THE MODERN MINT BLOG
Buy Once, Buy Well
When you run a business, you get asked a lot (by other business people) who your ‘target customers’ are – …
Modern Mint – Garden Shows 2015
Modern Mint has only been around for just over a year, and last month we took our first steps into the world of garden shows! We were delighted to be asked to be a keynote speaker at a number of shows for 2015 in Suffolk, Hampshire, Norfolk, Essex and Cambridgeshire. We have a busy few weekends ahead of us! So far we have gotten to know the people of Ipswich and Newbury, and what fun we have had! We’ve came armed with a canopy, enough products that we can fit in our car, lots of jumpers (Ipswich was wet and …
Magazine Rack – Modern Mint Product Design
A Magazine Rack? Or Something Else? We are rapidly expanding the products we offer on the Modern Mint Shop – you may have noticed the new trug/carriers go up this week? But we are finding that we don’t just want to sit here letting someone else do all the hard work of designing and making a product… we want to do this ourselves! Enter our new designer (he’s Italian, so surely he must have style?) who has started developing new product ideas with us. As ever, we start from a broad canvas and try and discover what it is we …
Best Moments of 2014 – Modern Mint
What have been the best moments of 2014 for Modern Mint? Here goes…. 1) Starting the Modern Mint Shop It was started on a whim because we wanted a way to share the products, artisans and companies we thought were fab – and it now looks like being the most exciting part of the business (as well as being capable of reaching the people out there who love the products we do.) We are focusing on products that are unique, made with great care, and have a focus on reducing waste and lasting a long time. Meeting the people who make products …