Minimalist aesthetic: My absolute favorite sources for visual inspiration

As much as I like and can identify with (most parts of) minimalism, I’m equally drawn to the aesthetic side of it. These two things are not necessarily interrelated, though people often assume they must go hand in hand. Yes, minimalism definitely has its root in art and often people who are attracted to it as a lifestyle also cherish simple forms, a monochrome color palette, and stylish, but equally functional products – but this is not a rule. You can totally adopt minimalist tendencies in your lifestyle and fill your home and wardrobe with color. Do not let anyone tell you otherwise.

As for me? I’m definitely in the aesthetic minimalist camp – in fashion, design, products, and interior design as well.

Here are my absolute favorite sources for minimalist visual inspiration.

Fashion //

+ FIGTNY – The ultimate minimalist fashion blog. A strong black and white aesthetic with a touch of neutrals, simple, practical, and edgy looks at the same time. A heavy focus on fabric contrasts, oversized pieces, and layering.

+ Harper & Harley – Elevated, classic minimalist aesthetic with a focus on timeless pieces and the beauty of simplicity.

+ Modern Legacy – Personal style blog of minimalist fashionista, Kaitlyn Ham. Her style is monochrome minimalist with interesting cuts, texture contrasts, and edgy silhouettes.

+ Fashion Gone Rouge – This Tumblr account is the perfect combination of minimalist aesthetic and edgy fashion, with a ton of mood shots thrown in. Expect a lot of interesting cuts, boxy silhouettes, and structural pieces.

+ The Fashion Medley – Simple style with sometimes quirky, sometimes edgy accents and details (+ occasional minimalist interior and art inspiration posts).

+ Alyssa Lenore – Effortless, cool, minimalist NYC style with a penchant for good fashion essentials and chic accessories.

+ That So Tee – Cool, effortless minimalist style with a talent for layering.

+ Worry About it Later – Bianca is a fashion blogger from Vienna, her personal style is what I’d describe as quirky minimalism.

+ Blair Badge – Beautiful black and white minimalist outfits.

+ The Minimale Blogger – Classic minimalist aesthetic with practical advice on how to put together a curated wardrobe with timeless pieces.

+ Oracle Fox – I wouldn’t call Amanda a classic minimalist fashionista, but her style definitely has minimalist tendencies, from timeless pieces to a monochrome color palette. She has a unique sense of style and her unexpected styling twists are really a source of inspiration.

+ Andy Heart – Relaxed, totally effortless minimalist personal style.

+ Badlands – Classic, easy-going, minimal, monochrome color palette with a touch of color and a focus on investment pieces and great accessories.

+ Noa//Noir – Classic, effortless, everyday minimalist fashion inspiration.

+ Mija – A mix of minimalism & California laid back.

+ Style Bee – Timeless fashion essentials with a focus on a curated, lean wardrobe and independent brands.

+ Vienna Wedekind – Beautiful minimalist aesthetic, interesting cuts, takes the art of layering to a whole new level.

+ Fashion Squad – No one does minimalist style better than Scandinavian fashion bloggers and Carolina Storm is the epitome of effortless Stockholm street style.

Interior Design //

+ Coco Lapine Design – Clean and modern aesthetic with a soft romantic touch.

+ Jurnal de design interior – Simple, beautiful interior inspiration, especially good if you’re looking for interior tips for smaller homes or how to add color to minimalist interiors.

+ Design Hunter – A curated collection of the best of modern, elegant, luxurious, minimalist aesthetic in contemporary interiors, architecture, design and lifestyle products.

+ Grey and Scout – Liz, the blog owner is a home stylist and as such has a great eye for the details that transform a space into a home. Lots of beautiful, simple, minimal interior inspiration, lifestyle products, home tours, design tips.

+ My Scandinavian Home – Amazing interiors from all over the world. They are all inspired by the Scandinavian interior style, but they are all different in their finishing touches – some of them go for more industrial, others for California laid back, still others for romantic or mid-Century.

+ est living – Simple, stylish, minimal interiors ranging from Scandinavian-inspired to loft-style and everything in between.

+ Leibal – Classic minimalist interiors and architecture, with some furniture and product design.

+ Up Interiors – For classic, stripped down, pure white minimalist aesthetic.

+ The Design Chaser – Interior styling and inspiring homes with a focus on Scandinavian design.

+ The Modern House – Estate agency that sells homes in the Modernist style – flowing spaces, high levels of natural light and a truth to materials. Beautiful source of interior design inspiration even if you don’t have hundreds of thousands of pounds to buy.

+ dwell – Simple, functional design and modern aesthetic – home tours, design news, interior styling tips.

+ Dezeen – Dezeen is the world’s most influential architecture and design magazine. You can find the latest design and interior news, trends, as well as lots of inspiration.

+ Amber interiors – Full-service interior design firm based in Los Angeles.I wouldn’t call all of their project minimalist per se, but they definitely focus on simple, functional interior design with soft touches and bright spaces. The Before/After features are especially interesting.

+ Stylizimo – One of the world’s leading personal interior design blogs, it features inspiring minimalist and Scandi-inspired style homes as well as design and styling tips and product recommendations from Nina Holst. Also a major source of photography inspiration.

+ Elisabeth Heier – Classic minimalist aesthetic with a touch of Scandinavian style, mostly neutral color palette and beautiful, unique design details.

+ Nordic design – An award-winning blog dedicated to Scandinavian-inspired design and interiors. Nordic Design presents a curated selection of innovative products, beautiful home tours, travel tips, shopping destinations, interviews, styling inspiration and decorating ideas.

+ The Minimalist Post – Tumblr page with the best of minimalist design inspiration.

Design //

+ Minimalissimo – The ultimate minimalist aesthetic website – architecture, interior design, industrial design, art, and illustrations. I also love their articles that provide a verbal guidance to minimalist art and design. Bonus: Check out their curated minimalist photo collection at Unsplash.

+ Design Milk – An online magazine dedicated to modern design, it covers the newest trends, ideas, and developments in interior design, art, architecture, product design, fashion, and technology. Not exclusively minimalist aesthetic, but there is a fair share of that as well.

+ The Dreslyn – The Dreslyn is a Los Angeles-based online specialty store of thoughtfully selected and timeless designer apparel, accessories, and home goods all in minimalist style.

+ Is invisible – A curated collection of minimalist design objects, tech, home, furniture, lifestyle.

Lifestyle //

+ My Dubio – An online platform for the minimalist style lover. Covers fashion, design, shopping guides, and inspiring interiors.

+ Love Aesthetics – Fashion, lifestyle bits, and product design with a stunningly distinct, mostly white and minimal visual language.

+ Jenny Mustard – Great minimalist lifestyle tips with some avant-garde fashion inspiration and beautiful minimalist photography.

+ Weekday Carnival – Finnish lifestyle blog with a heavy focus on minimalist interior design and beautiful lifestyle photography. Most of the text is in Finnish, but as they say a picture’s worth a thousand words, and those pictures definitely tell stories.

+ Bungalow5 – Denmark’s leading design blogger, Allen has a wonderful sense of Scandinavian and minimal design and aesthetic, he curates the most beautiful collection of Danish design and lifestyle bits. There are also inspiring interviews with designers as well as travel guides.

+ Decor8 – Decor8 started out as an interior design blog, but as its popularity grew, it expanded to include other areas, like art, lifestyle, entertaining, food, books, and travel. It also features interviews with designers, as well as the latest design news.

+ September Edit – Minimalist and Scandinavian inspired aesthetic, soft and warm-toned interiors, designs, and lifestyle bits.

+ Hej Doll – Jessica’s website is a beautiful visual experience and is full of great lifestyle, fashion (minimalist closet tips), and travel advice (love her packing list posts).

+ A Merry Mishap – A curated collection of visual inspiration, beautiful minimalist aesthetic and a passion for Scandinavian design, intriguing interior spaces from around the world, fashion, travel, lifestyle bits.

+ Cereal – The online version of the cult magazine is full of unique stories on design, art, and fashion, with the widely-known Cereal-style of beautiful, ethereal photos.

+ Kinfolk – Another darling of creatives all over the world, you can find daily posts on design, lifestyle, travel, fashion, art, culture, and food. Inspiring stories, beautiful art direction and photos.

 

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