GRAND MASTER-GRAND DESIGNS MAGAZINE JUNE 09

Mini Moderns founders and designers, Absolute Zero Degrees, are featured over 7 pages in June’s Grand Designs magazine in the ‘Grand Master’ section, including an interview with Mark and Keith, images of the collections for Mini Moderns, as well as images of their live/work unit.

Excerpts from the article by Ruth Corbett below…

“Cool as Ice.
Keith Stephenson and Mark Hampshire think, live and breathe creativity. Whether designing a logo, a brochure, a piece of packaging or a book, this dynamic duo has a wealth of collective experience which allows them to be brand strategists, copywriters and trend analysts, as well as the authors of several best selling books and creators of their own range of wallpapers and interior accessories…

…Mini Moderns was born. An independent arm of Absolute Zeroº with its own dedicated website, it now sells 16 different wallpapers, chinaware, textiles and accessories from its online shop as well as selling wholesale to…the US and most of the rest of Europe. The designs are inventive and utterly charming: at once retro and modern they resonate deeply with Mark and Keith’s own childhood experiences of growing up, with influences ranging from textile prints of the Fifties to vintage toys and games. As they hoped they are just as popular with the adults as they are with their young offspring.”