London Design Festival 2016
Debuting in 2003, London Design Festival has rapidly become one of (if not the) world’s most important celebrations of design and creativity. As a British-born publication, it also holds a special place in our hearts. With hundreds upon hundreds of events throughout the city, between 17 – 25 September, here’s where you’ll find our picks; essential happenings; reviews and in-depth stories.
Stuff Crush
London-based designer Max Lamb introduced a new collaborative project at The London Design Fair last week; the Campione chair for Pedretti Graniti, part of an initiative with Trentino Collaborations to connect British designers with manufacturers in...
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The retina-bothering brilliance of riotous design talents Morag Myerscough and Luke Morgan is back. The duo, whose work is a regular frequenter of these pages, have celebrated this year's edition of the London Design Festival with a typically vivid...
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It is not wholly unreasonable to expect plenty of colour at this year's London Design Festival, the 2016 edition now well and truly underway, and nowhere more so than Covent Garden's The Aram Gallery; where Eindhoven's Raw Color will be holed up for...
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There's a trend among leading design talent to shun technology. Perhaps it's the staid repetitive nature of mass-produced tech, perhaps it's its machismo, or perhaps the need to break away from the surrounding digital oppression we live...
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Emily Forgot is the appropriately mysterious alias of Emily Alston, a London-based artist who has worked in the creative industry over the last decade; amassing a diverse range of international clients, and gaining plaudits from big-hitters like...
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As part of this year's edition of the London Design Festival, Portuguese design brand Two.Six will be laying roots at Aria’s Islington showroom. The collaboration will take visitors on a creative journey imbibed with fiery Portuguese...
Opening Soon • London
Stoke on Trent-based Reiko Kaneko will be presenting All That is Broken is Not Lost at this year’s London Design Festival. The ceramicist-designer who fine-tuned her trade at Central Saint Martins builds on from Exploring Glaze at LDF 2015 by...
City Notes
Chefs Karina Mejía and Israel Montero combine the tradition of Provençal cuisine with the soul and passion of Mexico in Saint Jacques Bistrot, their new gastronomic spot in the capital city's affluent Polanco neighbourhood. Allowing diners to...
City Notes
Located next door to Hotel Wilmina, which is housed in a former Berlin-Charlottenburg women's prison, Lotta Tagesbar has opened its doors, the café cum deli and bar designed by the same team behind Wilmina and serving an exquisite menu of healthy...
City Notes
With an enviable seafront location close to Barcelona and its airport, and having undergone a recent refurbishment, AC Hotel Gavà Mar is a 69-room hotel that is ideal for the business traveller, but also a surprising destination for the discerning...
City Notes
With interiors inspired by the Art Deco of Palm Beach County in Miami, and serving delicious ice cream on a newly pedestrianised street just off Barcelona's renowned Passeig de Gràcia, Amiko is not simply a 'heladería', rather it's a sensory...
Dispatches
Minimalism and elegance, too, are gaining fast as popular choices for serene, sophisticated interiors. Simplicity, clean lines, and curative approaches to decor are all that these two styles are made of, bringing home really calm and clarity within...
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Wellness Trends for 2025: A series of posts designed to uncover the most progressive concepts in wellness for the year ahead. Number Eight: Restorative Home Design. In the pursuit of wellness, many people are turning their attention homeward....
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Austin’s housing market has seen a significant boom in recent years, with many homeowners looking to boost their property’s value through home improvement projects. In a city where home prices continue to rise, updating key areas of a property,...