Soft edges: corners should not be too sharp

A close-up of edge details, demonstrating how minimalism can avoid sharpness. The corners where walls meet are not sharp ninety-degree angles but are smoothed into small rounded corners with a radius of about two centimeters; countertop edges have small chamfers instead of right angles; shelf front edges are rounded; door frame edges have a slight curve; and skirting is a recessed shadow gap rather than an protruding line. These rounded corners are all small—not large organic curves—just enough to prevent any edge from feeling sharp. The accompanying materials are warm white mineral plaster and light brown wood. Because all edges are softened, the space maintains a minimalist linear feel while losing its coldness and sense of distance.
Avoid: retaining sharp right angles, making the rounded corners too large to become organic style, using metal trim strips, using cool-toned materials.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

一組收邊細部的近景,展示極簡如何避免銳利。牆與牆的轉角不是九十度的尖角,而是被抹成半徑約兩公分的小圓角;檯面的邊緣做小倒角而不是直角;層板的前緣磨圓;門洞的邊緣有輕微的弧度;踢腳處是內凹的暗縫而不是外凸的線條。這些圓角都很小——不是有機風格的大弧度——只是讓每一條邊都不至於割人。搭配的材料是暖白的礦物塗料與淺褐的木。因為所有邊都被柔化,空間在保持極簡的線條感的同時,少了冷硬與距離感。避免:保留銳利的直角、把圓角做得過大變成有機風格、使用金屬收邊條、使用冷色調的材料。