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Furniture & design

Minima

118–120 & 131 N. 3rd Street

In this guide 4 sections
  1. What you can encounter
  2. Try this when you visit
  3. A question to take with you
  4. Before setting out

What you can encounter

Minima is an Old City showroom for contemporary furniture, lighting and accessories. Its own website currently lists 131 North 3rd Street and visits by appointment Tuesday–Saturday, 10 am–6 pm. The district profile describes Saturday walk-ins and also lists 118–120 North 3rd Street; those details differ from the showroom’s own visitor information. Confirm your appointment and intended address with Minima before travelling. Minima: published visitor information (checked 17 October 2026).

Try this when you visit

Look at a chair as a sequence of decisions: support, proportion, material, joinery and finish. Compare the visual impression with its intended use. Ask permission before sitting, opening a drawer or moving a sample. A showroom visit can teach you about design without requiring a purchase or a complete room project.

A question to take with you

How do the joints and materials support the way this object is meant to be used?

Before setting out

Confirm the exhibition, opening arrangements, entrance and accessibility directly with the venue. This directory is a starting point, not a booking or a guarantee that a particular event is open. Descriptions of a programme do not establish which works are on view on your date.

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