AT THE MiNiMONO PROJECT WE CREATE FURNITURE THAT ADAPTS TO DIFFERENT USERS AND PURPOSES. OUR JOURNAL FOCUSES ON DISCOVERING THE PARTICULAR UNIVERSE OF DIFFERENT MiNiMONO FAMILIES AROUND THE GLOBE.

1- CAN YOU TELL US WHO YOU ARE AND WHERE YOU LIVE?

I AM OMAR, I AM AN ARCHITECT, ALTOUGH I ALSO WORK IN ART AND DESIGN. I LIVE IN MADRID, BUT I AM ORIGINALLY FROM CUBA.   

2- WHAT MAKES YOUR HOME TRULLY YOURS?

I FEEL LIKE MY HOME IS MINE BECAUSE THE SPACE IS OCCUPIED BY PIECES AND PROTOTYPES OF MY OWN WORK AND BY OTHER OBJECTS FROM PEOPLE I ADMIRE. THIS ITEMS REFLECT WAYS OF THINKING OR CURRENT EVENTS THAT ALIGN WITH MY WORLDVIEW AND SENSITIVITY. I DON'T LIKE THE IDEA OF DECORATION AT ALL, INSTEAD I BELIEVE THAT OBJECTS SHOULD INHABIT A HOME ORGANICALLY, ENRICHING THE HABITAT THROUGH STORIES, PROCESSES AND MATERIALS.

3- IS THERE ANYTHING YOU WOULD LIKE TO CHANGE IN YOUR APARTMENT OR ANYTHING THAT YOU ARE MISSING?

WELL, I THINK THE ONLY THING I WOULD CHANGE ABOUT MY HOME WOULD BE THE BATHROOM. IN GENERAL, I LIKE THE IDEA OF ADAPTING TO SPACES THAT ARE ALREADY PREDETERMINED AND GRADUALLY TAKING OWNERSHIP OF THEM.. HOWEVER I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE A MUCH LARGER BATHROOM - ONE THAT ISN'T JUST A SMALL, RESIDUAL SPACE BUT INSTEAD TAKES ON A MORE PROMINENT, EROTIC, AND FESTIVE CHARACTER.

4- WHAT DO YOU LIKE MOST ABOUT BEEING AT HOME?

WHAT I ENJOY MOST IS HOW THE LIGHT ENTERS AT DIFFERENT TIMES OF THE DAY AND IN DIFFERENT SEASONS; IT'S SOMETHING I PLAY WITH EVERY DAY. I CHANGE THE LAYOUT OF THE SPACES, THE FURNITURE, AND THE OBJECTS ACCORDING TO THE SEASONS, DEPENDING ON HOW THE SUNLIGHT STREAMS THROUGH THE WINDOWS. OFTEN, I LIE DOWN ON THE WOODEN FLOOR SO THE SUN BATHES ME UNDER THE PALM TREES I HAVE IN THE LIVING ROOM AND FEEL AS IF I AM IN A CARIBBEAN CABIN.

5- WHAT DO YOU LIKE TO COOK FOR DINNER?

IT IS SOMETHING IT CHANGES A LOT, I AM NOT VERY FIXED IN HABITS BECAUSE I GET BORED. I LIKE TO TRY NEW THINGS. BUT SOMETHING I ALWAYS GO BACK TO A FEW TIMES A YEAR IS ARROZ MORO (TRADITIONAL FROM CUBA) WITH A FRIED EGG, YUCA AND AVOCADO SALAD WITH TOMATO, ALL WITH VERY GOOD GARLIC, ONION, OIL AND LEMON SAUCE.

6- WHAT DO YOU USE YOUR MiNiMONO FOR?

WELL, IT HAS BEEN VERY VERSATILE AT HOME: AS A COFFEE TABLE WHEN FRIENDS COME OVER FOR A DRINK, AS A SIDE TABLE TO PLACE OBJECTS, AS A PEDESTAL TO PLACE ONE OF MY PALM TREES SO I CAN LIE DOWN UNDERNEATH IT, AND SOMETIMES I HAVE ALSO USED IT TO CLIMB UP AND HANG THE HAMMOCK I HAVE IN THE LIVING ROOM TO TAKE A NAP OR READ.