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on Clerkenwell Green, St James’s Church, and feature the UK’s most
exciting homegrown talent. This includes Brixton based design studio
2MZ, who will be launching “Pluck”, their new modern kitchen furniture.
South London based Liam Treanor will also bring his collections that
embody inspiration from sources such as the clean lines and bold forms
of Mid- Century architecture, traditional British woodworking, and the
soothing aesthetic of Scandinavian modern. Waterloo-based Hand &
Eye Studio will show their elegant innovations in extruded terracotta
lamps for the first time, and Jennifer Newman Studio shows her simple
solutions for indoor and outdoor, furniture. Very Good & Proper will
debut the new VG&P Dowel Table, as well as showing Rail and the
new Wedge Shelf. James Burleigh, Ocee Design and The Workshop, by
Minale + Mann will also be representing the best in new British design.
handcrafted by artisans in Tuscany. Also from Italy, family-run
Poliform will show the MAD collection by Marcel Wanders, their latest
international collaboration.
Additions
Set in the former Metropolitan Cold Stores in Smith field, better known
as Fabric the renowned nightclub, Icon’s House of Culture promises to
bring great new design to the extraordinary surroundings. Exclusively
for Clerkenwell Design Week, Dare Studio have collaborated with Eley
Kishimoto, known for their, vibrant, graphic designs. The British studio
has paired iconic Eley Kishimoto prints with a new cabinet collection
to merge furniture and art in a range that exemplifies creativity and
stand-out style. Belgian office design experts Bulo will bring their
innovative new modular system, ‘Dan’, to the show. Spanish furniture
specialists Expormim, known for enhanced rattan pieces, will bring
their latest collection to Clerkenwell. Commited to championing
design research to find new and innovative production processes,
Resident will present a new exhibition. Called “Windows Watching” a
new collection of Furniture and Lighting will be shown and this will
include pieces such as the Odin Chair by Jamie McLellen and the
Interstellar Dining Table by Resident Studio.
New for Old will bring an exciting new element to Additions; the British
Council and Support Arts and Crafts International Centre of Thailand
(SACICT) present six of Thailand’s most exciting designer-ma kers in
the UK. Blending traditional making techniques with contemporary
influences, this diverse group of makers explore ideas of environment,
sustainability and community within their work, spanning
woodworking, basketry, indigo-dyeing and weaving. Designer-Makers
presented include Homlom Studio, Kaewwanna Natural Indigo Studio,
PATAPiAN, Plural Designs, Varni Southern Wickery and Vassana.
Detail & Detail Pavilion
The principles of fine craftsmanship and high glamour showcasing the
best names in the luxury interiors world, will be featured in Detail. From
within the majestic church and cloister garden, the venue stretches
onto the street with the Detail Pavilion, on St. John’s Square, where the
focus is on luxury surfaces.
Whistler Leather debut Handmade, their new leather wall panel
collection. Created in exactly proportioned hexagons, the panels
perfectly tessellate to create either an abstract arrangement or a full wall
covering in an alluring colour palette. Tania Johnson launches ‘Journeys
in Colour’, her new rug collection. Inspired by fleeting moments in
nature, each rug is hand dyed and hand knotted from wool and silk in
Nepal. Copper & Silk are also inspired by their surroundings, nature and
travels abroad, in particular to Morocco and New York, and will show
their new Modern Ikat lighting collection. New textile collections from
Harlequin & Scion Anthology and Zimmer + Rohde will all be on view.
Furniture pieces from Cornish-based Sebastian Blakely and Glasgowbased Chris Turner will debut, while Firenze-based Fred & Juul, bring
their modern furniture pieces inspired by old techniques, entirely
Icon’s House of Culture
William Knight, Clerkenwell Design Week, Show Director said:
“Over the coming weeks more details of exciting new product
launches will be coming through. What we can clearly see is an
amazing expression of the creativity that will bring Clerkenwell to life
in May. The quality of work designers are bringing to the market is
exceptional. To see international brands at Clerkenwell Design Week
venues- new and old, alongside British talent is really exciting. This
year, with the new show layout we hope to attract even more visitors
and invite people to come and explore, and be inspired.”
Details of all exhibitors are available on www.clerkenwelldesignweek.
com, and will be updated regularly.
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Additions returns this year as the place to discover small accessories
for the home. Set in the Garden of St James, over 30 exhibitors
will show their best and new pieces. Porcelain from Clavering will
showcase the artist’s original, observational charcoal drawings such
as The Hawthorne and the Stapleford Pine. Bringing a dash of colour,
Taz Pollard will showcase her new neon ceramics collection, and
Monica Bispo and Nicola Suckling will also show their newest ceramics
collections. Two graphic artists, Claudine O’Sullivan and Emma J
Shipley bring their unique designs to Additions, while Future Days will
show their origami inspired pieces such as the Sapphire side table, all
designed and made in Malmö, Sweden. From Croatia, -Love, Ana will
showcase their eclectic take on beautiful home accessories.
New-York based Watermark previews their new modular collection
of brassware, ‘Keepsake’, currently being developed in collaboration
with UK and US-based artisans. Visitors to Detail can contribute to the
dialogue through a hands on ‘play centre’ where both new materials
and the modular format can be explored. The conversation will
continue on Instagram, giving people the chance to win the Keepsake
tap they designed.