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FEATURE
Clerkenwell
was launched at IMM. Artisan specializes in the manual production of
high quality furniture made from solid wood. Also working in wood,
German company Vitamin Design, will bring their sustainable crafted
wood pieces to Clerkenwell.
Working with recycled wool, the Plank collection by BAUX, designed by
Form Us With Love will also launch at Design Fields. Light-weight and
flexible these wall treatments are available in a huge variety of shapes,
sizes patterns, and colours. Other major exhibitors include Thonet, Di
Classe, Dedon, MAGIS, Offecct, Mater, Another Brand, Concrete LCDA,
and Capdell.
Platform
INSPIRATIONAL CONTEMPORARY DESIGNS
AND NEW PRODUCT LAUNCHES AT
CLERKENWELL DESIGN WEEK 24 – 26 MAY 2016
London: Hundreds of new products will launch this year at Clerkenwell
Design Week, from small home accessories to large investment pieces.
There will be eight main exhibition venues to explore, full of the
latest and best new products in contemporary design f rom Britain
and beyond. Each venue has a distinct offering, showing the breadth
of creativity that makes CDW such an important part of the London
design calendar. Exhibition venues this year include four new, specially
made structures, as well as firm favourites such as the Crypt on the
Green and the House of Detention. Running north to south the venues
are; Design Fields (curated contemporary design), Platform (up-andcoming designers), Project (leading international brands), Additions
(interiors products), British Collection (UK designers), Detail and Detail
Pavilion (luxury interiors) and Icon’s House of Culture (international).
Design Fields
Design Fields will be held on Spa Fields, next to one of Clerkenwell’s
gems – Exmouth Market, and is set to become a vibrant new destination
for the show as CDW expands its boundaries north. A great variety of
products will be showcased here, including 25 leading international
brands. From Sweden, Zero will debut Plane, designed by Front. This
is a light characterised by transparency and sharpness constructed
with thin metal wires in a structural grid. Also hailing from Sweden,
Swedese will present two new seating systems Konnect and Botanic,
which will be shown in the UK for the first time, while Massproductions
will showcase their best-selling Tio range in new colours.
H Furniture will launch their WW solid wood and metal chair, sculptural
through its combination of wood and wire. Hailing from Bosnia, Artisan
bring their The Thor daybed, by New York designer Fahmida Lahm that
Platform at the House of Detention will be another place for discovery.
Over 40 up and coming designers will show in the atmospheric venue.
East-London design boutique Laura Lea Designs will present an allfemale collective of up-and-coming designers and makers in Platform,
including Oscar Francis and Lorna Snyson. Design art pieces from RCA
Graduates yenchenyawen design studio, and artist and sign painter
Archie Proudfoot will exhibit ‘A Gilded Cage’ a new body of work to
adorn the venue’s cell walls. London-based Zita Menyhart Studio,
will launch a new table lamp as an addition to her [W]eight series.
Furniture will be on view from Baker Street Boys, par avion, and Solid
Soul Design, as well as from Reason Season Time, specialists in luxury
sustainable furniture and accessories.
Project
Project, one of the new shows within the Garden of St James, will
host over 20 leading manufacturers presenting furniture, lighting
and contemporary product design. sixteen3 bring their Soft seating
and breakout furniture for the commercial interiors market, all
manufactured in Cheshire. Hand-crafted furniture by Andrew Dominic
reflects the elegant practicality of new luxury, with the new Signature
Range collection. This promises to be a collection of beautifully made,
solid timber furniture.
Danish brand BoConcept contract department, known for solutions for
hotels, restaurants, business offices and institutions, will showcase their
Imola chair and Milan table. Dutch brand Palau, whose designs span
home and office, will present new designs such as the armchair Rama
by Arik Levy and modular seating system Corals by Robert Bronwasser.
German lighting experts Luctra will launch their new office collections
that promise to harness light’s positive effects on well-being in the
workplace. Nomique, believers that good design should be available
to everyone, will bring their new ‘Team Up’ range of affordable pieces.
British Collection
British Collection will be located in the stunning barrel-roofed Crypt