Archive for the ‘Event’ Category

EVENT: THE TEMPORIUM (BROMPTON), 9th-19th December 2010

Wednesday, December 1st, 2010

Bocci_14Series

The Temporium is a new pop-up store that makes use of empty shop spaces, providing online retailers and small independent brands with a temporary high street presence. The first one is just in time for Christmas… (more…)

EVENT: PRESENT & CORRECT’S CHRISTMAS POP-IN SHOP AT HOUSE OF PROPELLERS (CLERKENWELL), 4th-21st December 2010

Tuesday, November 30th, 2010

Mr Claus

Specialist in finely-crafted stationery, online shop Present & Correct is temporarily popping out of cyberspace into a physical Christmas ‘pop-in’ shop at House of Propellers gallery space in Clerkenwell. (more…)

EVENT: THE LULU BRIGHT CHRÎSTMÅS BUTIK (HAMPSTEAD), 29th November 2010-1st January 2011

Monday, November 29th, 2010

Tea set

Fans of mid-century Scandinavian furniture and homewares should head over to the second ‘pøp üp butik’ from Lulu Bright, where one can find an edited selection of vintage pieces for sale throughout the Christmas season. (more…)

EVENT: EAST LONDON DESIGN SHOW (SHOREDITCH), 3rd-5th December 2010

Sunday, November 28th, 2010

memory of falmouth

The annual Christmas shopping event – East London Design Show – returns to Shoreditch Town Hall with a mix of new and established designer makers offering an alternative source of Christmas gifts. (more…)

EVENT: HIDDEN ART OPEN STUDIOS 2010 (27th & 28th November and 4th & 5th December 2010)

Sunday, November 28th, 2010

Dandelion stool

Now in it’s 17th year, Hidden Art Open Studios returns, giving the public direct access to the studios of London’s designer-maker community. (more…)

EVENT: COCKPIT ARTS OPEN STUDIOS 2010 (HOLBORN 26-28th November, DEPTFORD 3-5th December 2010)

Friday, November 26th, 2010

Sophie Cook

Located in Holborn and Deptford, Cockpit Arts is a complexity of studios housing independent designer-makers. Normally closed to the public, the doors are opened at the annual Open Studios event giving an opportunity to explore working studios, meet the designers, and purchase directly. (more…)

EVENT: KISS LONDON (COVENT GARDEN), 11th November 2010 – 2nd January 2011

Wednesday, November 24th, 2010

Kiss London

All it takes is a kiss to illuminate Covent Garden Piazza this Christmas. KISS London sees the 50ft Christmas tree light up when people enjoy a smooch under the mistletoe below. (more…)

EVENT: MIDCENTURY.MODERN AT DULWICH COLLEGE (DULWICH), 14th November 2010

Friday, November 12th, 2010

Chris Eckersley

Check out this successful one-day show of collectible designs from the last century, mixed in with contemporary future classics. Housed within Dulwich College in South London, Midcentury.Modern is a great opportunity to snap up rare or unusual products without high mark-up prices. (more…)

EVENT: SUPER DESIGN (BLOOMSBURY), 14th-17th October 2010

Monday, October 11th, 2010

Michael Young for Apartment

Displayed during the Frieze Art Fair, contemporary ‘design art’ exhibition Super Design returns for its fourth year. Set within the imposing venue of Victoria House, the exhibition brings together collections from leading international galleries and designers at a crucial time in the art calendar year. (more…)

EVENT: PAVILION OF ART AND DESIGN LONDON (MAYFAIR), 13th-17th October 2010

Monday, October 11th, 2010

Paul Evans, Faceted Console

This year sees the 4th edition of the Pavilion of Art and Design London, a key event as part of the Frieze Art Fair week. Fifty international dealers are gathering on Berkeley Square to present an historical panorama of covetable and iconic pieces from 1860 to the present day in the fields of Modern Art, Design, Decorative Arts, Photography and Tribal Art.

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