Archive for the ‘Book’ Category

LONDON DESIGN GUIDE 2012-2013 IS NOW AVAILABLE!

Monday, September 19th, 2011

It’s official! The new edition of LONDON DESIGN GUIDE 2012-2013 is now available, featuring totally new content and plenty of great features. Order your copy now for only £12 and we will dispatch it to you wherever you are in the world.

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COMPETITION: 5 SIGNED COPIES OF ‘DEZEEN BOOK OF IDEAS’ TO WIN!

Thursday, September 8th, 2011

DZN-Cover for web

We’re giving away 5 signed copies of ‘Dezeen Book of Ideas’ – a celebration of amazing ideas by the world’s best creative brains. The book features over 100 buildings, interiors and products selected from the pages of influential design website Dezeen. Enter our competition to win a copy! Entry deadline: midday, Tuesday 20th September 2011. (more…)

EXHIBITION: ‘MIND OVER MATTER: ALAN FLETCHER’S THE ART OF LOOKING SIDEWAYS’ AT KEMISTRY GALLERY (SHOREDITCH), 25TH AUGUST – 1ST OCTOBER 2011

Saturday, August 27th, 2011

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Kemistry Gallery has joined forces with Fletcher Studio to host the exhibition Mind Over Matter which celebrates ten years of Alan Fletcher’s publication, The Art of Looking Sideways (Phaidon). Mind Over Matter looks into the making of this celebrated work through original material and notes from Fletcher’s archive. (more…)

COMPETITION: 5 COPIES OF ‘LONDON BUILDINGS: AN ARCHITECTURAL TOUR’ TO WIN!

Wednesday, August 24th, 2011

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We’re giving away 5 signed copies of ‘London Buildings: An Architectural Tour’ by Robin Farquhar and Hannah Dipper (published by Batsford). Enter our competition to win a copy! (This competition is now closed).
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COMPETITION: 5 COPIES OF ‘THE DESIGN WORK OF EDWARD BARBER AND JAY OSGERBY’ TO WIN!

Tuesday, May 24th, 2011

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We’re giving away 5 signed copies of “The Design Work of Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby” – the first monograph celebrating the work of this leading British design duo (published by Rizzoli). Enter our competition to win a copy! (entry deadline: 1st June 2011)

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SHOP: V&A READING ROOMS (SOUTH KENSINGTON)

Monday, January 17th, 2011

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The Victoria and Albert Museum has opened a stand alone, off-site bookshop – V&A Reading Rooms – which also incorporates a wine bar, enabling customers to read and shop with a glass in hand. (more…)

GIFTS: LDG CHRISTMAS SELECTION 2010

Friday, December 3rd, 2010

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It’s Christmas time and here LDG editor Max Fraser brings you his selection of gifts for the holiday season. As always, we would encourage you to buy well made items with lasting appeal to try to reduce the waste that comes with the merriment and excess. Enjoy! (more…)

EXHIBITION: ‘MIND-SETS’ BY INEKE HANS AT THE ARAM GALLERY (COVENT GARDEN), 18th September-31st October 2010

Sunday, September 19th, 2010

Ineke Hans_Fly chair for Arco_Mind Sets at The Aram Gallery

Mind-Sets is the first solo exhibition of Dutch designer Ineke Hans to be presented in the UK. Staged by The Aram Gallery, the introspective exhibition explores the designer’s working process, thoughts, fascinations, and motives in design.

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LDG COMPETITION: 5 COPIES OF ‘LONDON LIGHT’ TO WIN!

Thursday, August 26th, 2010

London Light Cover

We’ve teamed up with Frances Lincoln Publishers to give away five signed copies of ‘London Light‘ by photographer Sandra Lousada. A tribute to the city –  Lousada’s book captures her relationship with London in all its movement, light and colour. Enter the competition below for the possibility to win (entry deadline: 8th September 2010).

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COMPETITION: 5 COPIES OF ‘THE GEOMETRY OF PASTA’ TO WIN!

Saturday, May 1st, 2010

Geometry of Pasta cover

For many years, LDG editor Max Fraser has been fascinated by the design of pasta shapes. It would seem he is not alone, as this new book – THE GEOMETRY OF PASTA – is dedicated to the subject, complete with over 100 recipes. Enter our competition to win a signed copy (entry deadline: 14th May 2010). (more…)