LESS IS MORE

Meaning
The notion that simplicity and clarity lead to good design.

Origin
This is a 19th century proverbial phrase. It is first found in print in Andrea del Sarto, 1855, a poem by Robert Browning:
Who strive - you don't know how the others strive
To paint a little thing like that you smeared
Carelessly passing with your robes afloat,-
Yet do much less, so much less, Someone says,
(I know his name, no matter) - so much less!
Well, less is more, Lucrezia.

The phrase is often associated with the architect and furniture designer Ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe (1886-1969), one of the founders of modern architecture and a proponent of simplicity of style.

“Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius -- and a lot of courage -- to move in the opposite direction.”  - Albert Einstein

지적인 바보라면 누구나 사물을 보다 크고 복잡하게 만들 수 있다.
그 반대방향으로 가기위해서는 약간의 천재성과 많은 용기가 필요하다.