62 www.thedesignermagazine.com
London Design Festival
Capital Appreciation
There’s a whole lot more to see during the London Design Festival than you’ve probably got time
for. To help you find your way through the creative maze, we’ve picked out a selection of events
that we think you won’t want to miss...
size + matter Contemporary
the london design Festival has applied arts
commissioned a leading architect to
New work from a dozen of the UK’s top
create a dramatic installation for
ideas-led tableware designer/makers
the setting of the southbank Centre.
will be on show during the Festival,
david adjaye, one of the Uk’s leading
celebrating the 60th anniversary of
architects of his generation, will create
a pavilion, sclera, made of american
portrait by
Contemporary Applied Arts. This selling
exhibition entitled ‘Tea’s Up’ is curated
tulipwood. Visitors will be able to walk
inside and experience the material and
Fredrikson
by acclaimed British silversmith and
design first hand.
stallard
tableware designer David Clarke and
features tableware steeped in British
southbank Centre
Positioned next to Waterloo Bridge and
tradition, yet given a contemporary, and
(nearest tube: Waterloo)
designed by Fredrikson Stallard to create
often subversive, twist.
13 september – 13 october
a beacon to celebrate the London Design
Contemporary applied arts,
Festival, Portrait uses one of the oldest
2 percy street
and best-known building blocks of design
tent london
(nearest tube: tottenham Court road)
– wood. At nightfall the spaces in between,
representing the dark wood grain laid
Now in its second year, TENT is the hip
down in winter, will be illuminated in
and happening place to see a diverse FoCUs/08
Veuve Clicquot’s signature yellow, as the
selection of art and architecture, vintage
steel becomes the negative space. Over four days, the latest autumn
and contemporary design by emerging
collections from more than 300 leading
and established designers from around
somerset House
international brands from Design Centre
the world. For a full preview of TENT, see
(nearest tube: Waterloo)
Chelsea Harbour showrooms and outside
page 72.
17-20 september
participants in the King’s Road will be on
truman brewery, brick lane show. Focus/08 will feature a wide variety
(nearest tube: liverpool street/aldgate of products that are broad-ranging in
east) 18-21 september terms of style, form and finish, from new
fabrics and wall coverings to fabulous
furniture, lighting, accessories, kitchens,
outdoor living, tiles and carpets. There
will also be lectures led by experts in their
field including internationally renowned
US designer Thomas Pheasant and Dutch
concept designer Piet Boon. Motivational
speaker Lloyd Princeton discusses relevant
design industry topics, Jinny Blom talks
about gardens and Ann Grafton explores
international design trends.
design Centre Chelsea Harbour,
lots road
(nearest tube: Fulham broadway)
21-24 september
London Design Week p.indd 62 26/8/08 14:59:07
Page 1  |  Page 2  |  Page 3  |  Page 4  |  Page 5  |  Page 6  |  Page 7  |  Page 8  |  Page 9  |  Page 10  |  Page 11  |  Page 12  |  Page 13  |  Page 14  |  Page 15  |  Page 16  |  Page 17  |  Page 18  |  Page 19  |  Page 20  |  Page 21  |  Page 22  |  Page 23  |  Page 24  |  Page 25  |  Page 26  |  Page 27  |  Page 28  |  Page 29  |  Page 30  |  Page 31  |  Page 32  |  Page 33  |  Page 34  |  Page 35  |  Page 36  |  Page 37  |  Page 38  |  Page 39  |  Page 40  |  Page 41  |  Page 42  |  Page 43  |  Page 44  |  Page 45  |  Page 46  |  Page 47  |  Page 48  |  Page 49  |  Page 50  |  Page 51  |  Page 52  |  Page 53  |  Page 54  |  Page 55  |  Page 56  |  Page 57  |  Page 58  |  Page 59  |  Page 60  |  Page 61  |  Page 62  |  Page 63  |  Page 64  |  Page 65  |  Page 66  |  Page 67  |  Page 68  |  Page 69  |  Page 70  |  Page 71  |  Page 72  |  Page 73  |  Page 74  |  Page 75  |  Page 76  |  Page 77  |  Page 78  |  Page 79  |  Page 80  |  Page 81  |  Page 82  |  Page 83  |  Page 84  |  Page 85  |  Page 86  |  Page 87  |  Page 88  |  Page 89  |  Page 90  |  Page 91  |  Page 92  |  Page 93  |  Page 94  |  Page 95  |  Page 96  |  Page 97  |  Page 98  |  Page 99  |  Page 100  |  Page 101  |  Page 102  |  Page 103  |  Page 104  |  Page 105  |  Page 106  |  Page 107  |  Page 108  |  Page 109  |  Page 110  |  Page 111  |  Page 112