism”; a design philosophy that very much arose from an itch triggered by our lure and love for the minimal, natural and tactile. We believe that we, as architects and designers, are responsible for composing the settings and framework for a good life.
As a studio that works within the fields of both architecture and design, Karimoku Case is the perfect opportunity to demonstrate how those two fields interact and correlate with one another. It’s a unique chance to approach a series of projects holistically, and a reminder that natural materials ought to be appreciated and integrated in our everyday environments.
True to the philosophy of the American “Case Study Houses program”, an inspiration for the founding of the Karimoku Case brand and name, our work takes roots in the idea of creating good conditions for living. We believe in refining rather than reinventing — and this, too, is one of the main ideas behind Karimoku Case.
Q&A
Norm Architects was founded in 2008, and for the past 10 years we’ve based our work on a design philosophy that we refer to by name as “Soft Minimalism”; a design philosophy that very much arose from an itch triggered by our lure and love for the minimal, natural and tactile. We believe that we, as architects and designers, are responsible for composing the settings and framework for a good life.
The vision was always to demonstrate how thoughtful interiors and natural materials can significantly improve people’s quality of life by enhancing our everyday environments. We’ve refined our approach over the years, but our vision remains the same.
We strive to create objects that embody a soft minimal aesthetic; objects where there is nothing you can add or take away to make the product better, but with a welcoming and natural character. We wish to make designs that we, as humans, truly connect to, through the right choice of materials, colors and shapes, and respectfully tell the stories of connected traditions and cultures.
Our approach is very much based on the idea that architecture and design should be guided by the body and mind rather than by trends or technology.
As a studio that works within the fields of both architecture and design, Karimoku Case is the perfect opportunity to demonstrate how those two fields interact and correlate with one another. It’s a unique chance to approach a series of projects holistically, and a reminder that natural materials ought to be appreciated and integrated in our everyday environments.
True to the philosophy of the American “Case Study Houses program”, an inspiration for the founding of the Karimoku Case brand and name, our work takes roots in the idea of creating good conditions for living. We believe in refining rather than reinventing — and this, too, is one of the main ideas behind Karimoku Case.
