Archive for the ‘Furniture’ 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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EXHIBITION: ‘NEW SIMPLICITY’ (BROMPTON), 24th July-8th August 2010


Thursday, July 22nd, 2010

Mattiazzi Branca

The ‘New Simplicity‘ exhibition presents a range of simplistic ‘no frills’ products designed by both emerging and established international designers. Showcased at this Brompton gallery location are classic designs alongside new innovations utilising the latest Rapid Manufacturing technologies.

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EXHIBITION: JENS RISOM FURNITURE AT ROCKET GALLERY (SHOREDITCH), 2ND JULY-4TH SEPTEMBER 2010

Thursday, July 1st, 2010

Jens Risom

At ninety-four years of age the Danish-born American designer Jens Risom has collaborated with Rocket Gallery and Benchmark Furniture, who have jointly secured the European rights to reissue his 1950s and 1960s furniture designs. The first collection of nine pieces is being exhibited at Rocket. (more…)

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

Tuesday, June 29th, 2010

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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…)

EXHIBITION: RCA SHOW PART TWO AT ROYAL COLLEGE OF ART (KENSINGTON), 25TH JUNE-4TH JULY 2010

Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010

Imogen Luddy

The Royal College of Art’s talent pool of 2010 is on show within the college galleries in Kensington. This end of year showcase is an important time for talent scouts to pick up on the latest postgraduate talent and their challenging ideas. (more…)

EXHIBITION: ‘SWITZERLAND: DESIGN FOR LIFE’ AT A FOUNDATION (SHOREDITCH), 19TH JUNE-1ST JULY 2010

Saturday, June 19th, 2010

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At a time when every nation seems to be showing off its cultural cards on an international platform, it would seem that Switzerland has also joined the ranks with an exhibition of Swiss graphic, product, and urban designers. (more…)

EXHIBITION: JERWOOD CONTEMPORARY MAKERS AT JERWOOD SPACE (SOUTHWARK), 16TH JUNE-25TH JULY 2010

Tuesday, June 15th, 2010

Dawson, Robert - Willow Pattern, with Uncertainty

Morphing basket weave, a self-contained laundry and an over-sized charm bracelet are just some of the works that have been selected for the third and final Jerwood Contemporary Makers at the Jerwood Space. (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…)

EVENT: CLERKENWELL DESIGN WEEK (CLERKENWELL), 25TH-27TH MAY 2010

Tuesday, May 25th, 2010

clerkenwelldesignweek

Clerkenwell Design Week is a new three-day festival launching in an area already thriving with design activity in London. Centred around the area’s concentration of furniture showrooms, the festival aims to focus attention on a packed programme of exhibitions and installations. (more…)