Mini at the London Design Festival

At the London Design Festival 2016, to be held form 17 to 25 September, Mini is exhibiting the Mini Living “Forests” installation by Asif Khan, which is inspired by the Japanese idea of ‘Shinrin yoku’, which literally means ‘forest bathing’. It means every sense switches to absorb the forest atmosphere – what you hear, what you smell, even the feeling underfoot. The three ‘themed’ rooms (Connect, Create, and Relax) are located in the busy urban surroundings of Shoreditch in London. The Connect Space is a place for meeting up and catching up – spontaneously or pre-planned. A large table forms the centrepiece of the room. The best possible ambience in which to focus on work, meanwhile, is provided by the Create Space. It represents an island of creativity and productivity, and allows users to arrange its furnishings as they wish. The Relax Space welcomes visitors with an abundance of plants and invites them to take a step back from everyday life and relax. With this installation, the Mini brand is continuing the conversation on future city living which it started at this year’s Salone del Mobile in Milan.