Archive for the ‘Lighting’ Category

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: 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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SHOP: TOM DIXON (LADBROKE GROVE)

Monday, October 11th, 2010

TD Shop 1

Tom Dixon opens the doors to its first shop, in a converted Wharf Building at Portobello Dock, Ladbroke Grove. The former Victorian goods depot is now home to the full Tom Dixon range of lighting and furniture as well as a selection of work from other international designers and brands.

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SHOP: MOOOI (LADBROKE GROVE)

Sunday, October 3rd, 2010

moooi 1

Dutch design brand moooi opens the doors to its first permanent showroom and UK headquarters in London, housed within a Grade II listed stucco house dating back to the late 1800s, and most recently home to Virgin. (more…)

EXHIBITION: ‘NENDO: THIN BLACK LINES + WHITE BLURRY SURFACES’ AT SAATCHI GALLERY & PHILLIPS DE PURY (CHELSEA & VICTORIA), 20th September-31st October 2010

Sunday, September 26th, 2010

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The UK’s first solo exhibition of Japanese design studio Nendo is presented by Phillips de Pury & Company. The show is held in two parts and split between two galleries. (more…)

EXHIBITION: ‘FIRST HAND’ BY DESIGN PRODUCTS COLLECTION AT RCA (KENSINGTON), 23rd September-7th October 2010

Thursday, September 23rd, 2010

Happiness bench and table

The leading post-graduate art and design college, Royal College Of Art, is launching ‘First Hand’ – their first selection of products for the newly-formed Design Products Collection. (more…)