If you were one of the many design enthusiastic who descended upon London for this years design festival hopefully you made Mint one of your ‘must-see’ design destinations ! For those of you who didn’t make it to the exhibition or you would like a visual reminder please continue reading for a selection of images by our photographer Inge Clemente. If you have any questions about the pieces shown in the images you can contact us at info@mintshop.co.uk.
For this years LDF exhibition, Lina curates an exhibition focusing on the influence of craft in design. Pieces by Angelo Mangiarotti and Roy McMakin present classics from the 70s & 80s that are set against works by over 40 established and emerging designers to create a visual harmony of contrasts. The exhibition opens from 10.30am on Saturday 13th and runs until Tuesday 30th of September. We look forward to seeing you all during the festival !
To all our friends within the press and publishing industry,
Please put Thursday 12th of June in your diaries as Mint will be taking part in the annual Brompton Design District press day. If you are new to Mint please bring along your business card so I can add you to the press contact list and you will then receive all of our future press releases. If you continue scrolling down the Mint News page you will see various posts about our current exhibition ‘Light Reflections’ which celebrates the unique and hand-crafted.
Our photographer Inge Clemente was at Mint last week and captured some beautiful images of our ‘Light Reflections’ exhibition. Please continue on to see the current collection on display at Mint. If you have questions about any of the pieces shown please don’t hesitate to get in touch at info@mintshop.co.uk.
Following a successful opening evening last night, Mint’s new Spring exhibition Light Reflections is now open. The annual springtime show will showcase a carefully curated selection of work from over 25 designers with the focus on material and the exciting processes the designers go through to hand craft their unique works. Light Reflections opens Friday 9th of May and will run until Saturday 31st of May.
Mint is excited to reveal a selection of cutting-edge, contemporary design at reduced price. For a limited period, clients will have the opportunity to invest in beautiful and special pieces at up to 30% off. Arcade, Hella Jongerius and Studio Job for Makkum, Moormann, Society Limonta and Zanotta are just some of the names that will feature. The full selection can viewed in-store at Mint.
Corsi Design Table Mats by Gaetano Pesce
Price per pair : £110.00
20% Discount : £88.00
Designed by Gaetano Pesce for Fish Design the manufacturing process employs dynamic resins, each piece is a unique original with bubbles, imperfections and dimension variations all a part of the process.
Read MoreFor those of you who didn’t manage to catch Jule Waibel’s Entfaltung at Mint, don’t sweat. We’ve managed to get our hands on her beautiful short film. From sheet material she creates three-dimensional objects that expand and contract with movement. The ingenious filmmaking and playful choreography are bound to brighten up your day…
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It’s been several weeks since LDF and we thought it was about time to rekindle those fond memories of Design Week. Please enjoy this short film made to celebrate Mint’s 2013 London Design Festival exhibition ‘Cabinets of Curiosity’ by Dan Joyce. If you continue reading you can also view some beautiful photographs of Mint during the show courtesy of Inge Clemente.
Read MoreThe Interieur Awards in Kortrijk are back again for 2014 and they’re accepting entries for furniture, product and spatial design. The Interieur Awards will take place during the Biennale Interieur 2014 and submissions can be made in one of two categories: ‘Objects’ and ‘Spaces’. Continue reading for more info on how to enter.
Finally after months of preparation we are a week away from the London Design Festival 2013, one of the most important festivals on the design calendar. As the 14th of September, the first day of LDF, quickly approaches we thought it would be appropriate to reflect on last year’s LDF with a short documentary from one of our participating designers Guto Reguena.
Enjoy the film and keep an eye on our blog for updates about this year’s show ‘ Cabinets of Curiosity ‘ at Mint.
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