Archive for the ‘Event’ Category

EVENT: PØP ÜP BUTIK (CLERKENWELL), 1ST-11TH SEPTEMBER 2010

Thursday, September 2nd, 2010

hvidt_coffeetable

LuLu Bright is launching its first ‘pøp üp butik’ in London to present a diverse collection of authentic midcentury Scandinavian furniture and design pieces, providing a snapshot of Scandinavian design and lifestyle in Clerkenwell.

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EVENT: THE URBAN PICNIC (BRICK LANE & HACKNEY WICK)

Tuesday, August 24th, 2010

Picnic Bench

Furniture designer Gareth Neal is creating playful pop-up picnic sites for the Vauxhall Collective. These picnics are sited in reclaimed urban spaces during a two day event held in two East London locations.

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PROJECT: THE JELLYFISH THEATRE (SOUTH BANK)

Monday, August 23rd, 2010

CGI Jellyfish Theatre

The Red Room, the theatre production company that promotes human rights and challenges social injustices has launched ‘The Oikos Project’- Oikos being the ancient Greek word for house and the root word for economy and ecology. These ideas have combined to form the creation of a fully sustainable theatre, dubbed ‘The Jellyfish Theatre’.

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CHARITY: MAGGIE’S LONDON NIGHT HIKE, 17TH SEPTEMBER 2010

Tuesday, August 17th, 2010

Night Hike 2010

Maggie’s Cancer Caring Centres are hosting a 20 mile night walk in London. The walk will feature an architecturally inspired route to coincide with Open House London: starting at Guildhall and ending in the West End, with all proceeds going to their charity.

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EVENT: V&A SUMMER CAMP (SOUTH KENSINGTON), 30th & 31st July 2010

Tuesday, July 27th, 2010

The John Madejski Garden credit Morley von Sternberg

The Victoria and Albert Museum is launching the first V&A Summer Camp – a free, two day celebration of design. The event incorporates both late night and family activities with the aim of sharing design knowledge and skills. (more…)

STRUCTURE: SERPENTINE PAVILION at Serpentine Gallery (Kensington), 10th July-17th October 2010

Thursday, July 15th, 2010

Serpentine Pavilion 2010

The colour red is often symbolically associated with sin, guilt, pain, passion, blood, anger and debt. Might this be an over-analysis of French architect Jean Nouvel’s all red design for the 10th annual Serpentine Gallery Pavilion?

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LDG PROMOTION: 25% ticket discount at NEW DESIGNERS 2010

Tuesday, June 29th, 2010

New Designers

LONDON DESIGN GUIDE has teamed up with New Designers to offer a 25% ticket discount on entry to this year’s shows. Simply quote the promotional code below when you book online or by phone. (more…)

EVENT: NEW DESIGNERS 2010 AT BDC (ISLINGTON), 1ST-4TH JULY & 8TH-11TH JULY 2010

Tuesday, June 29th, 2010

chair2bench2-eugeneosborne-uni.plymouth

New Designers exhibition is the leading showcase of graduate design talent as they emerge from the UK’s design courses, presenting everything from architecture to animation, furniture to fashion, graphics to glass. Hosted under one roof at Islington’s Business Design Centre (BDC), visitors can access over 3,500 new talents across the two-part event. (more…)

EVENT: LONDON FESTIVAL OF ARCHITECTURE, 19TH JUNE-4TH JULY 2010

Friday, June 18th, 2010

LFA2010_MAP_1_ Best wishes programme

Three weekends, 16 days, over 300 events, 250,000 visitors, star names and a variety and vibrancy of installations, exhibitions, debates and dialogue, the biennial London Festival of Architecture (LFA) returns to the capital. (more…)

EVENT: ‘FREE RANGE 2010′ AT OLD TRUMAN BREWERY (BRICK LANE), 4TH JUNE-26TH JULY 2010

Wednesday, June 2nd, 2010

Anastasia Vikhornova_Structures

Free Range presents the work of thousands of graduates from art and design universities around the UK, in several distinct categories over 8 weeks. The event takes place in the Old Truman Brewery in London’s East End. (more…)