Archive for the ‘Furniture’ Category

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…)

EVENT: MIDCENTURY MODERN AT DULWICH COLLEGE (DULWICH), 20th November 2011

Tuesday, November 15th, 2011

Midcentury Modern, the popular one-day show of 20th-Century design classics and modern collectables, returns to Dulwich College. The event is a great opportunity to snap up rare or unusual products without high mark-up prices. (more…)

EVENT: KNOLLSTUDIO SAMPLE SALE AT KNOLL (CLERKENWELL), 19th November 2011

Tuesday, November 15th, 2011

Annually, lovers of design classics flock to the popular sample sale at the Knoll showroom in London’s Clerkenwell. The one-day sale is an opportunity to pick up esteemed collectibles by leading 20th Century designers. (more…)

EXHIBITION: ‘TERENCE CONRAN – THE WAY WE LIVE NOW’ AT DESIGN MUSEUM (BERMONDSEY), 16th November 2011-4th March 2012

Monday, November 14th, 2011

The Design Museum is marking the 80th birthday of the UK’s grandfather of design – Sir Terence Conran – with a major exhibition that explores his impact on contemporary life in Britain and abroad. (more…)

EVENT: ‘SUPERDESIGN’ AT THE DAIRY (BLOOMSBURY), 13th-17th October 2011

Tuesday, October 11th, 2011

Now in its fifth year, the SuperDesign event returns with a collective exhibition of specially commissioned studio pieces by both well known and emerging designers, taking place at The Dairy in Bloomsbury.

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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: WIN A ND105 STOOL BY NANNA DITZEL, WORTH £475!

Sunday, September 18th, 2011

We’re giving away a ND105 stool worth £475, in partnership with the UK importer and retailer Sigmar. Designed in 1962 by Danish cabinetmaker Nanna Ditzel, the collectible design continues to be handmade today by a small rural workshop in Denmark. Enter our competition to win! Entry deadline: Monday 3rd October 2011. (more…)

EXHIBITION: ‘THIS IS DESIGN’ AT DESIGN MUSEUM (BERMONDSEY), 24th August 2011-22nd January 2012

Wednesday, August 24th, 2011

London’s Design Museum is celebrating items from its permanent collection in an exhibition titled ‘This is Design’, which examines the impact of design on the modern world and how it shapes our lives and contemporary culture. (more…)

EXHIBITION: ‘SITTING AND LOOKING’ AT SOMERSET HOUSE (ALDWYCH), 30th June-5th September 2011

Wednesday, June 29th, 2011

Sitting & Looking. Photo credit Stewart Rutter

‘Sitting and Looking’ is an exhibition at Somerset House that brings together a juxtaposition of bespoke 21st-century design objects by ten renowned artists. Curated by internationally acclaimed furniture designers Jim Partridge and Liz Walmsley, visitors are encouraged to consider, sit amongst and even touch the objects, some of which are for sale.

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EXHIBITION: ‘SHOW RCA 2011′ AT ROYAL COLLEGE OF ART (KENSINGTON), 24TH JUNE- 3RD JULY 2011

Thursday, June 23rd, 2011

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Show RCA, Royal College of Art‘s annual postgraduate exhibition, returns this year to showcase the next generation of artists, designers, writers and thinkers simultaneously for the first time since the 2007 Great Exhibition. Show RCA 2011 features a culmination of the studio work and research of 431 graduating art and design students in a range of disciplines.

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