Couverture and The Garbstore

Choucho cup with stand by Minä Perhonen. Porcelain cup with hand-painted signature butterfly detail. Wooden stand has smooth, untreated finish. Packaged in Minä Perhonen branded box. Made in Japan.


Akira Minagawa graduated from the famous Bunka Fashion College in Japan and worked as a pattern cutter before setting up his own label, Minä Perhonen in 1995. The name originates from Finnish, Minagawa being heavily influenced by the lifestyle and culture of that country, and translates as “I Butterfly”, his aim being “to make many beautiful designs like those of butterflies wings.” Minä Perhonen collections are built on the principles of durable design, the clothes do not change radically each season but rather evolve, with fabrics re-used and elements re-worked.