In Italy, minimalism is more prevalent than in America. This is possibly because spaces are smaller, and possibly because Italians have not yet proven capable of imagining consumerism in all its glory. But most likely because of the "when-you-move-into-a-place-whether-you-are-renting-or-buying-there-are-no-closets-or-shelves-of-any-kind-and-unless-you-want-to-drop-twenty-grand-right-now-to-have-them-put-in-you'd-better-just-not-buy-anymore-shit" principle.
In America, minimalism is a lifestyle and interior decor trend that involves discarding of huge quantities of accumulated crap, frequent turnover of one's possessions, and a lot of clean lines and bare surfaces (and probably exposed brick, hiring a cleaning service and never admitting it, doing yoga, painting your entire house in shades of grey, and buying only Mrs. Meyer's hand soaps, but that's neither here nor there).
In Italy, minimalism is more prevalent than in America. This is possibly because spaces are smaller, and possibly because Italians have not yet proven capable of imagining consumerism in all its glory. But most likely because of the "when-you-move-into-a-place-whether-you-are-renting-or-buying-there-are-no-closets-or-shelves-of-any-kind-and-unless-you-want-to-drop-twenty-grand-right-now-to-have-them-put-in-you'd-better-just-not-buy-anymore-shit" principle.
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