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Kaya Dining Chairs by Morgan Furniture
launches to this year ’ s festival . Basque Living will be bringing leading brands from the Basque region of Spain to present in their showroom . Including Ondaretta , Treku , Sellux , Daisalux , Enea and Ojmar . Leading Spanish company , Kettal are another new brand participating as part of CDW 2022 , presenting their latest outdoor furniture and workspace products in their new showroom space .
New to Clerkenwell , Fritz Fryer Lighting will be participating for the first time at CDW 2022 in their brand-new showroom . Originally opened in 1982 , Fritz Fryer gained a favourable reputation in antique light restoration , in the quaint Herefordshire market town of Ross-on-Wye . Since , the company are now known for their unique , high quality contemporary lighting , which they design , make and sell with components sourced almost exclusively in the UK .
Adjustable Spotlight by Fritz Fryer Lighting
festival location in Charterhouse Square , Covered will display the best in surface design and material innovation , and Contract where visitors can view the latest products for commercial interiors . Also new for 2022 is the ITA – Italian Trade Agency who are working in collaboration with the Ceramics Association of Italy to showcase nine brands in a specially built venue next to St John ’ s Gate .
Clerkenwell ’ s subterranean House of Detention , previously a prison in the mid-19th century will showcase Light + Rising Stars where a host of new and upcoming designers will exhibit alongside leading lighting brands . POP , the former cold store turned nightclub will be essential to visit , hosting pop-up brand activations and immersive experiences throughout the 3 days of CDW .
EXHIBITIONS
CDW ’ s exhibitions are hosted in distinctive spaces – both purpose built and historical venues – around the area linked by a route running through the centre of EC1 . For 2022 , there are ten exhibitions , each with a different curatorial focus , ranging from cutting edge international design , to emerging talent , lighting , luxury interiors and the best of British design .
New for 2022 is Covered sponsored by RAK Ceramics , an exhibition dedicated to interior surfaces . Forming part of a new
Melina Pendant and Io Desert by Hand & Eye Studio