Traditional Embellishment MB Stock Images

Posted on 12/12/2019 by Mimi Berlin Amsterdam

Traditional Embellishment in Venice

A new diptych is added to Mimi Berlin’s image library for you to enjoy! This pair is called Traditional Embellisment.

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Milan Designweek 2018 Japan Creative ABCD Elements

Posted on 21/04/2018 by Mimi Berlin Amsterdam

ABCD Elements

‘Japan Creative’ (JC for short) has 3 new projects on show in Milan during Designweek 2018. The one we really like, is named JC21 a.k.a. the ABCD Elements. These soft seaters are the result of the collaboration between Japanese craftsman TAKEYARI and British designer Faye Toogood. Not only is this design very stunning, it is also a sustainable one, ànd witty! There is a 70’s feel to them, but it isn’t overpowering; the ABCD Elements are designs which have the easy-going and friendly vibe from the 1970s. At least that’s how we, at Mimi Berlin, feel about this design.

ABCD Elements (photocredits Mimi Berlin)

soft chair (photocredits Mimi Berlin)

ABCD Elements (photocredits Mimi Berlin)

These stunning seaters, or cushions, can be seen until the 22nd of April, 2018 at Palazzo Litta on the Corso Magenta 24 in Milan.

See more posts on the Milan0 Designweek 2018 here on this blog

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Mono Japan in Amsterdam

Posted on 20/02/2018 by Mimi Berlin Amsterdam

Mono Japan in Amsterdam

MONO JAPAN is a celebration of contemporary Japanese craft and design. It is an event and a platform devoted to sophisticated beauty grounded in tradition. Okay! We, Mimi Berlin Blogger Team, went to this Japanese event for the first time ever.

Teatowels x Mono Japan

Bonne Suits x Mono Japan

Woth Magazine presenting the Japan issue

Sweet Hirado Room

Yamma Bags

Yamma Sangyo

Harappa clothes

Kyo-to-to mushroom tabi socks

Kyo-to-to Patches

Shimpei Arima, Sugicodama cedarwood

Shimpei Arima, Sugicodama cedarwood.

Connecting the Dots/Saga Arts

In Praise of Shadows room

view from the 6th floor at the Lloyd Hotel in Amsterdam

Studio Chikufusha/Beppe Bamboo

All Participants to Mono Japan-Amsterdam

Sugicodama

We were stunned by so much traditional arts & crafts in one building. You must know; we have a complete different image of Japan in our minds: the colorful and tech-forward Japan. But we did spent a long time stroking the ‘Sugicodama’ cedarwood sculptures by Shimpei Arima; they were amazingly soft to the touch!

Mono Japan can be visited through February 19, 2018 at the Lloyd hotel & cultural embassy, Oostelijke Handelskade 34 in Amsterdam.

Margiela, The Hermès Years

Posted on 22/05/2017 by Mimi Berlin Amsterdam

Martin Margiela

Martin Margiela was the creative director for Hermès from 1997 to 2003: at the Fashion Museum in Antwerp they made a complete exhibition out of this fact! Mimi Berlin Blogger Team visited. We were especially stunned by the beauty of the showcase below. It wasn’t allowed to take photo’s at the museum but we simply had to make this one.The skirt and the upper part of the boots are made in the same fabric, a traditional Hermès cloth. The leather parts are in Navy (that’s dark blue)