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.
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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.
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In the beginning, Sir Alec Issigonis created the MINI.
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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.
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From dreaming in Berlin to riding bikes in NYC, read about some of our favorite new trends here.
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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.
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