Miriam Fanning ofย Mim Design
Where you studied and what: RMIT Melbourne โ Interior Design.
When you started your business and how: In 2001 after having our first child โ an office and a pram together!
The best business advice you ever received: Take each day as it comes. And, great design takes time.
Size of team:ย 25
Your proudest achievement so far:ย Having my gorgeous family.
When did you realise youโd made it? I donโt think you should ever think you have made it! I alwaysย strive for better.
Best investment youโve ever made in your business: My staff and the people around me.
What do you outsource? Landscape design, structural, mechanical.
Biggest challenge in running a business: Keeping all the balls in the air and making sure clients are happy.
Favourite project of all time: Gosh, there are so many ranging from projects down in Portsea to a local deli in Elsternwick.
Whose work inspires YOU?ย Patricia Urquiola’s.
Describe your own home:ย 130 year old Victorian with a modern extension.
How big should your rug be?ย Depends on the size of the room.
Your advice for would-be designers/stylists:ย Have drive, give it all you have and consider design in aย reasonable way.
What youโre working on at the moment: We are working on multi-residential, retail and individual residential.
Do you love your job now as much as ever? Yes, although itโs those busy days when sometimes Iโd like to be sitting on a beach.
FAVOURITES
- Colour: Electric blue
- Piece of furniture in your home:ย Flag Halyard Chair
- International designer/stylist:ย Patricia Urquiola
- White paint colour: Natural White
- Accessory for a wow factor:ย Phillip Low sculpture
EITHER OR
- Open plan or separate rooms? Both
- Luxe or casual?ย Luxe
- Neutral or colourful?ย Neutral
- Linen or cotton bedding? Cotton
- Wallpaper or paint? Paint
- Bath or shower? Both
- Tea or coffee? Coffee
We’d love to know who you’d like us to shine a spotlight on next!