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Book

New minimalism : decluttering and design for sustainable, intentional living

Call Number

  • 648.8 F742 (CEN, OSH)

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Publication Information

Seattle : Sasquatch Books, [2018]

Physical Description

xi, 195 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm

Summary

Your external space reflects your internal state. Fortin and Quilici help you get to the bottom of why you've accumulated too much stuff, so that you can make a lasting change in your life-- without filling up a landfill!

Contents

  • Introduction
  • The philosophy. Laying the foundation ; The decluttering mind set ; The archetypes ; Decluttering + design
  • The practice. The process ; Category by category ; The design principles
  • Afterword.

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