Second Skin

Mint’s selection of established designers includes, Dirk Van Der Kooij, Tellurico Design Studio and Daniel Stefanita among upcoming talents like Sheyang Li and Aurélien Veyrat, who each offer a distinct yet complementary perspective on mindful making and transformative material application. Dirk Van Der Kooij is a Dutch designer whose studio has produced a curated range of furniture, guided by his sourced materials of repurposed plastics and appliances. Kooij, seamlessly harmonises thoughtfully carried out design with innovative material research. Tellurico created a series of experimental objects, questioning how to reinterpret Renato De Fusco’s four phases of design for the contemporary world as part of his residency with Contemporary Design Factory; a project investigating the evolving role of contemporary designers. Daniel Stefanita’s Dime Studio is a design initiative focused on reclaiming industrial and artisanal waste, incorporating materials from the nautical industry. Stefanita creates one-of-a-kind pieces where texture and colour are central to the design language. Sheyang Li’s work is an exploration of balance and transformation, expressed through sculptural compositions made from an intricate mixture of metals. Unique in origin and composition, these materials merge to form structures that feel both chaotic and deeply intentional, a reflection of life’s unpredictable alchemy and the human experience. Aurélien Veyrat sees bricks as archives of time and place, sourced from construction waste or obsolete industrial stock. Often starting with an antique piece of furniture, he reassembles and combines the cut and layered bricks into sculptural Fragments. His cyclical and seasonal process is a meditative rhythm of collection, transformation, and reinvention. This year, in parallel we are also thrilled to welcome 'Curated Connections' by On & On Designs, featuring visionary Polish designers, Marek Bimer, Formsophy, Kaska Harasym and Aleksander Oniszh, as part of the UK/Poland Season 2025. This collaboration highlights their relevance and originality within an international context. Together with Mint’s curated selection of this year’s design graduates, these works articulate a vision of design that is adaptive, reflective, and future facing.