House of MinaLima – The Graphic Duo Behind the Magic of Harry Potter
Meet the designers who created the graphic style of the Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts movies. Located in the heart of Soho, House of MinaLima is a paradise for HP fans.
How It All Started
The graphic design duo, Miraphora Mina and Eduardo Lima started working together in 2001 to create the graphic universe of the Harry Potter movies. After the Harry Potter series have come to an end, the duo continued their magical work. They imagined and created numerous designs for the Wizarding World.
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Having spent two years designing graphic elements for Wizarding World of Harry Potter – Diagon Alley at Universal Orlando Resort, Ms Mina and Mr Lima became heavily involved in the new movie series, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.
The design duo has received numerous awards for their designs and marketing materials.
House of MinaLima
To celebrate the magic of Harry Potter movies, the Ms Mina and Mr Lima opened House of MinaLima on Wardour Street in 2016.
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House of MinaLima is a magical shop and gallery revolving around the Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts movie series.
The ground floor is functioning as a magical shop, offering all HP related products imaginable from prints to books to stationary. Here you can even put your hand on exclusive limited-edition products signed by Miraphora Mina and Eduardo Lima.
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Downstairs is the gallery where visitors can explore the graphic designs, artworks, and publications in an experimental narrative environment.
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Here you can explore original props from the movies, graphic designs such as the ‘wanted’ posters from the Harry Potter series, original designs of the wrappings of the magical sweets and much more while literally walking on the Marauder’s Map that has also been designed by the MinaLima duo.
Ready to immerse yourself into the world of magic? Make sure you solemnly swear that you are up to no good before entering. (wink)
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DID YOU KNOW?
The Mima Lima duo created props for other blockbusters such as Sweeney Todd, The Golden Compass, and The Imitation Game.
They also illustrated the bestselling MinaLima classic series for Harper Collins.
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