Debuting at the London Design Festival 2016, the MINI Living ‘Forests’ installation explores three interpretations of “spaces between spaces”. The design of the three spaces uses plants to improve city living on #YourSideofTown.
“My response to the theme is inspired by the Japanese concept 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. On another level, we use plants as a tool to assert our personal space at its boundary with public space, whether on our desk at the office or at the perimeter of our home. The project brings these two ideas together for visitors to experience new sensations within the city,” says designer Asif Khan.