Archive for the ‘Furniture’ Category

EVENT: THE DOCK CHRISTMAS MARKET (LADBROKE GROVE), 16th-19th December 2010

Wednesday, December 1st, 2010

cheese wall

Foodies and design buffs alike can enjoy The Dock Christmas Market at the water-side estate of Portobello Dock. Hosted by designer Tom Dixon, expect lively festivities on the terrace, in the Tom Dixon Shop and Dock Kitchen restaurant. (more…)

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…)

EXHIBITION: ‘SHOP’ AT HER HOUSE GALLERY (SHOREDITCH), 10th-12th December 2010

Tuesday, November 30th, 2010

morag chairs

‘Shop’ at Her House Gallery is an exhibition comprising a collection of hand made ceramics and seat cushions by architect Vicky Thornton and the personal chair collection of designer Morag Myerscough. (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: 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…)

SHOP: ‘PROJECTORY’ BY PHILLIPS DE PURY AT THE SAATCHI GALLERY (CHELSEA)

Monday, November 8th, 2010

Projectory

Leading auction house, Phillips de Pury & Company, has got in on the ‘pop-up’ act with Projectory, its second such installment of contemporary design at its top-floor space at The Saatchi Gallery. (more…)

EXHIBITION: STUDIO MAKKINK & BEY AT SPRING PROJECTS (KENTISH TOWN), 5th November 2010-14th January 2011

Monday, November 8th, 2010

Makkink & Bey BedCrate

Spring Projects is exhibiting The Crate Series by architect Rianne Makkink and designer Jurgen Bey. The series explores the use of shipping crates as they are re-appropriated for domestic use. (more…)

EXHIBITION: THOMAS LEMUT AT GALLERY FUMI (HOXTON), 13th October-13th November 2010

Monday, October 11th, 2010

THOMAS LEMUT TABLE DETAIL

Gallery FUMI presents an exhibition of eight new one-off and limited edition hand-made furniture designs by French sculptor Thomas Lemut, a self-proclaimed ‘sculptor of functional objects.’ This is the first time Lemut’s works have been exhibited in London. (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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