Sophie Charara<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\nIn design terms, it\u2019s clear we\u2019ve been heading in this direction for a while, primed to crave more and more of less and less. Minimalist Joseph Joseph kitchen tools and stacking bowls we\u2019ve been strangely drawn to for some time, while Jony Ive has done for computers what his predecessors in industrial design did for, say, iconic chairs and lamps.<\/p>\n
Abstract wooden Scandi baby toys in beige, cream, and cool grays, though, can be quite infuriating. They should be bright red and bright green and make lots of noise. And blocky, featureless nativity sets we cannot abide. Ludicrous. They are simply taking the piss. But I think we can safely say that you cannot get more minimalist than a stick.<\/p>\n
As WIRED senior editor Jeremy White exclaims, \u201cHow can something so ridiculous be so desirable?\u201d Is a stirring stick inherently more macho than a spoon, perhaps? More like something The Bear\u2019s<\/em> Carmy Berzatto might throw across a kitchen?<\/p>\n\u201cIt\u2019s a humble tool. I was surprised at the simple thing of having a stick stirring your food,\u201d says Richardt with a little laugh. \u201cIt took me back to something \u2026 I couldn\u2019t explain it, but it was a nice feeling. I kind of felt that I was taken back to the Neanderthals.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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