Archive for March, 2010

EXHIBITION: SUSTAINABLE FUTURES at THE DESIGN MUSEUM (Bermondsey), 31st March-5th September 2010

Wednesday, March 31st, 2010

Sustainable Futures Open Source hydrogen car

The Design Museum is showcasing a range of pioneering design and architecture products that explore how design can lead the way in contributing towards a more positive and sustainable future.

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EXHIBITION: EL ULTIMO GRITO AT ARAM GALLERY, COVENT GARDEN

Tuesday, March 30th, 2010

Dialogues 7

To mark the launch of El Ultimo Grito’s new book – Abandon Architectures – the Aram Gallery is presenting three new collections of work from the design studio, previously unseen in the UK. (more…)

COMPETITION: WIN TICKETS TO RON ARAD ‘DESIGN BY DECADE’ TALK AT BARBICAN, 8TH APRIL 7PM

Monday, March 29th, 2010

2.Ron Arad Restless

EXCLUSIVE LDG COMPETITION – PART 3: win a pair of tickets to the third ‘Design by Decade‘ talk at the Barbican, taking place in conjunction with the current Ron Arad exhibition. Answer a simple question to win! (more…)

EVENT: MIDCENTURY.MODERN ON 21ST MARCH 2010, DULWICH

Friday, March 19th, 2010

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Check out this successful one-day show of collectible designs from the last century, mixed in with contemporary future classics. Housed within Dulwich College in South London, Midcentury.Modern is a great opportunity to snap up rare or unusual products without high mark-up prices. (more…)

EXHIBITION: VERY SANDERSON AT FASHION & TEXTILE MUSEUM, BERMONDSEY

Thursday, March 18th, 2010

Concord-Wallpaper

British wallpaper and textile company Sanderson is celebrating its 150th anniversary with an exhibition to highlight the best of its archive. The exhibition, titled Very Sanderson: 150 Years of English Decoration, takes place at The Fashion & Textile Museum in London’s Bermondsey. (more…)

EXHIBITION: STUDIO JOB AT CARPENTERS WORKSHOP GALLERY, MAYFAIR

Tuesday, March 16th, 2010

Studio Job sketch

Dutch design duo Job Smeets and Nynke Tynagel of Studio Job are showing a new series of work titled Industry at Carpenters Workshop Gallery. The exhibition includes highly ornamented pieces which contain dark, satirical, and bravely confrontational comments on the modern world. (more…)

RESTAURANT: DOCK KITCHEN, LADBROKE GROVE

Wednesday, March 10th, 2010

Sign_Dock Kitchen

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. (more…)

CHARITY: MAGGIE’S CANCER CARING CENTRES

Tuesday, March 9th, 2010

London

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. (more…)

LDG NEWSLETTER: MARCH 2010

Wednesday, 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. (more…)

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

Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010

Canteen cover

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. (more…)