Archive for the ‘Design’ Category

EXHIBITION: RCA MILAN EXTRACT 2011 AT THE GARAGE (BROMPTON), 26th-30th May 2011

Friday, May 27th, 2011

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After a successful outing during the Milan Furniture Fair in April, the Royal College of Art Design Products Department is presenting a small selection of products in the Brompton Design District. (more…)

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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EVENT: CLERKENWELL DESIGN WEEK (CLERKENWELL), 24th-26th May 2011

Friday, May 20th, 2011

Clerkenwell Design Week Skyline

Clerkenwell Design Week is a three-day festival located in the creative hub of East London, with over 150 events taking place amid the area’s concentration of furniture showrooms. The festival celebrates contemporary design by focusing it’s attention on a packed programme of exhibitions, installations, workshops, presentations, and debates. (more…)

EVENT: MIDCENTURY.MODERN AT LORD’S CRICKET GROUND (ST JOHN’S WOOD), 15th May 2011

Thursday, May 12th, 2011

Midcentury.Modern

The well-reputed Midcentury.Modern one-day show of vintage and contemporary interior products is back, this time in a new venue – Lord’s Cricket Ground – which compliments its usual location at Dulwich College. (more…)

EXHIBITION: ‘MATERIAL TABLE’ AT THE ARAM GALLERY (ALDWYCH), 13th May-9th July 2011

Wednesday, May 11th, 2011

Material Table_Adjaye Associates at The Aram Gallery

In the celebration of architecture, the monumentality of the whole is often highlighted over the subtlety of a building’s material composition. The Material Table exhibition at The Aram Gallery lays bare an alchemy of materials across a range of Adjaye Associates‘ projects. (more…)

EXHIBITION: ‘LAB CRAFT’ AT ARTS DEPOT (FINCHLEY), 6th May-26th June 2011

Sunday, May 8th, 2011

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Lab Craft: Digital Adventures in Contemporary Craft is an exhibition exploring the use of digital technologies in craft practice. The exhibition, curated by LDG editor Max Fraser, is showing at Arts Depot gallery in London as part of its 18-month tour of the UK. (more…)

EXHIBITION: ‘COLLECT’ AT SAATCHI GALLERY (CHELSEA), 6th-9th May 2011

Thursday, May 5th, 2011

ColourWare

COLLECT, the international art fair for contemporary objects organised by Crafts Council, returns to Saatchi Gallery where 37 of the finest craft galleries are showcasing museum quality pieces by over 500 artists. (more…)

SHOP: CASE FURNITURE (CLAPHAM)

Thursday, April 28th, 2011

Case Furniture Showroom

British furniture brand – Case Furniture – has its very own showroom in South London’s Clapham area. The showroom is the only place in the UK to showcase the entire Case collection of good quality, well-priced designs. (more…)

WEBSITE: JASPER MORRISON SHOP

Wednesday, March 30th, 2011

JM online

Following on from the success of his discreet shop in Shoreditch, top designer Jasper Morrison has launched his shop concept online and made his no-nonsense selection of well-designed everyday items available to all. (more…)

LDG AWARD: WINNER OF ‘JOY OF LIVING’ PUBLIC VOTE ANNOUNCED

Friday, March 25th, 2011

Johanna Basford

LONDON DESIGN GUIDE sponsored two awards at the JOY OF LIVING exhibition at Somerset House – a jury award and a public vote. Here, we are delighted to announce the winner of the public vote is… (more…)