Trend Report IX

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New trends in the new year...Fever Ray, lifesaving rodents, and a rainbow of lasers. more

Everything You Wanted to Know About Gert Hildebrand, And Asked

YOU asked MINI designer Gert Hildebrand the questions that were on YOUR mind...and Mr. Hildebrand has answered. Now MINI Space gives you a selection of these questions & personal responses from the man himself, for some firsthand insight into what it takes to make your greatest passion into a career. more

Trend Spotting: Bread & Butter Berlin

The MINI Space Team is fresh from Bread & Butter Berlin and bursting with tales of our favorite new (and classic) looks for the coming winter. more

The MINI Beachcomber Concept: A New Kind of Cruisewear for 2010

MINI designers answer the fashion world with a breezy new look of their own. Like a linen suit, the MINI Beachcomber Concept's open design lets you feel the warm wind on your skin.
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Design Competition 7 - Winners Announced!

In our 7th design competition we asked you to create an image that said "The Big 50". We saw a lot of digital birthday cakes, a bunch of balloons, and enough rendered candles to light up a room! Thanks everyone for all your great and very festive designs. We are now proud to announce both the Jury and popular vote winners of the The Big 50 competition.   more

Portfolio of the Week: Wayne Mitchelson's Haunting Panoramas

There is something decidedly déjà vu about the haunting panoramic images in Wayne Mitchelson's recent award-winning IN:LANDS series; they look like stills from a beautiful and mysterious film whose title is on the tip of your tongue. A shiny cadillac is parked in the desert at sunset; the lonely shape of a man hunches half-shrouded in fog under the eerie glow of a neon sign. Your mind fills in the rest of the story, as if you've seen it somewhere before...Read on as MINI Space fills you in via an exclusive interview with the artist. more

Trend Report Vol. VIII- December 2009

What is digital graffiti? How can people live inside a shipping crate? Is it possible to play the guitar sideways? Why does everyone love owls all of a sudden? All your questions answered in Trend Report 8. more

Live from the MINI E Pioneers' Meeting in Berlin

The swank shopping strip that is Berlin's Friedrichstrasse was aglow with festive strings of lights and buzzing with bright-eyed shoppers last Thursday evening, as sparkling display windows radiated holiday spirit. Yet between the glitzed-out luxury boutiques and plush hotels, we stepped inside the sleek MINI showroom to find the atmosphere casual, a stimulating discussion taking place over the mobility of the future. The MINI E test drivers got together here as part of the "MINI E Berlin - powered by Vattenfall" program, which will come to an end in December. MINI Space was the only member of the press invited to attend this unique evening. more

The MINI Design book

In the beginning, Sir Alec Issigonis created the MINI. Want to know what happens next? Win a copy of MINI Design, which may very well be the ultimate MINI-lover's Bible. Auto designer Othmar Wickenheiser has teamed up with Gert Hildebrand, the lead designer at MINI, to produce a volume entirely dedicated to the design of this enigmatic and iconic car. more

Portfolio of the Week: Diego Lorenzini

The young Chilean illustrator Diego Lorenzini likes to draw using the simplest of materials: a ballpoint pen on notebook paper.  The results are drawings with rawness and immediacy, that even despite this modesty of medium -- or because of it -- betray a fine illustrative skill, a playful sense of humor and a fascinating creative imagination. We picked him out of the vast colorful masses at this year's Illustrative Berlin exhibition as one to watch. Read on to find out why. more

Trend Report Vol. VII- November 2009

From dreaming in Berlin to riding bikes in NYC, read about some of our favorite new trends here. more

T-Shirt Competition: Interview with the Winner

Marissa Meyer won the MINI Space T-Shirt competition with her understated yet powerful design, "Heartflow". Now she joins us to talk about the concept behind her iconic image, and the serious cause behind "Let Love Flow." Read on to learn more about this talented and conscientious South African MINI Spacer and how you can get your hands on the shirt. more