FAQs

WHERE IS MiNiMONO BASED?

MINIMONO IS BASED WHEREVER OUR FAMILY IS, USUALLY WE LIVE IN BERLIN. 

DO YOU HAVE A SHOWROOM?

WE DON´T HAVE A SHOWROOM, BUT IF YOU LIVE IN BERLIN YOU ARE WELCOME TO PASS BY OUR STUDIO.

ARE YOU ENVIRONMENTALLY RESPONSIBLE?

SUSTAINABILITY IS AT THE CORE OF EVERYTHING WE DO. YOU CAN READ ABOUT OUR VALUES HERE.

WHERE DO YOU PRODUCE?

OUR PRODUCTS ARE 100% MADE IN GERMANY. OUR SHEETS ARE MADE IN THE WEST OF GERMANY AND WE MANUFACTURE THE FURNITURE IN BERLIN.

DO YOU MAKE THE SHEETS YOURSELVES?

NO. WE HAVE RELIABLE SUPPLIERS THAT MANUFACTURE THE SHEETS FOR US.

 

WHERE CAN I BUY YOUR PRODUCTS?

YOU CAN ONLY BUY OUR PRODUCTS ON OUR WEBSITE, THEY ARE NOT AVAILABLE IN SHOPS OR ANY OTHER WEBSITES. HOWEVER WE MAY HAVE SALES EVENTS AT POP-UPS OR FAIRS. SIGN UP FOR OUR NEWSLETTER IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO STAY INFORMED.

HOW EASY IS IT TO ASSEMBLE THE FURNITURES?

YOU PROBABLY DON´T NEED MORE THAN 2 MINUTES AND SOME STRONG ARMS OR MAYBE A PLASTIC MALLET. TAKING THE PIECES APART REQUIRES MORE STRENGTH THAN MOUNTING THEM.

WHY DOES MY MiNiMONO LOOK DIFFERENT THAN THE PICTURES IN YOUR WEBSITE?

THE COLORS AND PATTERNS DEPEND ON THE RECYCLING BATCH AND SOMETIMES ARE NOT CONSISTENT THROUGHOUT THE PRODUCTION, WHICH MEANS EVERY SHEET IS DIFFERENT AND SO IS EVERY MiNiMONO.

HOW ARE YOUR PRODUCTS PRICED?

WE WANT TO MAKE MiNiMONO AS AFFORDABLE AS POSSIBLE HOWEVER TO CARRY A LOCAL AND RESPONSIBLE PRODUCTION AND MANUFACTURING HAS SIGNIFICANT COSTS.

ARE ANY OF THE OLDER COLORS COMING BACK?

THE SHEETS WE USE ARE PRODUCED IN BATCHES AND THE COLORS DEPEND ON THE RECYCLING WASTE, THEY ARE ALWAYS DIFFERENT, UNPREDICTABLE AND BEAUTIFUL. EACH BATCH OF MiNiMONOS IS UNIQUE AND THERE IS ONLY A LIMITED NUMBER OF PIECES AVAILABLE.

HOW CAN I CLEAN MY MiNiMONO?

YOU CAN CLEAN YOUR MiNiMONO WITH ALMOST ANY CLEANING PRODUCT, WE USUALLY JUST USE A REGULAR MILD ALL PURPOSE CLEANER.

MY MiNiMONO HAS A ROUGH TEXTURE IS THAT NORMAL?

YES, THE SHEETS WE USE ARE AN INDUSTRIAL PRODUCT, A BIT OF A TEXTURE AND SOME MINOR SCRATCHES AND IMPERFECTIONS ARE COMMON AND SPECIALLY RECOGNIZABLE IN DARK COLORS.

HOW CAN I STOP MY MiNiMONO FROM SCRATCHING?

HDPE IS A VERY RESISTANT PLASTIC AND ALSO HAS A SOFT TOUCH SO SCRATCHES ARE VERY NORMAL. MOST PIECES ARE SYMMETRICAL AND CAN BE USED FROM BOTH SIDES, IT IS ALSO POSSIBLE TO REDUCE SCRATCHES BY POLISHING THEM WITH TOOTHPASTE OR MELTING THEM USING A HOT GUN. WE DON´T RECOMMEND SANDING, WHICH CAN ALSO CAUSE A LOT OF MICRO AND NANO PLASTICS.

WHAT CAN I DO IF MY MiNiMONO SLIDES ON THE FLOOR?

OUR MATERIAL HAS QUITE GOOD SLIDING PROPERTIES, SO IF YOUR FLOORS ARE VERY EVEN THEY MIGHT SLIDE. WE RECOMMEND TO PUT SOME FELT OR PLASTIC PADS UNDERNEATH, SPECIALLY ON THE M2s.

DO YOU MAKE CUSTOMS SIZES OR PRODUCTS?

SURE! IF YOU HAVE SOMETHING PARTICULAR IN MIND JUST GET IN TOUCH AND WE´LL SEE IF WE CAN MAKE IT WORK.

I DON´T NEED MY MiNiMONO ANYMORE, WHAT SHOULD I DO?

YOU CAN ALWAYS GIVE IT TO SOMEBODY WHO CAN MAKE GOOD USE OF IT. HOWEVER, IF YOU ABSOLUTELY NEED TO GET RID OF IT, WE OFFER AN END-OF-LIFE GUARANTEE. ALSO THEY ARE 100% RECYCLABLE.


WHAT COUNTRIES DO YOU SHIP TO?

WE WOULD LOVE TO SEE OUR MiNiMONOS IN AS MANY HOMES AS POSSIBLE, THAT IS WHY WE SHIP WORLDWIDE TO AS MANY COUNTRIES AS WE CAN. UNFORTUNATELY WE HAVE A COUPLE OF RESTRICTIONS, SO IF YOUR COUNTRY DOESN´T APPEAR ON THE LIST WE WON´T BE ABLE TO SHIP IT.

HOW DO YOU SHIP THE ORDERS?

WE USE DHL CLIMATE NEUTRAL SHIPPING.

HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE YOU TO HANDLE SHIPPING?

SINCE WE ARE A SMALL BUSINESS WE MIGHT NEED A COUPLE OF DAYS TO SHIP YOUR ORDER, NORMALLY WE MANAGE WITHIN A WEEK.

CAN I LEAVE SOME EXTRA DELIVERY INSTRUCTIONS?

YES. YOU CAN LEAVE DELIVERY AT OUR CHECKOUT PAGE.

CAN I CHANGE MY SHIPPING ADDRESS AFTER I ORDERED?

MAYBE. IF WE HAVEN'T SHIPPED THE ORDER YET WE WILL BE HAPPY TO CHANGE THE ADDRESS FOR YOU, SO PLEASE GET IN TOUCH WITH US ASAP. IF THE PACKAGE IS NOT IN OUR HANDS ANYMORE WE WON'T BE ABLE TO HELP YOU, BUT YOU CAN ALWAYS TRY TO GET DIRECTLY IN TOUCH WITH THE COURIER USING YOUR TRACKING NUMBER.

WHERE IS MY ORDER?

ONCE YOU HAVE COMPLETED YOUR ORDER ONLINE YOU WILL RECEIVE AN EMAIL WITH YOUR DHL TRACKING NUMBER. THERE YOU CAN SEE WHERE YOUR ORDER IS.

DO I HAVE TO PAY IMPORT DUTIES?

MAYBE. WE SHIP FROM GERMANY, SO CUSTOMS AND IMPORT DUTIES DEPEND ON YOUR COUNTRY’S TRADING RELATIONSHIP WITH THE EU. AS CUSTOMS CAN VARY FROM COUNTRY TO COUNTRY WE ADVISE YOU CHECK YOUR OWN COUNTRY’S IMPORT STATUS IF YOU ARE UNSURE.

WHAT IS YOUR RETURN POLICY?

YOU CAN RETURN YOUR MiNiMONO DURING THE 14 DAYS AFTER IT WAS DELIVERED.

DO I PAY FOR THE RETURN SHIPPING COSTS?

RIGHT NOW IT IS UNSUSTAINABLE FOR US TO OFFER RETURN SHIPPING AT NO COST. HOWEVER WE WILL MAKE IT AS SIMPLE AS POSSIBLE FOR YOU: AFTER YOU LET US KNOW WE WILL MAKE A SHIPPING LABEL FOR YOU FROM THE ADDRESS OF YOUR CHOICE AND SEND IT TO YOU. ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS STICK IT ON THE PACKAGE AND BRING IT TO A DHL DROP OFF POINT IN YOUR AREA. ONCE THE PACKAGE ARRIVES WE WILL CHECK IT AND REFUND THE PRICE MINUS THE RETURN SHIPPING COSTS.

 

WHICH PAYMENT METHODS DO YOU ACCEPT?

WE ACCEPT DIFFERENT CREDIT AND DEBIT CARDS, SHOP PAY, APPLE PAY, GOOGLE PAY AND PAYPAL.

WHEN WILL I BE CHARGED FOR PAYMENT?

YOU WILL BE CHARGED WHEN PURCHASED.

DO THE PRICES ON THE SITE INCLUDE TAX?

YES, THEY INCLUDE THE GERMAN VAT OF 19%

 

CHAIRS BY THE MINIMONO PROJECT - BRAND FOR ECO FRIENDLY - PLAYFUL - MULTI FUNCTIONAL - SUSTAINABLE - HIGH QUALITY - DESIGN FURNITURE FROM RECYCLED PLASTIC FOR BOTH ADULT AND CHILDREN MADE IN BERLIN GERMANY