london design festival celebrates and promotes london as the design capital of the world and as the gateway to the international creative community. the festival returns to venues and institutions across the city from 15-23 september 2018.
london design festival stages five major trade shows, known as design destinations. these are the commercial pillars of the festival and are key meeting places for designers, manufacturers, buyers, specifiers, the media and design enthusiasts to discover new product releases and identify current trends. the design destinations are: 100% design, decorex, designjunction, focus 18, and london design fair
victoria and albert museum
55 cromwell road, london
for the finale of london design festival at the v&a, the museum will host a special event on exhibition road focusing on design solutions to the climate emergency.
together with the design museum,natural history museum, science museum, imperial college london and brompton design district, the v&a will host a street celebration to look at the role design thinking can play in fostering new ideas and changing attitudes to the way we consume food, use energy and deal with waste.
saatchi gallery
king’s road, duke of york’s hq, london
porro 30 years of purity
pure shapes and vibrant finishes: come to discover the extraordinary mastery of porro, the italian factory bridging traditional craftsmanship and cutting-edge technology, through the most iconic pieces designed by piero lissoni in his 30 years of art direction.
i-made italian manufacture art & design exhibition presented at saatchi gallery.
the award-winning designjunction is delighted to announce their return to the spectacular king’s cross site during the london design festival (19 – 22 september 2019). now in its ninth year, designjunction has proven itself to be the most anticipated exhibition of the festival, attracting over 27,000 visitors across five days in 2018. this year, designjunction will present a curated mix of over 200 world-renowned furniture, lighting, accessory and technology brands alongside pop-up shops, installations, temporary structures and major brand activations.
london design festival celebrates and promotes london as the design capital of the world and as the gateway to the international creative community. the festival returns to venues and institutions across the city from 15-23 september 2018.
London Design Festival stages five major trade shows, known as Design Destinations. These are the commercial pillars of the Festival and are key meeting places for designers, manufacturers, buyers, specifiers, the media and design enthusiasts to discover new product releases and identify current trends. The design destinations are: 100% design, decorex, designjunction, focus 18, and london design fair#LDF18
a truly global affair, the london design fair 2018 will host a wealth of exhibitors from 36 countries. the largest international fair – taking place during the london design festival – prizes innovation, quality and diversity in design, and visitors can once more expect a first class show. with its highly curated elements and compelling editorial, the fair’s expressed intention is to heighten the visitor’s experience. the fair’s material of the year is plastic: hotly debated and very much a pressing concern, the emphasis is on finding new and better ways of using this contentious material.
the london design fair provides a valuable forum for showcasing international design and is proud to have 13 country pavilions at this year’s event, surpassing previous years. alongside the guest country japan, other pavilions include portugal, spain, italy, the netherlands, korea, sweden, denmark and finland. the british craft pavilion will make a welcome return, curated once again by hole & corner. each country pavilion has its own strong design narrative and mission, many of which were developed in conjunction with the fair’s team.
each year, over 28,000 influential retail buyers, producers, architects, designers, interior designers, press and design-savvy public, will attend to see the very latest in furniture, lighting, textiles, materials and conceptual installations, from all around the world. the forthcoming fair will again take place in the one and only old truman brewery, from 20th-23rd september 2018. it promises to be a memorable show.
ingenious, ergonomic design for your indoor or outdoor needs – anywhere you want it. designed by architect karl lenton, seed pods provide beautiful, versatile, moveable space to meet, talk, work or play.
“we understand the way that environments and space impact on the people that use them, and how, by using good design we can transform people’s experience.” karl lenton
seeds are modular, portable and fitted with the latest multimedia technology and fully customisable to your own specification. with controllable lighting and sound, users can personalise their environment to create their own comfortable space.
high-end, british designed and made, and seating up to five people, seeds offer sanctuary and private space for any business. in the office environment use seed or cupule pods as a relaxation area to support staff health and wellbeing, as a unique vip area to entertain clients or as a safe haven to take a break from the daily pressures.
seed pods are extremely flexible in their use, they are great for maximising your brand and increasing visibility for events or exhibitions with the added bonus that when you’re done, simply disassemble, move location and create a new experience.
key features:
• modern design
• water resistant
• modular and moveable
• ergonomic seating for up to five adults
• assembled, without tools, in less than half an hour
developed by safe innovations, seed pods are made from class 2 fire retardant, polyester glass reinforced plastic (grp). finished in a white gelcoat it provides a hard, durable and chemically inert surface.
seed pods will be showcased at the designjunction exhibition in london. visit cubitt house, stand b13.
the second london design festival landmark project has launched at iconic london landmark oxo tower wharf: a collaborative project with mini living and local architect sam jacob.
located in the courtyard space at the design-led destination, the mini living team has designed a micro-house, ‘urban cabin’, as a research space for relevant urban needs and local identities in london. the structure consists of a clever module reflecting its environment and featuring distinct london characteristics created by jacob.
urban cabin is a place of exchange, bringing people together and replicating important elements of urban life. unique features include a shared kitchen, refering to the importance of food markets, and a micro-library in response to the decreasing number of public libraries.
visitors to the space are encouraged to share and swap literature from wednesday 20th september – sunday 24th, leaving a note for others with thoughts and opinions. titles range from those on the history of living in london to classic literature such as dickens, keats and shakespeare as well as design bestsellers.
this year the adam mickiewicz institute / culture.pl returns to the london design festival with an exciting new exhibit on polish design. curated by paulina matusiak, the exhibit features a broad overview of polish projects, celebrating design with a tactile quality and exploring the unique potential of different materials and textures. weaving techniques and patterns are highlighted throughout the designs as the exhibit brings together works representing the past and the present, as well as a diversity of production methods and material applications.
showcasing fabrics and objects from designers who push the envelope, each piece represented in the exhibition highlights an unconventional application of materials, each yielding new and unexpected qualities. through the creative combination of materials and production techniques, the designs in the exhibition amplify the message that design is physical, experiential and meant to be touched.textura. a polish touch will be on display during the london design festival at tent london from september 21 – 24 and will feature works from malwina konopacka, oskar zięta, acephala, aleksandra gaca and other celebrated and emerging polish designers.
designjunction is a curated show of cutting-edge interior design for the industry by the industry set in challenging industrial spaces.
there are more than 75 boutique labels and cutting-edge shops in the canopy at designjunction. set to be the leading retail destination during the london design festival, shop a curated mix of homewares, textiles, tech accessories, jewellery, prints and much more.
lighting products will be exhibited in pods in a pared down way that allows visitors to understand the manufacturers’ offer and how each specific tool for lighting design works. this focused approach will help to broaden the appeal of architectural lighting to a wider audience and ensure the content of the exhibition is accessible to all. cohesive display guidelines will ensure that the entire event visually achieves a high-end museum/gallery feel.
join us at darc room, london. we are exhibiting during the london design festival at the darc room trade show which is an initiative of darc magazine. please register here:
please visit our stand if you are there during the festival where you will be greeted by our uk distributor holloways of ludlow
our new light navicula will be on our stand alongside other lights from our collection.
whether at moooi’snew showroom and brand store in fitzroviaor at the foyer of the london design fair, moooi will participate in the 2016 edition of the london design festival by welcoming and inspiring the public with new, iconic designs!
moooi london
moooi’s collection makes itself at home at its newly opened showroom & brand store. the characteristic interior represents a celebration of moooi’s signature designs and lifestyle ideas in the context of the brand’s evolution. inventive and pragmatic, playful and elegant, the new space perfectly reflect the brand’s philosophy that people are intrinsically drawn to beauty and are on the lookout for original ideas.
moooi london showroom & brand store 23, great titchfield street, london w1w 7pa.
opening times during ldf: monday 19 september to saturday 24 september 10:00 am – 6:00 pm
compression sofa
a mere three months after the launch of moooi’s showroom and brand store in london, moooi is proud to showcasepaul cocksedge’scompression sofa (foam version) for its uk debut. guests will be welcomed to revel in the sofa’s warm embrace and capture the special moment on social media.
moooi london showroom & brand store
23, great titchfield street, london w1w 7pa.
kit miles & moooi carpets
moooi also brings its contribution to the interior of the london design fair, in honor of its 10th anniversary edition. award winning surface designer kit miles created a 150 square meters carpet made specifically for the entrance of the fair using moooi carpet’s revolutionary your own design technique. a colorful, dynamic pattern of geometrical shapes will entertain the public with its three-dimensional sense of motion and depth, permeated with the raw graphite, urban feeling of london.
old truman brewery, 26 hanbury street, london e1 6qr.
opening times: thursday 22 september 10:00 am – 7:00 pm (trade only) friday 23 september 10:00 am – 8:00 pm (consumer and trade) saturday 24 september 10:00 am – 8:00 pm (consumer and trade) sunday 25 september 11:00 am – 6:00 pm (consumer and trade)
as part of the activities celebrating london’s vibrant design scene at london design festival 2016, design shanghai presents a special preview of next year’s edition with a unique showcase of products by a curated selection of ground-breaking chinese designers, exhibiting together for the first time in uk.
design shanghai preview in partnership with hi / shanghai creative twin cities will take place at leading show 100% design, running 21-24 september 2016 at olympia london, and will feature 14 emerging and established chinese design brands.
some of the most talented designers, including alitle, benwu edition, beyond object, ey-products, fnji, frank chou design studio, haostyle, nanchow, rooy, skeleton&skin, w+s group, wuu, yang house and ziinlife, will have the opportunity to present their newest products to the london design community before exhibiting their creations at the next edition of asia’s leading international design event design shanghai in 2017.
china’s steadily increasing presence in major design events worldwide is reflected in this year’s 100% design where, alongside design shanghai preview, the nanjing pavilion and shenzhen pavilion will also spotlight a wide range of chinese design products.
the official ribbon cutting ceremony will take place on wednesday 21 september at 12pm.
stand number: l701, interiors section
free entry for trade visitors to 100% design.
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