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The MINI Thailand Design Celebration commemorated half a century of the iconic MINI design tradition by commissioning leading Thai artists, designers and brands to interpret the classic car, all in the form of a 1:3 scale fiberglass model.
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The artists had total freedom to express their individual creativity and the participating designers presented their model MINIs On October 27th to the public.
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Then, from November 20 - 30, the cars were displayed at the Bangkok Art and Culture Center and Central World Plaza as part of the Bangkok Design Festival 2010, where MINI was also the official car.
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Participants included Taweesak Srithingdee, Jitsinga Somboon, Wuttikorn Kongka, Moey Scrubb, Sarit Hoontragul, and Dolchai Boonyarattawesh. Herman Miller and Wallpaper were amongst the brands participating.
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above: TK Stripe by Santi Lawrachawee in collaboration with Nattapol Rojjanaratanangkool.©
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above image courtesy of flickr
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Finally, in January, the designed cars were auctioned off by MINI Thailand with all proceeds going to The Reading Room, a non-profit organization operated by The Foundation for the Promotion and Preservation of Thai Art.
images courtesy of MINI space, Mini.com.au, flickr and Wallpaper (Thai)