Archive for February, 2012

COMPETITION: WIN ONE OF FIVE COPIES OF ‘LONDON ARCHITECTURE’

Tuesday, February 28th, 2012

We’ve teamed up with Metro Publications to give away fives copies of ‘London Architecture’ by Marianne Butler. This authoritative guide takes the reader through 2,000 years of architectural achievement in London. Enter now – competition closes on 14th March 2012.

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SHOP: SKANDIUM OPENS ON 4TH FLOOR AT SELFRIDGES (OXFORD STREET)

Thursday, February 9th, 2012

Leading design store Skandium has opened a concession on the 4th floor of Selfridges department store, placing an emphasis on beautifully crafted furniture. This new space is in addition to Skandium’s home accessories concession which has been successfully trading on the lower ground floor for ten years. (more…)

CLOSURE: FEW AND FAR (BROMPTON)

Thursday, February 9th, 2012

After four years trading in Brompton, Priscilla Carluccio’s emporium Few and Far is closing at the end of February 2012. This is sad news for independent retailing as Carluccio added personality, individuality and fun to our otherwise homogenous shopping districts.

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INSTALLATION: ‘HANNAH MARTIN’S LABOUR OF LOVE’ AT DARKROOM (Bloomsbury), 7th-15th February 2012

Thursday, February 9th, 2012

To accompany an instore preview of her debut in leather goods at Darkroom, jewellery designer Hannah Martin has created a window installation entitled ‘Hannah Martin’s Labour of Love’ for this year’s ‘Darkroom Loves’ season. (more…)

EXHIBITION: KINETICA ART FAIR 2012 (BAKER STREET), 9th-12th February 2012

Thursday, February 9th, 2012

Kinetica Art Fair returns in 2012 bringing together galleries, art organisations and curatorial groups who focus on the convergence of kinetic, electronic, robotic, sound, light, time-based and multi-disciplinary new media art, science and technology. (more…)

EXHIBITION: ‘DESIGNS OF THE YEAR 2012′ AT DESIGN MUSEUM (BERMONDSEY), 8th February-15th July 2012

Wednesday, February 1st, 2012

The Design Museum‘s annual Designs of the Year Awards are back for the fifth year, celebrating the best in global designs from the past twelve months. Industry experts have nominated designs across seven categories: Architecture, Digital, Fashion, Furniture, Graphics, Product and Transport and the results are showcased at the museum. (more…)

EXHIBITION: NICOLAS LE MOIGNE AT GALLERY LIBBY SELLERS (FITZROVIA), 8th February-10th March 2011

Wednesday, February 1st, 2012

Gallery Libby Sellers is presenting the first solo show in London by young Swiss designer Nicolas le Moigne, comprising lighting, product and furniture designs that have been created in the years since his graduation in 2007. (more…)