Candles in Artsy Shapes and Bright Colors

Posted on 23/06/2019 by Mimi Berlin Amsterdam

Candles

We, at Mimi Berlin, don’t care much for candles in our home, we aren’t the romantic type that way. The artsy Pillar candles (2018) by Lex Pott and the Hematite Candles (2015) by the Haas brothers made us wanna have a change of mind though. These usable and colorful pieces of wax art are SO over the top fun! Not only literally, they are huge, but also the shapes are spectaculair.

(Images via/courtesy of The Haas Brothers and Lex Pott)

Shapes

The shape of the Hematite collection are created by filling a panty hose with plaster, then binding them with ropes. They were made exclusively for Cultured magazine, in a limited edition, with the proceeds going to a good cause. They are sold out since they were made in 2015. Lex Pott’s Pillars “refer to the standardised pillar candles but are transformed into an eclectic palette of shapes” and colors. These wax totems are still for sale; for the addresses you can check lexpott.nl.

PS

We know we are writing about indoor candles on the fist day of Summer, a useless topic for the time of the year. But, in our defence, they are very pretty to look at so we wrote this post as a reminder for when the dark winterdays are upon us.
What do you think? Would you have these wax pillars in your home?

Gucci Décor Temporary Shop Premiering at Milan Design Week 2019

Posted on 10/04/2019 by Mimi Berlin Amsterdam

Gucci Décor

The Italian luxury brand Gucci produces, next to fashion, also furniture and home accessoiries which are all (hand) made in Italy. For the first time ever this “collection of furniture and decorative pieces” are gathered in one shop, or living space: Gucci Décor. This temporary shop, which opened during Milan Design Week, feels more like a home. Not just any home but a very eclectic one (think Iris Apfel); vintage design and antiques are mixed with the newest Gucci products, they match very well because the designs are actually quite traditional and are made by some of the most established craftsmen in Italy. The Gucci Décor line is a mix of history, tradition, manual skills, modern fashionable styling and ditto branding, designed to instantly ‘personalize’ your home. Have a look at the images we made, and see if you would like to visit the shop (to smell the scented candles in porcelain jars for example)

More is More

We, at Mimi Berlin, think Gucci’s creative director Alessandro Michele’s motto must be ‘More is More’ (duh). Similar to his clothing collections, the clashing of prints, embroideries and colors aren’t used sparsely at all, au contraire! Again; “more is more and less is a bore” and let’s put a logo on top of that. It all is very enjoyable to the eye for sure.

Gucci Merchandise Galore

Pillows, scented candles, porcelain, double-sided screens, mugs, wallpaper, blankets, sidetables, trays and what have you not, can be bought at Gucci Décor, Via Santo Spirito in Milan. (opposite the Balenciaga store) Sofa’s, chaise longues and chairs are made to order and can be delivered within 3 months if you live in Europe.

Loudspeaker by HAY for Sonos

Posted on 09/07/2018 by Mimi Berlin Amsterdam

Loudspeaker

Yes, a Loudspeaker, not Loudspeakers, plural, as we used too name these things (if we wanted to listen to music in ‘stereo’. But that’s a different and historical story). Back to the topic of this post. The ‘One Smart Speaker’ is designed by the Danish HAY company for Sonos, in a limited edition in cute colors. We’ll categorize this product as Friendly Design. Same as everything else we’ve seen at HAY during the Milan Designweek 2018.

(images via hay.dk)
Sonos are supposed to produce good loudspeakers so we, at Mimi Berlin, say: Auch Haben!

HAY and Sonos

“HAY and Sonos explore the role of colors, sound and design with the new HAY Sonos One Loudspeaker. Continue reading →

GiftBox Bows Shiny and Larger than Life

Posted on 07/06/2018 by Mimi Berlin Amsterdam

Shiny GiftBox Bows

These Shiny Gift Box Ribbons are so much larger than life! ‘Happy Happy’ lamps designed by Stephen Johnson and cute bags from Maison Margiela. Auch Haben!

Happy Happy lamps designed by Stephen Johnson

Happy Happy designed by Stephen Johnson

gift bow shoulderbag from Maison Margiela

gift bow shoulderbag from Maison Margiela

(images via stephenjohnsondesign.com / maisonmargiela.com / farfetch.com

Stephen Johnson designed a mega large (ø70cm), exact copy of a shiny giftbox bow to make us happy! His ‘Happy Happy’ bows, dating from 2010, have been relaunched in 2017 featuring a lighting unit, made in mirror polished aluminum in four colours. The Happy lights are made to order.

And, what a fun coincidence (is it?): Maison Margiela has bags in the same shape, The MM6 ‘Mirror gift bow shoulder bag’ is also taller than the real shiny paper shiny bows, but way smaller than Stephen Johnson’s lamps. If you want to buy the bag go to farfetch for the lilac one, silver is still on stock at margiela.com. Continue reading →

Milan Design Week 2018 Cubism

Posted on 23/05/2018 by Mimi Berlin Amsterdam

Cubism in Interior Design

Next to many round and friendly interior design we also noticed some cubist inspired decor. Not that much, but we feel it could well be the next trend. It almost has to be, because all the ‘Barbapapa’ furniture design you can think of has already been made, for a couple of seasons, by all brands at this point.

Carpet / Moroso

Mural / Lammhults. The bright pastel color-scheme of this interior didn’t suit the other images so we made it in black and white.

Motorcycle / De Castelli

Mirror/ ClassiCon

These four are the most evident examples of design, leaning towards Cubist shapes: Carpet from Moroso/ Mural by Siri Carlén for Lammhults / Motorcycle Samotracia Mario Trimarchi for De Castelli / Mirror from ClassiCon.

More reports on Milan Design week 2018 by Mimi berlin Blogger Team

Vitra at the Salone del Mobile 2018

Posted on 22/05/2018 by Mimi Berlin Amsterdam

Vitra

Vitra showcased everything they ever produced in a huge stand. Newest designs mixed with older ones in large mock-up rooms; in different styles and colorschemes: primary colors, in orange, and in a colder colorscheme with silver (introducing the limited edition Verner Panton chair in chrome.) and one in pastels. Furthermore there was an almost educational part to be seen at the salone del mobile fair: ‘classic’ designs by Charles and Ray Eames, Maarten van Severen, Jasper Morrison and Hella Jongerius, showcased in a way that you could see how they are made; a true ‘design showcase’. Also on show, in wooden cupboards as large as walls, were all the accessories produced by Vitra through the years, which was a nice interior-history lesson as well.

We, at Mimi Berlin, thought this was a very impressive and beautiful presentation.