Posts Tagged ‘Shoreditch’

EXHIBITION: PETER HEDEGAARD AT ROCKET GALLERY (SHOREDITCH), 3rd December 2010-19th February 2011

Monday, November 29th, 2010

Rocket Gallery Peter Hedegaard

Rocket Gallery is presenting paintings and screenprints by the Danish-born Londoner Peter Hedegaard (1929-2008), in the first solo exhibition of the artist’s work for more than thirty years. (more…)

EVENT: EAST LONDON DESIGN SHOW (SHOREDITCH), 3rd-5th December 2010

Sunday, November 28th, 2010

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The annual Christmas shopping event – East London Design Show – returns to Shoreditch Town Hall with a mix of new and established designer makers offering an alternative source of Christmas gifts. (more…)

EXHIBITION: ‘OBJECTIVE’ BY TOMOKO AZUMI AT ROCKET (SHOREDITCH), 18th September-20th November 2010

Tuesday, September 21st, 2010

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Rocket presents the first gallery exhibition of furniture by London-based Japanese designer Tomoko Azumi. The show, titled ‘Objective,’ brings together a selection of Azumi’s furniture from the period 1995 to 2010. (more…)

EXHIBITION: THE TRAMSHED (SHOREDITCH), 22nd-26th September 2010

Thursday, September 16th, 2010

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A new design exhibition and creative collaboration – The Tramshed – launches during the London Design Festival. The event brings together international brands exhibiting in a stunning space, which was originally used as an electricity generating power station for the Shoreditch tram system dating from 1905. (more…)

LDG EXTRACT: TAKE A WALK AROUND SHOREDITCH & BRICK LANE with Duncan Riches

Friday, August 27th, 2010

The Water Poet

Writer and brand consultant Duncan Riches takes us on his personal walking tour of Shoreditch and Brick Lane, as featured in LONDON DESIGN GUIDE (the book). Starting off at Old Street and winding through the area’s streets to Aldgate East, a miscellaneous array of shops, sights and eateries await you.

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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…)

EXHIBITION: KESSELSKRAMER LONDON SWAPS SHOPS WITH COLETTE PARIS AT KK OUTLET (SHOREDITCH), 2ND JULY-28TH AUGUST 2010

Thursday, July 1st, 2010

Monsieur Andre

This summer KesselsKramer’s London office, KK Outlet, is welcoming the famous Parisian store colette to their Hoxton Square space. For the first time colette are venturing onto UK soil and bringing with them specially selected products, books, music and art work. (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…)

HOTEL: SHOREDITCH ROOMS (SHOREDITCH)

Tuesday, June 1st, 2010

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Shoreditch Rooms brings 26 light airy bedrooms to Shoreditch House, featuring vintage twists within an urban setting. The rooms are spread across five floors, sharing their main entrance with Shoreditch House on Ebor Street. (more…)

EXHIBITION: TRIO AT ROCKET GALLERY, SHOREDITCH

Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010

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Three legends of mid-century Danish modernism are being exhibited at the Rocket Gallery – Herbert Krenchel, Hans J Wegner, and Ib Geertsen – in an exhibition titled Trio. (more…)