Property News · July 1, 2018

For the love of Playmobil: our home’s toy stories


Colour and kitsch collide in this Brazilian couple’s flat, transforming it into a corner of Rio in LondonAsk graphic designer Eduardo Lima and costume designer Mauricio Carneiro to tell you why they moved to their two-bedroomed 1970s flat in north London and they’ll probably tell you about Eduardo’s goddaughter who lives nearby. Or how much they liked the green spaces of the communal gardens and nearby Parkland Walk. But that’s only half the story. Press a little harder and you’ll find out that the truth has more to do with a small plastic toy created by Hans Beck in 1974. “We have a collection of over 2,000 Playmobil figures, kept from our childhoods and added to ever since,” confesses Eduardo. “One of the best things about moving into this apartment was unpacking them all. We’ve never had the space to display them before – and they make me smile every time I walk past them. I sometimes imagine them having little parties while we’re out.”The pair met at a fashion show in Brazil 18 years ago and bumped into each other again at a bar a week later. When Eduardo told Mauricio that he was returning to London, Mauricio’s reply was simple, but momentous: “May I come with you?” They’ve been together ever since and a civil partnership in 2007 (later converted into a marriage) made it official. “He is my soulmate – my everything,” says Eduardo, who co-runs MinaLima, the graphic design agency behind all the props for the Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts films as well as the wider Wizarding World franchise. Luckily, a 20-minute conversation about colour – orange and green in particular – on that fateful first date and a shared love of Playmobil meant that they were on the same page when it came to decorating the flat they bought in 2004. Continue reading…

Source : theguardian.com
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