One of our most anticipated weeks of the year… Clerkenwell Design Week saw some breathtaking installations, innovative products, latest trends and an atmosphere like no-other!
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Moroso – Fresh from Milan launches in the redesigned London showroom
LightArt Brings Sculptural Elements Collection to the UK
LightArt are excited to launch their signature collection, The Elements, in Europe. The collection, initially conceived in the owners’ kitchen and inspired by their sculptural roots in work with glass artist Dale Chihuly, seeks to redefine feature lighting through the lens of handmade organic forms.
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Editor’s Pick: The new La Cornue Château 150 Carbon Edition
Above: La Cornue Château 150 Carbon Edition
Kitchen brand La Cornue has released a matt black version of the classic Château 150 oven. Designed in 2014 as a one-off piece to mark its 50th Anniversary, the finish proved so popular that it is now available to purchase. If money is no object, and you are looking for one of the finest ranges, which marries superior performance with understated glamour, look no further.
Clerkenwell Design Week 2015 Preview: Outdoor furniture from Assemblyroom
Peter Wall has fulfilled his customers requests by providing an outdoor version of the Hyde Stool. Hyde Outside, is a stackable outdoor stool made from recyclable polyethylene durable enough to survive even the harshest elements of the great British summer!
The stool will launch at Clerkenwell Design Week in May alongside a selection of other new additions to the Assemblyroom collection: a compact arm chair and sofa plus a new lampshade.
Assemblyroom / Clerkenwell Design Week
Student Competition: Design a Clerkenwell Design Week window display for Designworks Tiles
Tile manufacturer and supplier Designworks Tiles has launched a competition for UK based students enrolled on a design related course. Students are invited to design a window display for the company’s St John Street, Clerkenwell showroom on the theme ‘What does London mean to you?’
The installation will be in place in time for the prestigious Clerkenwell Design Week in May 2015, meaning the winning display may be viewed by some of the 50,000 attendees that visit the area during the event, providing an excellent platform for showcasing the designer’s work to the industry. In addition, the winning designer will receive a cash price of £1,000. Continue Reading…
The Icon Guide to Clerkenwell Design Week 2014
The excitement is building, in five days the Clerkenwell Design Week 2014 opens. On arrival at the show pick up the ultimate tool to navigate the festival – The Icon Guide collated by Icon’s influential editorial team. With so much to see, use the book to schedule in the talks, events and to plan your route each day.
Register now at: Clerkenwell Design Week 2014
Show dates: 20-22 May 2014
Editor’s Pick: Pran Modular Sofa by Position Collective
Above: Pran Modular Sofa
This week I have searched for a pair of sofas high and low to adorn my parlour. I know I am not alone is the quest for perfection. Continue Reading…
Old School Electric lamps
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Holloways of Ludlow launched Old School Electric at Clerkenwell Design Week earlier this year.
With a luxurious-meet-industrial aesthetic, these blown-glass pendants are available in four different shapes and filament light bulbs are available that create a lantern like effect. Continue Reading…
Surreal Consequences at Design Exquis
Above: Comparing the finds. From left: Nagoire Light Box by Georg Œhler; Google Image search result, Venus of Google by Matthew Plummer-Fernandez
Feathers, Venus, Edison screw plugs and a breathing lamp. This is what you get if you play an elaborate game of ‘Exquisite Corpse’ with a group of designers. Despoke saw the Design Exquis Exhibition at Clerkenwell Design Week where we caught up with a couple of the designers. Continue Reading…
Luxury meets Lockers by Magnus Petterson
Norwegian Product Designer Magnus Petterson set up his eponymous studio in 2010 and launched the first design, the Concrete Desk Set in April 2011. Continue Reading…
Icefox by Light Years
Danish Lighting brand Light Years was showing Icefox, designed by Nicholai Wiig Hansen at this year’s Clerkenwell Design Week. Continue Reading…
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