Archive for the ‘Lighting’ Category

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

Thursday, September 2nd, 2010

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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: 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: ‘CHORUS’ INSTALLATION AT THE WAPPING PROJECT (WAPPING), 15TH JUNE-18TH JULY 2010

Monday, June 14th, 2010

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The Wapping Project, the east London gallery, restaurant and performance space is hosting ‘Chorus’, an immersive kinetic experience light and sound installation by United Visual Artists. (more…)

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

Wednesday, June 2nd, 2010

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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…)

EXHIBITION: ‘HIGHLIGHTS OF MILAN’ AT TWENTYTWENTYONE (ISLINGTON), 19th-29th MAY 2010

Wednesday, May 19th, 2010

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In case you didn’t make it to the infamous Milan Furniture Fair in April, fear not. Having trudged around the immense fair and countless city installations, leading design store twentytwentyone has handpicked the best products and is featuring them at their showroom in Islington. (more…)

EXHIBITION: COLLECT AT SAATCHI GALLERY (CHELSEA), 14TH-17TH MAY 2010

Friday, May 14th, 2010

Gareth Neal

The Crafts Council’s annual art fair for contemporary objects – COLLECT – is taking place at the Saatchi Gallery. Over 300 artists are exhibiting works with representative galleries from around the world. (more…)

AUCTION: ‘DESIGN’ AT PHILLIPS DE PURY (VICTORIA), 28TH APRIL 2010

Monday, April 26th, 2010

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At 5pm on 28th April, auction house Phillips de Pury & Company is staging its spring DESIGN sale in its London showroom. The sale focusses on rare and important pieces from celebrated 20th and 21st Century designers. (more…)

SHOP: THE LOLLIPOP SHOPPE (SPITALFIELDS)

Wednesday, April 14th, 2010

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Successful Brighton design store The Lollipop Shoppe has opened its first London outlet within Old Spitalfields Market, selling a diverse portfolio of products from watches to furniture and cushions to lighting. (more…)

EVENT: ‘SPEED OF LIGHT’ AT BARGEHOUSE (SOUTH BANK), 9TH-19TH APRIL 2010

Friday, April 9th, 2010

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United Visual Artists (UVA) has been commissioned by Virgin Media to create an immersive light installation on London’s South Bank to mark the tenth anniversary of broadband in the UK. Speed of Light is a series of installations that explore the themes of communication and modernity. (more…)