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20 Minimalist Designs And Products That Prove Less Is More
Sometimes the simplest things are the most beautiful.
Catherine Marucci
05.21.18

In a world filled to the brim with all sorts of noise and clutter, it’s good to see that there are still some crafty ways to keep things simple.

#1 A business card with everything you need

business card
HeyBuddy via Reddit
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HeyBuddy via Reddit

With just an email address, this business card manages to give out a lot of useful information.

#2 Seemingly see-through brews

beer cans
Txaber
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Txaber

These beer cans show the actual color of their contents! Helpful and Cool!

#3 Telling time in style

clock
Kibardin Design
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Kibardin Design

This set of LED wall clocks help you tell time in the most efficient and stylish way possible!

#4 Branding any way you look at it

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Ozyman-Diaz via Reddit
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Ozyman-Diaz via Reddit

This is just a very clever design. Whether the doors are open or closed, their branding is sure to get out there.

#5 Pop out, charge up

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ThisIsWhyImBroke
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ThisIsWhyImBroke

This wall socket pops back into your wall out of sight when you’re not using it!

#6 A chess set you play and put away

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niquetapute via Reddit
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niquetapute via Reddit

This Chess set is a double whammy in awesome design. Not only does it show all the different pieces on the board simply and elegantly, but they also connect together neatly for easy storage!

Now that’s checkmate for our wallet!

#7 Books worth judging by their cover

book
Behance
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Behance

These custom book covers for J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series not only look amazing, but they also glow in the dark! And as if that wasn’t enough, the designer even made original interactive illustrations on some of the pages inside!

#8 A gravestone with style everlasting

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bulbulkaya16 via Reddit
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bulbulkaya16 via Reddit

At the surface level, this gravestone might seem a little impersonal, but when you look at it, that squiggly line is the actual waveform of the person’s last heart beats. It’s hard to get more personal than that.

#9 A Lamp you will definitely want to hunt down

deer lamp
Fancy
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Fancy

This deer lamp makes its own antlers when it turns on!

#10 Wine bottles straight out of Springfield

wine bottles
Bolimond via Tumblr
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Bolimond via Tumblr

Homer and Marge are perfectly represented in these wine bottle designs based on the hit Simpsons TV Show.

#11 A sink that will float

floating sink
Victor Vasilev
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Victor Vasilev

This is definitely one design that will make you double take when you see it running in real life!

#12 A lamp with its own shade

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Yoy Idea
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Yoy Idea

At first glance, this lamp doesn’t seem to be much of anything. But once you turn off the lights, it might prove to be an enlightening experience!

#13 A message on a bottle

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Blk.
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Blk.

This message reveals itself once you have consumed all the bottles contents. Unfortunately, unlike the pirates of old, this one does not lead to any buried treasure.

#14 A light that will make you look twice

light bulb
100per
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100per

Imagine the look on your friend’s face when they walk into your home and see this inventive illusion in the ceiling!

#15 Headphone packaging that will make you take note

ear buds
Panda_911
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Panda_911

This simple but stylish headphone packaging had us singing praises to its designer!

#16 Cards that will make you all in

playing cards
Cool Material
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Cool Material

These cards let you focus on you and your friends’ poker faces rather than the faces on the cards!

#17 Brands that strip down

minimalist design
Antrepo
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Antrepo

These brands are so strong, even if they strip down the design they will be immediately recognizable.

#18 Domino’s knows how to keep it simple

pizza box
aaron_is_here via Reddit
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aaron_is_here via Reddit

These Domino’s pizza boxes from the 60s knew how to get the name across.

#19 A display and a case for your pencils

pencil case
LovelyPackage
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LovelyPackage

This functional pencil packaging concept is an all in one solution to keep your pencils safe, clean, and organized as well as showing them off at your desk!

#20 A vanity mirror that lives up to its name

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mirror
laqrazte via Reddit
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laqrazte via Reddit

This mirror is rightfully all about you!

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