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RESTAURANT: DOCK KITCHEN, LADBROKE GROVE

March 10th, 2010

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The Dock Kitchen is here to stay! Housed at Portobello Dock – the studio and showroom base for designer Tom Dixon – the restaurant was initially set up as a temporary intervention to make use of the old kitchen space. Its success since launching in September 2009 has now secured its permanent home. Read More…

CHARITY: MAGGIE’S CANCER CARING CENTRES

March 9th, 2010

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Design duo Hannah Dipper and Robin Farquhar of People Will Always Need Plates have created three new teatowel designs to raise money for Maggie’s Cancer Caring Centres and boost awareness of the charity’s Love Maggie’s Day on 26th March 2010. Read More…

LDG NEWSLETTER: MARCH 2010

March 3rd, 2010

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For information on design activities taking place across London in March, check out our newsletter for the month. Don’t miss our exclusive competition to win copies of Canteen’s new cookbook – Great British Food. Read More…

COMPETITION: 10 COPIES OF CANTEEN’S COOKBOOK TO WIN!

March 3rd, 2010

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We’ve got 10 signed copies of Canteen’s new cookbook to win! Canteen is a distinctly British restaurant concept, serving top-quality British dishes across 4 London locations. Competition details below – entry deadline: 17th March 2010. Read More…

EVENT: THE MODERN DANISH WAREHOUSE, BROMPTON

March 2nd, 2010

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Nina Hertig, co-founder of Sigmar and an LDG contributor, is hosting the first pop-up Modern Danish Warehouse in an impressive disused Art Deco Garage in Brompton, selling an edited selection of vintage pieces. Read More…

EXHIBITION: TRIO AT ROCKET GALLERY, SHOREDITCH

March 2nd, 2010

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Three legends of mid-century Danish modernism are being exhibited at the Rocket Gallery – Herbert Krenchel, Hans J Wegner, and Ib Geertsen – in an exhibition titled Trio. Read More…

EXHIBITION: BARNABY BARFORD AT DAVID GILL GALLERIES, VAUXHALL

February 19th, 2010

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David Gill Galleries is exhibiting nine new works by ceramics artist Barnaby Barford, which have been made in correlation with his ambitious animated film, Damaged Goods. Read More…

COMPETITION: WIN TICKETS TO RON ARAD ‘DESIGN BY DECADE’ TALK AT BARBICAN: 4TH MARCH 7PM

February 18th, 2010

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EXCLUSIVE LDG COMPETITION – PART 2: win a pair of tickets to the second ‘Design by Decade‘ talk at the Barbican, taking place in conjunction with the current Ron Arad exhibition. Answer a simple question to win! Read More…

EXHIBITION: RON ARAD AT BARBICAN ART GALLERY, BARBICAN

February 18th, 2010

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The internationally acclaimed London-based designer/architect/artist, Ron Arad, has his very own exhibition of his work at the Barbican Art Gallery. Keep an eye out on this website for the competitions we are running in partnership with Barbican. Read More…

EXHIBITION: BRIT INSURANCE DESIGN AWARDS 2010 AT DESIGN MUSEUM, BERMONDSEY

February 17th, 2010

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The third annual Brit Insurance Design Awards has produced another eclectic and progressive range of nominees, all of which are on show at the Design Museum. Read More…