Jo Nagasaka’s pigmented-resin furniture for Established & Sons
London Design Festival is a major UK design event held each September. The 2013 edition explored the theme "design is here, there and everywhere", bringing designers, makers and brands together across London for exhibitions, installations and product launches. If you missed the festival, these images offer a quick tour of the highlights.
Contemporary Designs From London Design Festival 2013
The London Design Festival filled the city with exhibitions, showrooms and temporary installations. The opening images focus on Jo Nagasaka’s pigmented-resin furniture collection for Established & Sons, which included tables, a chair and storage pieces in vivid colors.
Faye Toogood’s Light Installation, "The Conductor"
At Established & Sons, British designer Faye Toogood presented The Conductor, an interactive installation using 160 fluorescent bulbs connected to a switchboard. Visitors could activate the lights and sound, turning the display into both a visual and audio experience.
Judd at Conran: Furniture by Donald Judd
The Conran Shop presented Judd at Conran, a capsule collection of eight furniture pieces designed by Donald Judd and produced by the Judd Foundation, including works in solid wood and plywood.
Tables, Chairs and Desk by Donald Judd
Bocci’s Handblown Glass Lighting at the V&A
A 30-Meter Lighting Installation
Glass Lights Suspended on Copper Wires
Norfolk House Music Room at the V&A: A Dinner-Party Scene by Scholten & Baijings
A Staged Table Setting With the Guests Just Gone
A Vivid Dinner-Party Tableau With Music Still Playing
Darkroom Window Display for "So Sottsass" With Studiopepe, Zuzunaga and Stone Theatre
Darkroom’s "So Sottsass" Cushions and Stone Theatre Marble Platters
Les Trois Garcons Presented Furniture by Portuguese Studio De Pau
Table and Storage Unit by De Pau for Les Trois Garcons
Benjamin Hubert’s Lightweight "Ripple" Table at Aram Store
Matthew Hilton’s Watch With a Stainless-Steel Case and Bill Amberg Leather Strap
"Flung: The Upside of Down" at Sketch
The exhibition brought together five installations by four designers. Left: "Analogia" by Andrea Mancuso and Emilia Serra; right: "Things" by Richard Hutten, made with two vintage Casala chairs.
"Shaping Fluid: Liquified Form" by Danish Ceramicist Christina Schou Christensen
Studio Noam Dover in the Basement of 19 Greek Street
"Cotton Candy" by Marlies van Putten and Rutger de Regt, Made From Recycled Polypropylene
Hilla Shamia’s Wood Casting Collection in Aluminum and Wood
Freestanding Mirrors by Norwegian Designers Amy Hunting and Oscar Narud
The Libby Sellers Gallery showed the designers’ mirrors in copper, mild steel and stone.
Liliana Ovalle’s Sinkhole Vessels
The Grandmateria III exhibition included Ovalle’s red-clay and oak vessels, inspired by geological sinkholes and alchemical ideas.
Benjamin Boyce Writing Desk at Design Junction
"Base Bowls" by Chilean Design Studio Bravo!
"Base Bowls" Trays and Containers
"Vita" Side Table by Uncontrollable Urge
"Limon" Vessel by VW+BS
"Element" Vessels by Vitamin
Wicker Lamps by Claesson Koivisto Rune for Made in Mimbre
Tableware by Richard Brendon in Collaboration With Patternity
Very Good & Proper’s MT Club Chair and A-Frame Table at 100% Design
Ash Allen’s Earthenware "Dollop" Pendant Light
Ash Allen’s Lionheart Outdoor Stool in Expanded Steel Mesh
Architect Alex Meitlis’ Sculptural Brassware Collection
Concrete Washbasins by Lowinfo
Plant & Moss’ Walnut and Brass "Geometrics" Desk Accessories
Typographic Circle’s Circular Magazine Exhibition Designed by Domenic Lippa
Cork Installation by FAT Architecture for Amorim
Graphic Africa Design Products
The Graphic Africa exhibition presented work selected by Trevyn and Julian McGowan, including pieces by Cheick Diallo and Dokter & Misses.
Zebra, Tiger and Larch Tables With Geometric Inlay by Lightning and Kinglyface
Meike Harde’s "London" Textile-and-Metal Storage Collection
Ari Kanerva’s Lanka Table With Steel Frame and Glass Top
Ottchil Table by Eunhak Kim, Sunghee Do and Hanna Lee, Combining Contemporary Furniture With Traditional Craft
"Avignon" Dressing Table and Mirror With Integrated LED Light by Studio Codolagni
Pedestal Table in Polished Granite and Steel by Norwegian Studio Vera & Kyte
Kacper Hamilton’s "Bishop of Norwich" Series With Brass Bases and Carafe
Brass Base Detail
Left: Facade Design by Werner Aisslinger. Right: Cleo Glass Pendant Light by Mark Douglas
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