MINI design tour
Published on 27 February 2020
Well-known musts or well-kept secrets, they’re definitely worth the trip. Each month, Maison&Objet and MINI share their hand-picked selection of three exciting design events.
March sees us start in New York, where the MoMA will be celebrating Neri Oxman’s exploratory work on materials, then we’re whisked off to the ‘Home stories: 100 years’ exhibition being hosted by the Vitra Design Museum, and then on to China for the inauguration of MINI Living Shanghai.
Encyclopaedic
Vitra takes our interiors back in time ‘Home stories: 100 years’ takes a look back at how our interiors have evolved, from the arrival of electrical appliances to the blurring of work-life boundaries and the fashion for loft living. Twenty iconic interiors created by world-famous architects such as Lina Bo Bardi and Josef Franck illustrate this fascinating narrative.
Home stories: 100 years. 20 Visionary Interiors
February 8th to August 28th 2020
design-museum.de
Futuristic
Architect, designer and professor at the MIT, Neri Oxman founded the Mediated Matter Group within the prestigious American university. At the crossroads of design, computer science, engineering and biology, this laboratory has used 3D printing to produce structures and objects that imitate organic “growth” rather than being assembled by technology. The MoMA explores 7 of the major projects created by Neri Oxman over the course of her 20-year career.
Neri Oxman: material ecology
February 22nd to May 25th.
moma.org
Hybrid
Live, Work, Play: since 2016, MINI Living has been exploring the myriad of possibilities today’s new co-living spaces offer. And in April 2020, the experience is set to be brought to life in Shanghai. Forty-five modular apartments, a rooftop dedicated to wellness and even an urban farm: created in an abandoned paint factory, MINI Living is international in its design yet firmly rooted in the city, reflecting its buzzing vibe and culture. The lobby extends out onto the street, the neighbourhood and, in fact, the entire city, which can be easily accessed using a fleet of shared MINIs.
mini.fr/parisdesignweek
mini.com/living