Archive for September, 2010

EXHIBITION: THE TRAMSHED (SHOREDITCH), 22nd-26th September 2010

Thursday, September 16th, 2010

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A new design exhibition and creative collaboration – The Tramshed – launches during the London Design Festival. The event brings together international brands exhibiting in a stunning space, which was originally used as an electricity generating power station for the Shoreditch tram system dating from 1905. (more…)

EXHIBITION: 100% DESIGN LONDON (EARL’S COURT), 23rd-26th September 2010

Thursday, September 16th, 2010

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Leading design trade fair - 100% Design London - is celebrating it’s 16th birthday this year. The exhibition is the big daddy of the London Design Festival, boasting over 4,000 designs at this year’s show. (more…)

EXHIBITION: ‘NORTHERN LIGHTS’ at VIADUCT (CLERKENWELL), 16th September-2nd October 2010

Thursday, September 16th, 2010

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During the London Design Festival, furniture and lighting showroom Viaduct is staging an exhibition titled ‘Northern Lights’, curated by designer Gitta Gschwendtner. Visitors can expect the latest designs from Northern Europe including e15, Montis, Pastoe and other leading manufacturers.

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POP-UP RESTAURANT: ‘HEL YES!’ (ISLINGTON), 16th September-3rd October 2010

Tuesday, September 14th, 2010

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HEL YES! is a temporary restaurant and exhibition showcasing the best in Finnish food and design. Helsinki is the World Design Capital 2012, and this restaurant will not doubt help cement this prestigious new design status. (more…)

EVENT: LONDON DESIGN FESTIVAL (CITYWIDE), 18th-26th September 2010

Sunday, September 5th, 2010

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The London Design Festival, the capital’s leading annual design extravaganza, returns to the city this September. Designers, studios, shops, galleries, and museums stage exhibitions and events in over 240 locations, reaffirming London’s place on the global design scene. (more…)

LDG EVENT: LONDON DESIGN GUIDE BIKE TOURS in partnership with TOKYOBIKE, 23rd-26th September 2010

Saturday, September 4th, 2010

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We’ve teamed up with urban bike brand Tokyobike to offer localised design tours to some of the best exhibitions and events during the London Design Festival. Each morning from 23rd-26th September, LDG editor Max Fraser will host a small group of design enthusiasts on his tailor-made tour. There are only 15 places available per day, so book now! (more…)

EVENT: OPEN HOUSE LONDON (CITYWIDE), 18th & 19th September 2010

Saturday, September 4th, 2010

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Open House London, a popular fixture on the cultural calendar, returns to the capital this month enabling architectural enthusiasts and seasoned voyeurs the opportunity to get inside hundreds of buildings for one weekend only. (more…)

LDG NEWSLETTER: SEPTEMBER 2010

Saturday, September 4th, 2010

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For information of design activities taking place across London in September, check out our newsletter for the month. Why not join our very first LONDON DESIGN GUIDE bike tours taking place during London Design Festival? (more…)

RESTAURANT: TOM’S KITCHEN AT SOMERSET HOUSE (ALDWYCH)

Friday, September 3rd, 2010

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LDG addition: Fans of chef Tom Aikens‘ less formal Chelsea restaurant – Tom’s Kitchen – will be pleased to discover that he has opened a second one within the elegant Georgian rooms of Somerset House, replacing the previous Admiralty Restaurant. (more…)

EXHIBITION: SOUND INTERJECTION AT KK OUTLET (HOXTON), 3rd-30th September 2010

Friday, September 3rd, 2010

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When was the last time you were in a room where you could press your own record, listen to electronic jellyfish, sing to your jewellery and make a musical train track? Never happened? Then you’ve never been to a Yuri Suzuki exhibition. (more…)