The Essential List: Andrew Minchin
For over six years Andrew Minchin has plied his design trade at The Corner London, and he’s been a professional designer since 2009, so you might expect him to have strong opinions on what he considers good taste. Well, he’s confident enough in his tastes to put them all on display in this Essential List, so see for yourself what you think.
Lifestyle
o Place of birth: London, UK
o Hometown: Greenwich Peninsula, London, UK
o Staycation: Brighton
o Vacation: Barcelona or New York
o Pet: A dog one day
o Place of work: Soho, London
o Place of workout: The Aperture, Greenwich
o Side project: Always seem to have a brand identity side project on the go
o Mode of transport: Tube
o Bonus travel essential: Nintendo Switch
Culture
o Artist: Alex Trochet
o Musician: Too many! But I’ll go with D’Angelo
o Commercials / music video director: Paul Hunter
o Film director: Wes Anderson
o Photographer: David LaChapelle
o Film: Drive
o Series: Succession / The Boys / Homeland / House of Cards / Watchmen / Narcos
o Commercial: Anything by The Corner ;)
o Music video: Justice – D.A.N.C.E
o Video game: Batman Arkham Series
o Board game: Balderdash
o Newspaper (off or online): Guardian
o Magazine: GQ
Food and Drink
o Breakfast: Scrambled eggs! Never gets old.
o Restaurant: Pierre Victoire, Soho
o Cheap bite: Shelley’s Katsu, Soho
o Working lunch: Wasabi
o Favourite dish: Burrito
o Signature dish: Jerk Chicken
o Snack: Mini Babybel
o Guilty pleasure: Dominos!
o Bar: Soho Arts Club
o Booze: Negroni
o Not booze: Tea
o Bonus food: Any Italian food!
o Bonus beverage: Aperol spritz
Kit
o Phone: iPhone 12 Pro
o Computer: Macbook Pro / iMac
o TV: Samsung The Frame
o Headphones: Sony wf-1000xm3 / Bose Over
o Camera: Fujifilm X-100
o Soundsystem: Sonos
o Pen / pencil: Apple pencil
o Where you document an idea: Google tasks or a notepad
o Casual clothing: Carhartt
o Smart clothing: Reiss
o Footwear: Nike
o Watch: Apple Watch
o App: Spotify
o Website: Pinterest
o Favourite social media feed: Typegoodness
o Work program: Sketch
o Digital work tool: iPad Pro
o Analogue work tool: Post-it notes
o Morning grooming / makeup essential: SPF cream
