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Studio Nicholson

Spatial Construction

Function as philosophy

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Function as philosophy

Studio Nicholson

FAS–MIN–NIC

Function as philosophy

Index Code:

FAS–MIN–NIC

Orgin:

London, UK

Field Notes:

function as philosophy · utility as serenity · modularity as ethic

Defining Moment:

Spring 2021 — Utility reborn as architecture; calm rendered systemic

Studio Nicholson

(

2010 – present

)

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Studio Nicholson designs environments more than clothes.

Volumes of cotton and canvas arranged with mathematical calm.

Each piece fits within a larger system where function becomes philosophy and proportion becomes peace.

Structural Focus

Reduction with Atmosphere

Form is reduced without becoming cold or purely rational. Minimal means are used to produce calm, resonance, or emotional density.

In Studio Nicholson’s work, this approach appears where proportion and restraint define clothing systems.

Position

Reduction with Atmosphere

Form is reduced without becoming cold or purely rational. Minimal means are used to produce calm, resonance, or emotional density.

In Studio Nicholson’s work, this approach appears where proportion and restraint define clothing systems.

Form is governed by rigid rules, limits, and non-negotiable constraints.

Systems of Clarity

Order and coherence arise through disciplined systems and constraints.

Proportion organizes coherence through measured intervals, scale, and relation.

Structure holds the work through rules, joins, and controlled relationships between parts.

Material behavior governs form through weight, resistance, and constraint.

Form is constructed around the body through material, proportion, and movement.

Current practice engages inherited structures under present conditions.

Structual Relations

The following practices are connected through shared structural decisions in form, material, and spatial logic.

Femininity as structure

Grace Wales Bonner

Heritage as rhythm

In Dialogue

Silence as luxury

Balance as rhythm