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legacy by various designers at v&a museum. london design festival 2019.

legacy by various designers at v&a museum. london design festival 2019.

Sep 14, 2019

sir john sorrell, chairman of london design festival, invited leaders of london’s cultural institutions to collaborate with some of the world’s most prolific designers to create a ‘legacy’ piece of design – an object of personal or professional relevance to them.

each of the pieces – 10 in total – are beautifully crafted in american red oak, an exciting and sustainable hardwood species that grows abundantly in american forests, and will be fabricated at benchmark furniture in berkshire. nine of the pieces will be presented as a group exhibition at the v&a, after which they will relocate to the homes or institutions of each of the commissioners. the 10th piece, the nest, will be installed at the natural history museum.

“we called upon cultural leaders in london and asked if they would like to contribute to this thought-provoking project,” says sorrell. “we then invited some of the world’s top designers and were delighted when everybody immediately said yes.”

“ahec (american hardwood export council) is always pushing the boundaries for american hardwoods and we wanted to create a project that celebrates the use of red oak to demonstrate not just how beautiful it is for furniture making, but also to test the performance and quality of this abundant wood,” says david venables, european director of ahec. “it’s a fabulous project with incredible designers. we can’t wait to see what emerges from these unique collaborations.”

the 10 commissioners and designers are;

alex beard cbe chief executive, royal opera house, with terence woodgate

amanda nevill cbe ceo, british film institute, with sebastian cox

hans ulrich obrist artistic director, serpentine galleries, with nina tolstrup and jack mama, studiomama

sir ian blatchford director and chief executive, science museum group, with marlène huissoud

iwona blazwick obe director, whitechapel gallery, with yael mer and shay alkalay, raw edges

sir john sorrell cbe chairman, london design festival, with juliet quintero, dallas-pierce-quintero

kwame kwei-armah obe artistic director, young vic, with tomoko azumi

dr maria balshaw cbe director, tate, with max lamb

tamara rojo cbe artistic director, english national ballet, with martino gamper

dr tristram hunt director, v&a, with jasper morrison

supported by american hardwood export council.

tube > south kensington

#LDF19 #LEGACY

please sit fenton house at london design festival 2019.

please sit fenton house at london design festival 2019.

Sep 12, 2019

fenton house, a 17th-century merchant home in hampstead, offers people a fascinating insight into history and heritage, but it’s probably not the first place you’d have looked for cutting-edge contemporary design.
commissioned by the national trust, gitta gschwendtner has invited 5 fellow designers to create seating in response to 17th century fenton house in hampstead.

gitta gschwendtner, carl clerkin, frith kerr, maisie broadhead, michael marriott and nina tolstrup invite you to slow down, sit down and look again in this exciting collision of old and new.

also a special happening, on the 17th september gitta, nina, michael and carl invite you to please sit at fenton house as they discuss their designs and perspectives. a chance to meet the designers and explore the house and garden in the evening light, over a glass of wine. tuesday 17th september 6pm-8pm. £12 (includes a glass of wine). booking essential

 please sit runs from 12th september 2019 to spring 2020.

14-15 & 18-22 september 2019
wed-sun 11am-5pm

hampstead grove
hampstead
nw3 6sp

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