London Design Festival is here and what a great opportunity it is to get inspired by the many events and shows taking place across the capital. Even if you can’t make it in person, there is so much to take in and look at on the web, we thought we’d share some highlights with you.
Take a look at this terrific installation at Design Junction in collaboration with Ercol and Anglepoise to raise money for the Teddy’s Wish charity. The online silent auction runs until September 28 where you can bid for these one-of-a-kind specially designed pieces. All proceeds go to the charity and 19 different designers have customised these classic design pieces.
Image credit: Design Junction | Anglepoise | Ercol
Wallace Sewell is a highly individual woven textile design studio established in 1990 by Harriet Wallace-Jones and Emma Sewell, creating innovative woven fabrics exploiting industrial techniques. They design everything by hand and work closely with the textile industry in Great Britain to produce pieces ranging from scarves to furnishing products, which sell worldwide.
Image credit: Wallace Sewell
This fantastic light installation by Blackbody, showcasing cutting edge O-led lighting technology, transformed the basement space at Design Junction with over 2,700 O-LED pixels in a hi-tech installation.
Images: Design Junction | Blackbody
Fine Cell Work is a social enterprise that teaches needlework to prison inmates and sells their products. The prisoners do the work when they are locked in their cells, and the earnings give them hope, skills and independence. Their mission is to rehabilitate prisoners by giving them the opportunity to earn and save money and the chance to reflect on and rebuild their lives through craft and achievement. Below is an image from their stand at Decorex:
Images: Fine cell work
Sir Paul Smith commissioned Nathalie de Leval to make his ideal shed. Not just any shed, ‘My Shed’ – a request befitting of any man. When asked about his brief Paul Smith said, ‘Really the inspiration behind the design was to create somewhere where you can go to switch off, somewhere to relax. In today’s world where everyone is so busy, I think this is really important and very needed.’ The shed is a collaboration between Paul Smith and Nathalie de Leval, and sponsored by AHEC [American Hardwood Export Council] and Benchmark Furniture. Within a very short five week period, the shed went from being designed to a one week build at Benchmark Furniture, which is Terence Conran’s furniture making company. You can see the shed at the Victoria and Albert museum until October 24. Well worth a visit!
Video: V&A Museum
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Even if you don’t get to visit any of the events or exhibitions in person, we hope will enjoy browsing this taster of the best of international design being showcased in London from the comfort of our blog!
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