This year’s Clerkwenwell Design Festival
starts in less than a month, launching its fifth edition with a bigger
line-up than ever.
Hyde Stacking Stool by Assemblyroom
The
three-day event takes place in various venues across the London area,
focusing on four main hubs – the Farmiloe Building, showing bigger,
international brands at Design Factory, and Detail presenting high-end
interiors and decoration in Priory Church at the Order of St John.
Up-and-coming design talent will be on display at the Platform section
in the underground Victorian prison at The House of Detention; while the
new Additions strand of the fair takes place at the Crypt on the Green
at St. James Church, exhibiting small design pieces and accessories.
As
usual, the many design showrooms in the area will be opening their
doors to the public and laying on special events over the festival’s
tenure.
A Rum Fellow - Tribal Chairs
Vitra on Clerkenwll Road will be using the opportunity to celebrate the 15
th
birthday of Ron Arad’s Tom Vac, by commissioning more than 20
architects and designers including Morag Myerscough, Morey Smith and
Jump Studios to re-style the chair. The pieces will be displayed at the
showroom from 20 May.
Camberwell Collective, SACK chair frame
Product
launches taking place at the festival include the new Mews range of
tiles from Domus and Italian ceramic house Mutina , designed by Edward
Barber and Jay Osgerby.
Elsewhere, Germany-based furniture manufacturer Kusch+Co is unvileing its latest collections and celebrating its 75
th anniversary, while Dauphin will launch its new ‘acoustic sofa’ Cocone.
Camilla Webb Carter, Clapham Installation
Those
looking for a little liquid refreshment should head to the Brewhouse
Yard Davison Highley showroom, which is hosting a series of
brewing-based events to celebrate its first birthday. The upholstered
furniture manufacturer has also commissioned ‘Lego professional’ Bright
Bricks to recreate pieces from its collection entirely from Lego.
The
streets of Clerkenwell are also getting involved thanks to a series of
installations, including a pavilion piece by Studio Weave entitled
Smith. The work aims to ‘pay homage to Clerkenwell’s heritage as the
home to a range of smiths through history’, according to festival
organisers, and will showcase ‘the creative use of tools and equipment,
and how they can be applied to materials for product making’.
Studio Weave - Smith Installation
At
St John’s Gate, Architects Russ + Henshaw will be creating the Tile
Mile installation with Turkishceramics, based on the idea of
‘reflection’, and aiming to celebrate Clerkenwell’s built history and
modern-day Turkish ceramics.
Russ + Henshaw - Tile Mile
Clerkenwell Design Week takes place from 20 – 22 May at various venues around Clerkenwell. For more information visit clerkenwelldesignweek.com
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