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RETURNING VENUES, NEW INSTALLATIONS
St Bartholomew the Great once again becomes the Church of Design, this year’ s venue for the coveted Conversations at Clerkenwell programme curated by PR and Brand Consultant Katie Richardson, which will include discussions with leading and emerging designers on topical subjects. Dulux, this year’ s sponsor for Conversations at Clerkenwell, is launching a studentfocused competition to design the backdrop of the talks stage using a palette of on-trend colours.
Roche Bobois, DEDON and MAGIS Spa are among the many leading international brands exhibiting at the Church of Design, and CONFLUENCE, a monumental origami-inspired installation by Fung + Bedford, will be suspended from the ceiling of the 900-year-old Grade I listed medieval church.
The House of Detention returns as the host of Light, showcasing a selection of exciting local and global lighting brands. Visitors will be greeted at the entrance with Loom Light, a 3D-printed light sculpture drawing on the optical language of Op Art, designed by MIMStudios, AI Build and SEAM Design. [ d ] arc thoughts, an enlightening series of talks curated by [ d ] arc media, also returns.
“ We’ re thrilled to be back in Clerkenwell this May with our new Design Interventions initiative which acts as a creative platform for the incredible talent and imagination of the participating architects and designers,” says Marlon Cera-Marle, Design Division Director at Media 10, the organiser of the annual design festival.“ These thought-provoking installations are set to bring a new interactive dimension to the show. We’ re looking forward to another successful year welcoming tens of thousands of people from the UK and abroad to EC1 to discover the latest that global design has to offer.”