The Book 2023 Flipping through Everything but the kitchen sink

Posted on 29/09/2023 by Mimi Berlin Amsterdam

The Book 2023

The Book 2023 is finally finished after working a couple of years on our art project: Everything but the Kitchen Sink

In this video we share a quick flip through the 112 pages of our book. It’s filled with art made with plastics by Mimi Berlin from Amsterdam

Everything but the Kitchen Sink / Alles behalve het keuken aanrecht / Alles Außer der Spüle

‘Everything But The Kitchen Sink’ is een serie portretten in de faux-naif stijl,
gecreëerd met afgedankte producten: voornamelijk gemaakt van plastic.

Onderzoek voor dit project naar ‘vergeten early-plastic producten’ heeft geleid
tot een reeks abstracte objecten en figuratieve 3D portretten in vriendelijke kleuren.
Uiteraard zijn de kunstwerken gemaakt van allerlei soorten plastic; bakeliet, celluloid,
rubber……. Noem maar op: Everything But The Kitchen Sink!

Mimi Berlin presents Everything but the Kitchen Sink exhibition in Amsterdam

Posted on 28/07/2023 by Mimi Berlin Amsterdam

Mimi Berlin’s Everything but the Kitchen Sink on exhibit in Amsterdam

Mimi Berlin’s work is on exhibit 26 and 27 of August 2023 during the IJKC pop-up group show at NDSM Fuse in Amsterdam. Everything but the Kitchen Sink is the title of the portrait series made by us, at Mimi Berlin. All these portraits are contstructed with plastic. Discarded plastic, early plastics….from Tupperware to…..well, everything but the kitchen sink.

About IJKC

Het IJ Kunst Collectief (IJKC) organiseert pop-up groepsexposities in Amsterdam-Noord waarbij per editie een groep van veertig makers uit de vrije en toegepaste kunst de mogelijkheid wordt geboden om hun werk te presenteren aan een groot publiek. De groep kunstenaars en designers – waarvan een deel woont én werkt in Noord – varieert per editie en er wordt steeds gezocht naar nieuwe deelnemers voor de komende exposities.

NDSM FUSE

NDSM FUSE is bereikbaar met de pont vanaf Amsterdam Centraal station en met de auto, er zijn parkeer plaatsen
Adres: NDSM-plein 29, 1033 WC Amsterdam

Charming Plastic Fanstastic new collection by Mimi Berlin Bijoux

Posted on 21/07/2023 by Mimi Berlin Amsterdam

Charming Plastic Fanstastic new collection by Mimi Berlin Bijoux

‘Charming Plastic Fantastic’ is the title of the capsule-collection by Mimi Berlin Bijoux. This collection, with charm-bracelets and letters, is handmade with colorful plastics that are fantastic!

The ‘Charming Plastic Fantastic’ collection is designed with vintage plastic charms in the shape of everyday objects.To name a few, par example: bags; boots, gloves, binoculairs, boxing gloves, and animals

Charm Letters

Letters: Colorful mini charms captured in resin letters. Note: this is a limited edition.

Charm Bracelets

Bracelets: 3 mini charms sealed to vintage plastic ‘spacer’ bracelets.

Vintage Charms from Rome, Italy

The main ingredient for this capsule-collection are of course the mini-charms. They were found, in the 1970s at the fleamarket in Rome, Italy, by us, at Mimi Berlin. We stored the charms in the attic for about 50 years. Believe it or not: we kept them in a mason-jar.

Piet Paris e.a. Tentoonstelling in Amstelveen

Posted on 19/06/2023 by Mimi Berlin Amsterdam

Illustraties,glaskunst en mode in Museum Jan

Piet Paris e.a. -illustraties, glaskunst, mode. Dit is de titel van de groeps tentoonstelling (die niet meer) te zien (is) in Museum Jan Amstelveen. Illustrator Piet Paris heeft voor deze presentatie ook de taak van curator op zich genomen. Hij heeft divers werk van mode-ontwerpers gecombineerd met glaskunst die in het bezit zijn van het museum. Dit alles netjes, en ogenschijnlijk spontaan, verdeeld in thema’s waaronder “Ziel” en “Restruimte”.
Te zien tot 18 Juli 2023

In de tentoonstelling Piet Paris e.a. – Illustraties, glaskunst, mode in Museum JAN wordt werk van mode-illustrator Piet Paris getoond. Piet Paris, pseudoniem van Pieter ‘t Hoen (1962), reflecteert met nieuw werk op de unieke glaskunstcollectie van Museum JAN en plaatst zijn tekeningen in dialoog met modedesigns van toonaangevende modeontwerpers als Viktor & Rolf, Claes Iversen, Spijkers & Spijkers en Benchellal. Glas, tekeningen en mode worden naast elkaar getoond en laten de basisbeginselen zien achter elke tekening van Piet Paris: vorm, kleur en symmetrie.

Piet Paris e.a. Tentoonstelling in Amstelveen

For the record; deze tentoonstelling is afgelopen as we speak. Maar wij, van Mimi Berlin, hebben zó genoten van deze vrolijk-makende expo dat we toch de foto’s, die we gemaakt hebben tijdens ons bezoek, graag met jullie delen.

Jubileum expo te zien t/m 15 oktober 2023

35 jaar illustraties De Jubileum expositie!

LOVE Purse The number one bag by Mimi Berlin

Posted on 19/02/2023 by Mimi Berlin Amsterdam

LOVE Purse the number one bag by Mimi Berlin

This is the first purse designed by us at Mimi Berlin, it’s handmade in a series of 3 pieces only.
Yes boys and girls, this is a very limited edition indeed! If you really like what you see you need to be quick with your order. But before you make any decisions: let us properly introduce the love purse. Our lovely, sleek and simple, made in hard-plastic bag with a glittery inlay; LOVE in silver and gold.

LOVE You can’t get enough of that!

Besides the glitter and shine the Number One purse has a sturdy chain in gold metal with white plastic details.*LOVE * You can’t get enough of that!
This purse has a large mirror inside and it will surely fit a large mobile phone, cash, lipstick, cigarettes and Smints; Every essential thing you need to bring for a night out at the Discotheque, in our opinion that is.

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Versace at the Groninger Museum a Retrospective

Posted on 18/02/2023 by Mimi Berlin Amsterdam

Versace at the Groninger Museum

Versace at the Groninger Museum, or in the full, official tiitle of the exhibition: Gianni Versace Retrospective. We, Mimi Berlin Blogger Team, visited the Groninger Museum and that’s what we want to share with you today. Just because we can!

As you may well know, Versace was a very HOT brand in the 1980s and 1990s, Gianni Versace truly celebrated it’s heydays at that time. Supermodels, vivid colors, bold prints, gold, sex and Greek mythology are things we associate with Versace. And you probably do too!

The Versace retrospective shows us clothes, scarves, jewelry, magazines, fashion shows, sketches, books etc. all dating specifically from 1989 to1997.
Paris based Agence NC designed the exhibition and divided everything in themes such as pop, bondage and so on. We won’t elaborate too much on the show itself any further, because it is always best to go see it for yourself! But, we do want to share our images!
You’re Welcome

versace exhibition groninger museum jan 2023

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