wangan, an istanbul design office, founded in 2016 by kerem ozerler, kutay yorulmaz and mert can uzyıldırım exhibits its first furniture collection during the 2019 london design festival. wangan’s participation marks the first international design event for the studio, who develops experiences for clients across architecture, interiors, product design, and brand identity. this year, at an experiential stand at the truman brewery in shoreditch, wangan presents a lighting range, a sofa, a coffee table, and outdoor furniture.
14-22 september 2019
thu–fri (trade only) 10am–7pm, sat (trade and public) 11am–6pm, sun (trade and public) 11am–5pm
26 hanbury street
london
E1 6QR
tube > liverpool street | shoreditch high street
#ldf19 #londondesignfair #wangan
ace hotel london introduces this year’s design initiative, during london design festival, that investigates the opportunities made possible by reusing, repurposing and reinterpreting existing methods, materials and techniques. approaching items through this lens, the project takes form as a collective endeavor, working with a cadre of designers to responsibly create custom, customized and customizable objects for ace hotel london. london design festival promotes the city’s creativity, drawing in the country’s greatest thinkers, practitioners, retailers and educators to deliver an unmissable celebration of design.
this year’s designers include french-born, mexico-based furniture and product designer fabien cappello, who will be designing water jugs and cutlery holders for the lobby; london design studio raw edges, producing rugs in association with gan for the rooftop; amsterdam-based studio bcxsy, who will unveil room dividers for the rooftop; as well as french-born, emerging designer diego faivre who has created door stops for the property.
to carry forward the theme of customization, faivre will be operating a pop-up minute manufacture factory in the lobby of the hotel for the duration of the london design festival. guests are invited to have new items made and existing items customised in faivre’s joyful aesthetic at the rate of £1 a minute. sign up for minute manufacture here:
faivre will also create a dynamic installation for the front entrance of the hotel.
“shoreditch, one of the most creative and energized neighborhoods in london, is a fitting place to bring together a group of globally talented designers with new ideas and
adaptations for creating functional, idiosyncratic objects for ace hotel london. we can’t wait to share their work and see them in everyday use.” — kelly sawdon, partner and chief brand officer
this year’s design initiative, which showcases eclectic and unique designs that become both necessary operational tools and a way to spotlight exciting global talent, has been collaborated with consultant libby sellers.
17-22 september 2019
tue-sun 9am-5pm
ace hotel london
100 shoreditch high street
e1 6jq
tube > shoreditch high street
#ldf19 #customexercise #acehotellondon
