Archive for December, 2009

MERRY CHRISTMAS & HAPPY NEW YEAR FROM LDG!

Sunday, December 20th, 2009

LDG xmas card 2009

Well, its been an action packed year and everyone looks totally exhausted, including us. So, as of today (21st December 2009), we’re on holiday! Yes, that’s us done until 4th January 2010 when we’ll be back with our 2010 manifesto. Watch this space… (more…)

EVENT: SUPER CHRISTMAS MARKET AT SOMERSET HOUSE, ALDWYCH

Friday, December 18th, 2009

Candle ring

The Super Christmas Market returns to Somerset House this year and, due to popularity, will stay open for more days. Some of the UK’s best and most interesting designers are selling original Christmas gifts at affordable prices. (more…)

WEBSITE: ESTABLISHED & SONS

Monday, December 14th, 2009

Established & Sons website 1

British furniture and lighting brand, Established & Sons, has launched a new website as well as unveiled their online e-commerce relationship with Yoox.com.

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LDG ADDITION: TWENTYTWENTYONE SHOP EXTENSION, ISLINGTON

Friday, December 11th, 2009

2021 shop extension 1

Leading design store, twentytwentyone, has just undergone extension work to their original Upper Street shop in Islington – just in time for Christmas. Here are some pictures we took within hours of completion! (more…)

BOOK & EXHIBITION: THINKING:OBJECTS AT ARAM, COVENT GARDEN

Thursday, December 10th, 2009

Thinking Objects cover

Product designer, writer, and lecturer on design (and LDG contributor), Tim Parsons, has written his first book – Thinking:Objects / Contemporary Approaches to Product Design – which launches in conjunction with an exhibition at The Aram Gallery. (more…)

EXHIBITION: DECODE at V&A, SOUTH KENSINGTON

Thursday, December 10th, 2009

Sennep_Digital Dandelion_01

Decode: Digital Design Sensations is a new exhibition at the V&A that shows the latest developments in digital and interactive design, from small screen-based  graphics to large-scale installations. (more…)

SHOP: DARKROOM, BLOOMSBURY

Wednesday, December 9th, 2009

Darkroom 1

Darkroom is a directional new store now open on the characterful Lamb’s Conduit Street in Bloomsbury. The store comprises a curated mix of interior and fashion accessories alongside bi-monthly art and sculpture exhibitions. (more…)

EVENT: MY TWO FRONT TEETH at YCN, SHOREDITCH

Saturday, December 5th, 2009

72 Rivington St exterior

Creative agency YCN has collaborated with Jiggery Pokery on a Christmas shop comprising specially commissioned festive items from a diverse group of illustrators, graphic designers, and product designers. The name of the event is My Two Front Teeth. (more…)

EVENT: THORSTEN VAN ELTEN POP-UP SHOP, BROMPTON

Thursday, December 3rd, 2009

Kippford Hook Set Brass by Jon Harrison

Design producer and distributor, Thorsten van Elten, is clinching the Christmas market with his own pop-up shop in the Brompton Design District. The event is called “Thorsten’s 12 days of Christmas” and is a good spot to pick up well-designed gifts. (more…)

GIFTS: LDG CHRISTMAS SELECTION 2009

Tuesday, December 1st, 2009

Champagne glasses by Ilse Crawford and Michael Anastassiades

It’s December and the Christmas season is well and truly upon us. The annual dilemma as to what to buy our discerning friends and family is here, and to make life a bit easier, we have searched the stores featured in LONDON DESIGN GUIDE to bring our pick of the top 20 products from 20 great places. (more…)