John Pawson

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John Pawson is known for redefining minimalism as a way of life. His work strips away the unnecessary, creating spaces and objects that feel calm, precise, and intentional.

His philosophy of “minimum” is evident in projects such as the Calvin Klein flagship stores and the Novy Dvur Monastery, where simplicity becomes a powerful spatial experience. This same thinking extends into his object design through collaborations with whenobjectswork.

Bringing Pawson’s work into the home introduces clarity. Each piece is distilled to its essence, allowing space, light, and proportion to come forward, creating an environment that feels considered, balanced, and quietly luxurious.

Reduce to what matters and explore his essential pieces.

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Water Glass by John Pawson for when objects work
from SGD 110.00

A sculptural form based on a hemisphere inset within a cylinder. Fabricated at two scales, the design combines the generosity and weight of a goblet with the visual elegance of a glass.

Sold individually or in a complete set of 6.

Material: Bohemian crystal
Dimensions: DIA 10 cm

Each piece is handmade using natural materials, slight variations in tone, grain, and finish are to be expected and will evolve beautifully over time. Made in Belgium.

A table with white bowls, sliced bread, a glass bottle of oil with lemon slices, small shot glasses, and a piece of bread on a white surface against a plain white background.
Bowl (Medium) by John Pawson for when objects work
from SGD 80.00

Fabricated in pale cream ceramic, the bowl represents a further variation on the theme of cylindrical and hemispherical compositions a shift in scale generating vessels for table and individual use.

Sold individually or in a complete set of 2.

Material: Stone ware, off-white
Dimensions: DIA 17.5 cm

Each piece is handmade using natural materials, slight variations in tone, grain, and finish are to be expected and will evolve beautifully over time. Made in Belgium.

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Salt & Pepper Shakers by John Pawson for when objects work
SGD 240.00

The form is simple but powerful, refined but sensuously lyrical, uniting rigorous attention to details of scale and proportion. Set of two, one salt and one pepper shaker.

Material: Stainless steel with nickel finish
Dimensions: DIA 5 cm

Each piece is handmade using natural materials, slight variations in tone, grain, and finish are to be expected and will evolve beautifully over time. Made in Belgium.

Salad Servers by John Pawson for whenobjectswork
from SGD 180.00

The design for these ebony implements draws on a number of archetypes including simple paddles and traditional Japanese shamoji rice spoons. The refinement of the attenuated form derives from the precise relationship of curved and flat surfaces this most graphically expressed in the truncated ellipse of the bowl.

Material: Ash Wood / Ebony Wood / Walnut Wood
Dimensions: L 30 cm

Each piece is handmade using natural materials, slight variations in tone, grain, and finish are to be expected and will evolve beautifully over time.

Made in Belgium.

Bronzed Bowl by John Pawson for when objects work
SGD 3,170.00

The bowl is a perfect, seamless hemisphere of bronze. The striking sculptural quality of the piece derives from its simplicity of form, monumental scale and its ability to sit obliquely to the surface on which it is set.

Material: Bronze
Dimensions: DIA 35 cm

Each piece is handmade using natural materials, slight variations in tone, grain, and finish are to be expected and will evolve beautifully over time. Made in Belgium.