ART OF SIMPLICITY
Dominique Loreau, a French essayist, has lived in Japan for over thirty years. She became known worldwide with her bestseller "The Art of Simplicity", which sold hundreds of thousands of copies.
Dominique Loreau proposes a subtle alliance of ethics with aesthetics, inspired by Eastern philosophies, an apology for simplicity, which does not mean, in a nutshell, simplification.
"Space, light and order, this is what man needs in order to live, in addition to a plate of food and a bed." - Le Corbusier
"For my birthday, please give me a single, supple and beautiful glass of champagne - Baccarat or Lalique. I don't want to have many things or be responsible for them. All I want is to have everything I need when I need something. Just choose a beautiful string of pearls and tell your friends that you don't want gifts that last longer than a bottle of Taittinger or a bouquet of purple roses. No, I don't want objects, I just want moments.” - American actress
Materialism and minimalism
Excess materialism
The advantage of minimalism
Ethics and aesthetics
Between altruism and loneliness
"Perfumes, colors and sounds intertwine." - Baudelaire
"It's never too late to do nothing." - Confucius
"When a woman feels perfectly dressed, she can forget about it. It's what's called charm. The more you forget about yourself, the more charm you will have.” - Scott Fitzgerald
"A man is rich in things that can be dispensed with." - David Thoreau Walden
"Stop talking. Stop thinking. And there will be nothing incomprehensible.”- Buddhist proverb
