John Pawson offers a look inside his minimalist home and studio

Commissioned for the latest issue of Port Magazine, the images offer a look inside both Pawson's office in King's Cross and his Notting Hill house – both clear examples of the designers' minimal approach to architecture and interiors. In Pawson's home, Scandinavian furnishings are paired with white surfaces and pale wooden floors.

Speaking to Dezeen columnist Will Wiles for the article, the designer said his minimal style was a reflection of his own aesthetic tastes, rather than a proposal for an alternative, stripped-back lifestyle. But he is about to unveil his most high-profile project to date – the new home for London's Design Museum, which is set to open later this month in the converted former Commonwealth Institute. The designer also revealed he is currently working on a resort hotel in Hokkaido, Japan, as well as adapting a farmhouse in the Cotswolds into a new home for himself. Related story John Pawson completes bright white holiday home on Japan's Okinawa island