{"id":149780,"date":"2023-02-15T13:43:39","date_gmt":"2023-02-15T12:43:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kaffeeform.com\/?p=149780"},"modified":"2023-02-28T15:28:47","modified_gmt":"2023-02-28T14:28:47","slug":"what-do-decluttering-and-good-design-have-in-common","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kaffeeform.com\/en\/what-do-decluttering-and-good-design-have-in-common\/","title":{"rendered":"What do decluttering and good design have in common?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"font-size: 110%;\"><strong>Decluttering \u2013 it\u2019s an on-trend topic that means clearing out and tidying up to <\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 110%;\"><strong>a lot of people. At Kaffeeform, we also like the principle behind it: minimising <\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 110%;\"><strong>to focus more on the essentials in life. But for us, it\u2019s something else too, <\/strong><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 110%;\"><strong>because we see exciting parallels in decluttering and some of the 10 principles <\/strong><strong>of good design by Dieter Rams \u2013 the German modernist industrial designer. <\/strong><strong>Let\u2019s take a closer look.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 90%;\">A post written by Anja Friese<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-1287138638\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1452498566\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_584359624\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"682\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaffeeform.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Room_4202924-682x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Decluttering\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kaffeeform.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Room_4202924-682x1024.jpg 682w, https:\/\/www.kaffeeform.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Room_4202924-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.kaffeeform.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Room_4202924-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.kaffeeform.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Room_4202924-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.kaffeeform.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Room_4202924-1000x1500.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.kaffeeform.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Room_4202924-1200x1800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.kaffeeform.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Room_4202924.jpg 1333w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 682px) 100vw, 682px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_584359624 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n<h3 class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Decluttering creates a pleasing aesthetic. <\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\">A stack of notes here, a few receipts over there, and a pile of old newspapers in the corner of the living room. Who isn\u2019t familiar with this \u2013 the <\/span><span class=\"s2\">\u2018<\/span><span class=\"s1\">stuff\u2019 that doesn\u2019t have a proper place? It creates chaos, unrest and disorder \u2013 inside those four walls, but also in your mind. Decluttering is a helpful way of saying goodbye to all of that. Things can be stored away in cupboards, drawers and boxes, and individual items can be mindfully placed on sideboards and tables. True to the motto <\/span><span class=\"s2\">\u2018<\/span><span class=\"s1\">A tidy home is a beautiful home\u2019, order creates a pleasing aesthetic <br>\u2013 i.e. beautiful rooms to feel good in. We see an exciting parallel to good design here.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\"><b><strong style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 20.16px;\">Good design is aesthetic.<\/strong><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">The aesthetic quality of a product is an integral aspect of its usefulness. Because devices that you use every day shape your personal environment and influence your well-being. But things can only be beautiful if they\u2019re well made.<\/span><\/p>\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_525092662\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"682\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaffeeform.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Shadows_4202924-682x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kaffeeform.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Shadows_4202924-682x1024.jpg 682w, https:\/\/www.kaffeeform.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Shadows_4202924-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.kaffeeform.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Shadows_4202924-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.kaffeeform.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Shadows_4202924-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.kaffeeform.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Shadows_4202924-1000x1500.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.kaffeeform.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Shadows_4202924-1200x1800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.kaffeeform.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Shadows_4202924.jpg 1333w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 682px) 100vw, 682px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_525092662 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n<h3 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Decluttering means having as few possessions as possible. <\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">As a kind of counter-reaction to our consumer society, where we are always pushed to buy things, decluttering is a sustainable way to reduce our possessions. Instead of accumulating more and more items, we can free ourselves from material attachments to bring order back into our lives. We then also get used to questioning the pressure to buy: <\/span><span class=\"s2\">\u2018<\/span><span class=\"s1\">Do I really need it? What purpose does this item serve for me?\u2019 In line with Ram\u2019s tenth principle of good design <\/span><span class=\"s2\">\u2018<\/span><span class=\"s1\">Good design is as little design as possible\u2019, we say that decluttering is having as few possessions as possible. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b><strong style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 20.16px;\">Good design is as little design as possible.<\/strong><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">Less (design) is more, as this means the focus is on the essentials \u2013 instead of burdening products with anything superfluous. <\/span><span class=\"s1\">Back to pure and simple!<\/span><\/p>\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_1379251223\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1020\" height=\"1020\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaffeeform.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Tray_Kaffeeform_Foto-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kaffeeform.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Tray_Kaffeeform_Foto-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.kaffeeform.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Tray_Kaffeeform_Foto-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.kaffeeform.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Tray_Kaffeeform_Foto-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.kaffeeform.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Tray_Kaffeeform_Foto-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.kaffeeform.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Tray_Kaffeeform_Foto-1000x1000.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.kaffeeform.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Tray_Kaffeeform_Foto-1200x1200.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.kaffeeform.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Tray_Kaffeeform_Foto-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.kaffeeform.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Tray_Kaffeeform_Foto-50x50.jpg 50w, https:\/\/www.kaffeeform.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Tray_Kaffeeform_Foto.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1020px) 100vw, 1020px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_1379251223 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-938079986\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<h3 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Decluttering gives items a practical value.<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Decluttering is about minimising what you own down to the essentials. It is a structured sorting and tidying process through which we locate and get rid of all the unnecessary items in our home. The goal is to only keep things that are of real value to us. A principle that is also reflected in good design. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\" style=\"font-size: 120%;\"><b><strong style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 20.16px;\">Good design makes a product useful.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">You buy a product to use it. Its purpose is to fulfil specific functions \u2013 both primary functions and complementary psychological and aesthetic functions. Good design optimises usability and discards anything that doesn\u2019t serve a purpose or even conflicts with this purpose.<\/span><\/p>\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_1132103750\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"801\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaffeeform.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/pexels-maksim-goncharenok-4352244-801x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Space for Decluttering\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kaffeeform.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/pexels-maksim-goncharenok-4352244-801x1024.jpg 801w, https:\/\/www.kaffeeform.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/pexels-maksim-goncharenok-4352244-235x300.jpg 235w, https:\/\/www.kaffeeform.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/pexels-maksim-goncharenok-4352244-768x982.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.kaffeeform.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/pexels-maksim-goncharenok-4352244-1201x1536.jpg 1201w, https:\/\/www.kaffeeform.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/pexels-maksim-goncharenok-4352244-1602x2048.jpg 1602w, https:\/\/www.kaffeeform.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/pexels-maksim-goncharenok-4352244-1000x1279.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.kaffeeform.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/pexels-maksim-goncharenok-4352244-1200x1534.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.kaffeeform.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/pexels-maksim-goncharenok-4352244-scaled.jpg 2002w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 801px) 100vw, 801px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_1132103750 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n<h3 class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"><b>Decluttering is good for the environment.<\/b><\/span><\/h3>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Let\u2019s be honest, we all have them \u2013 those clothes hanging in the wardrobe unworn for years or the mug that, after being unwrapped under the Christmas tree, has never been used. These are classic examples of items that are cleared out when you\u2019re decluttering. But instead of throwing them away, they can be sold, given away or donated \u2013 giving them a new home. Maybe they can be upcycled or recycled \u2013 an old teapot could be used as a flowerpot or a worn T-shirt as a cleaning rag, for example. Decluttering not only encourages you to create order inside your own four walls \u2013 it\u2019s also a small step towards leading a resource-saving and environmentally friendly life, which is similar to what good design should be, according to Rams. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\"><b><strong style=\"color: #000000; font-size: 20.16px;\">Good design is envirunmentally friendly.<\/strong><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">Design makes an important contribution to preserving the environment. It includes protecting resources and minimising physical and visual pollution in product design.<\/span><\/p>\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_971644765\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kaffeeform.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/pexels-cottonbro-studio-7407957-683x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kaffeeform.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/pexels-cottonbro-studio-7407957-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.kaffeeform.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/pexels-cottonbro-studio-7407957-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.kaffeeform.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/pexels-cottonbro-studio-7407957-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.kaffeeform.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/pexels-cottonbro-studio-7407957-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.kaffeeform.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/pexels-cottonbro-studio-7407957-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/www.kaffeeform.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/pexels-cottonbro-studio-7407957-1000x1500.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.kaffeeform.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/pexels-cottonbro-studio-7407957-1200x1800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.kaffeeform.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/pexels-cottonbro-studio-7407957-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_971644765 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n<p class=\"p1 lead\"><span class=\"s1\"><strong>Do you have the urge to tidy up your home and have a clear-out while following the principles of good design? Then we\u2019ve got something very special for you:<\/strong> <\/span><\/p>\n<p>The new <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaffeeform.com\/de\/shop\/tray\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kaffeeform Tray<\/a><\/strong>, which is a practical storage space and a stylish focal point. Whether it\u2019s keys, jewellery or coins \u2013 little everyday things that can easily be lost but deserve more attention finally have their own place on the tray. Our innovative material that uses plant-based polymers, coffee grounds from Berlin caf\u00e9s and recycled wood fibres make it a special sustainable accessory that helps you to highlight small everyday items in a minimal but clear way.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 115%;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kaffeeform.com\/de\/shop\/tray\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Find out more about the Kaffeeform Tray.<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Learn more about Decluttering<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3402,"featured_media":149874,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[126,132],"tags":[118],"class_list":["post-149780","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-inspiration-en","category-kaffeeform-en","tag-kaffeeform-en"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kaffeeform.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/149780","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kaffeeform.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kaffeeform.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kaffeeform.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3402"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kaffeeform.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=149780"}],"version-history":[{"count":17,"href":"https:\/\/www.kaffeeform.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/149780\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":149951,"href":"https:\/\/www.kaffeeform.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/149780\/revisions\/149951"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kaffeeform.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/149874"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kaffeeform.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=149780"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kaffeeform.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=149780"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kaffeeform.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=149780"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}