LONDON 2022FESTIVALDESIGNGUIDE 17 – 25 September 2022
LDF CELEBRATES ITS 20TH ANNIVERSARY
the Festival’s curated thought leadership programme, The Global Design Forum, will bring together creative leaders to exchange ideas and solutions for some of the most pressing issues of our time. In this short guide, we bring you our top picks for this year’s LDF, from vibrant and immersive public installations and Landmark Projects to must-visit Festival Highlights and Open Showrooms Be sure to drop by Material Matters, an exciting new fixture on the London design calendar, where over 40 world-leading brands, designers, makers and organisations will come together to celebrate the importance of materials and their ability to shape our lives. See the official LDF site for the full programme of events: https://www.londondesignfestival. com/ We hope to see you during the Festival!
This year’s programme includes various mustexperience installations, exhibits and creative activities clustered across LDF’s 12 Design Districts. Each District has its own unique personality that reflects the local community and enables visitors to explore events within a short walking distance from each other. See here for the complete list of Design Districts and Inevents.addition,
This year, London Design Festival (LDF) celebrates its 20th anniversary, returning to the capital from 17-25 September 2022 with an inspiring and thought-provoking programme of events, exhibitions and installations. Since its inception in 2003, LDF’s vision has been to celebrate and promote London as the world’s design capital. The Festival has played a critical role in the growth of the design industry, bolstering London’s position as a global destination for business, culture and tourism and serving as a blueprint for many design weeks and festivals globally. Design is now understood to be fundamental to enterprise, supporting health and wellbeing, and managing our cities and societies. At a time when climate change, pollution and resource depletion intensifies, there is also a need to drive toward a circular and more sustainable economy. With that in mind, this year’s Festival will seek to platform new thinking and creative concepts that demonstrate the crucial role of design today.
LONDON GUIDEFESTIVALDESIGN2022 17—25 September 2022
17—25 September
Sat 17 – Sun 25 Sept, 24h Henge at Canary Wharf Wren Landing, Canary Wharf, London E14 No registration required Mokoro: Warembo Wasanii Brought to you by young women and girls from an art studio in Kenya, Mokoro is a multi-media display of upcycled fashion and design. At Warembo Wasanii, the collective of artists craft pieces entirely from refuse
Sat 17 Sept – Sun 25 Sept, 10:00 - 17:45 V&A, Cromwell Road, Room 40, London SW7 2RL No registration required 20 Things, Earl’s Court: Sam Jacob Micro and macro, witty and moving, hidden and visible, ‘20 Things’ celebrates the fact that design is everywhere. Sam Jacob curates a journey through Earl’s Court – a London neighbourhood that showcases how design and place are seamlessly interlinked.
Sat 17 Sept – Sun 25 Sept, Open 24hrs Earl’s Court Station, 38 Warwick Rd, London SW5 9UB No registration required 2022
Sat 17 – Sun 25 Sept, 10:00 - 16:00 Brompton Design District REGISTER HERE Swivel: Sabine Marcelis Bringing vibrancy and colour to St Giles Square beside Tottenham Court Road, Swivel is a celebration of materiality and movement brought to you by Dutch Designer Sabine Marcelis. Swivel invites the public to take a moment of pause on their journey amongst playful hues and patterns.
Sat 17 – Sun 25 Sept, 24h Centre Point, St Giles Square, London WC2H 8NH No registration required Henge: Stanton Williams Made from 150 million year old Jurassic limestone, a zero carbon, recyclable material, Henge is a circular sculptural form that creates a focussed gathering space seperate from the outside world.
LANDMARK PROJECTS Into Sight: Sony Design Sony’s Design team showcases a bespoke installation during LDF, a tunnel consisting of a 220 inch Crystal LED screen, glass walls and mirrored floors. Inside, visitors will experience stories and surprises presented through an impressive display of shifting light, colour and sound.
LDF PROJECTS from neighbouring landfill sites, bringing a powerful and creative exhibition to the V&A during LDF.
Sat 17 – Sun 25 Sept, 10:00 - 17:45 V&A, Cromwell Road, Room 40, London SW7 2RL No registration required Plasticity: Niccolo Casas Italian architect, Niccolo Casas, explores how harmful waste plastics harvested from oceans can be recreated into architectural objects. Plasticity - the 3D printed, 3.6 metre tall sculpture is made from Parley Ocean Plastic®, shows how architecture and design can influence a circular economy model working in harmony with the natural ecosystem.
17 Sept – 25 Sept, 11:00 - 17:00 / 19:00
FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS
Tramshed, 32 Rivington St, London EC2A 3LX Design London Following its debut in 2021, the destination for contemporary design is set to double its floor space this year, where architects and interior designers can source cutting-edge furniture, kitchens and bathrooms, lighting and architectural fittings all under one roof.
20 – 25 Sept, times vary (see here)
This display from London-based artist/designer Yinka Ilori will bring his distinctive aesthetic of playful combinations of colour and pattern to the Design 19Museum.Sept– 21 Sept, 10:00 - 18:00
20 Sept, 11.00
Magazine London, 11 Ordnance Crescent, Greenwich Peninsula, London SE10 0JH REGISTER HERE Material Matters
COAT Paints Studio, 1 Sans Walk, London EC1R 0LY No registration required The Future of Ageing: Design Age Institute Curated by the Design Age Institute, this exhibition explores how designers are reimagining the ‘Future of Ageing’. It will showcase how design can enhance our experience of living later in our lives through the development of products, services and environments.
17 Sept – 25 Sept, 10:00 - 18:00 / 21:00
19 Sept – 23 Sept, 09:30 - 18:00
Muuto Space, 28 St John’s Sq, EC1M 4DN RSVPhere:events@disegnojournal.com
‘Bill’byHatoStore&MichaelMarriott Hato Store and Michael Marriott collaborate to reimagine Max Bill’s ULM stool.To mark the 20th anniversary of LDF, they’ve produced a series of 30 limited edition stools that will be on display and available to purchase at the Hato Store.
17 Sept – 25 Sept, 10:00 - 18:00
The Design Museum, 224-238 Kensington High St, London W8 6AG REGISTER HERE 17 September 2022 Yinka Ilori: Parables of Happiness
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19 Sept – 21 Sept, 09:00 - 17:00
21 Sept – 24 Sept, 10:00 - 17:00
During LDF, Carl Hansen & Son will be presenting an immersive exhibition, “The Sound of Design”, among other activities and new collection launches in their showroom throughout the week.
21 Sept – 25 Sept, 09:00 / 10:00 - 17:00 / 18:00
A new fixture on London’s design calendar, Material Matters is a fair bringing together 40 leading brands whose work showcase material innovation.
Lee Broom, 95 Rivington St, London EC2A 3AY
The Design Museum, 224 - 238 Kensington High Street, London, W8 6AG No registration required Vitra Showroom Launch
16A Bowling Green Lane, EC1R 0BD
Weird Sensation Feels Good: The World of ASMR Millions around the world are part of an online community who experience ASMR (Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response): a physical sensation of euphoria or deep calm, sometimes a tingling in the body, triggered through sound, touch, and movement. The first of its kind, this exhibition explores the relationship between creativity and ASMR (Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response). Through an acoustically controlled environment, viewers will uncover how tools and materials trigger this response.
22 Sept – 25 Sept, 10:00 - 18:00 REGISTER HERE The Sound of Design: Carl Hansen & Son
Bringing the etherel collection launched during Salone del Mobile to LDF, Lee Broom will present the lighting pieces in his showroom alongside exisitng designs.
The Design Museum, 224-238 Kensington High St, London W8 6AG No registration required COAT Paints Studio: Openhouse Climate Positive paint company, COAT, are opening the doors to their East London studio. Chat all things ecocreds, grab some Peel & Stick Swatches, or book a 1:1 consultation for expert help on your next project.
Hato Store, 117 Lower Stable Street, Coal Drops Yard, N1C 4DR DivineInspiration:LeeBroom
NeuroaestheticSpace:DisegnoxMuuto Join Disegno for an expert panel discussion on neuroaesthetics – the field that explores how physical spaces and objects shape behaviour and emotions, and how this impacts design.
The wait is over - Vitra are set to launch a flagship UK showroom during this years’ LDF. Tramshed will open with an installation celebrating Vitra’s ongoing collaboration with the family of iconic French designer Jean Prouvé.
Creative Courts, Yinka Ilori, Design Museum
Materials Transition — What we Need to Reach Net Zero Attitudes towards sustainability among consumers have shifted dramatically. To stand any chance of reaching Net Zero, the furniture industry will need to consider a materials transition – implementing lower-impact ways to develop products and joining the circular economy. But how does it go about this? How does it create the necessary transparency and implement real change? An expert panel, including TFP’s Sustainability & Commercial Manager Phil Towle, explains.
REGISTER TO ATTENED THE FAIR HERE 22 Sept – 25 Sept Bargehouse, Oxo Tower Wharf, London SE1 9PH
22—25 September 2022 Bargehouse, Oxo Tower Wharf
MATTERSMATERIAL
PANEL DISCUSSION, 22 SEPT, 6PM
AN EXCITING NEW FIXTURE ON THE LONDON DESIGN CALENDAR
Among other things, Material Matters investigates how the design industry can address issues around the circular economy: asking how it can lead the drive to Net Zero, and why material intelligence is so important to all our lives?
Based on the critically acclaimed podcast of the same name, the Material Matters fair brings together over 40 world-leading brands, designers, makers and organisations to celebrate the importance of materials and their ability to shape our lives. Taking place at the iconic Bargehouse at Oxo Tower Wharf on London’s Southbank, the fair features five floors of exhibitions, installations, a marketplace, learning space and an extensive talks programme, providing a new platform for engagement, collaboration and inspiration for the design and architecture industries.
As Official Furniture Partner for the fair, TFP is excited to be involved in the creation of the Material Matters Talks space, where we explore materiality and sustainability performance in collaboration with a curated selection of leading furniture manufacturers, including Fredericia, Carl Hansen, Senator, Menu, Modus and more.
19 Sept – 23 Sept, 10:00 - 18:00 7 Tilney Court, London EC1V 9BQ
Fredericia Fredericia welcomes you to their showroom as they present their new collection for the first time.
Launching Island by Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec, alongside new additions to the Crate series by Jasper Morrison, Established & Sons invites visitors to explore their showroom during LDF.
19 Sept – 23 Sept, 09:00 - 17:30 11 Clerkenwell Road, EC1M 5PA B&B Italia For their 50th Anniversary, B&B Italia present a renewed version of La Bambole by Mario Bellini.
FLOOR_STORY
Celebrating 150 years of extraordinary design, Fritz Hansen transform their showroom into an exhibition space themed around past and present designs.
19 Sept – 23 Sept, 09:30 - 17:00 34 Queen Anne’s Gate, London SW1H 9AB Allermuir With a newly refurbished showroom, Allermuir will be presenting new collaborations with Patrick Norguet, SmithMatthias and Mark Gabbertas.
22 Sept, 09:00 - 11:00 2 Northburgh St, London EC1V 0AY RSVP HERE Carl Hansen & Son Carl Hansen & Son will be hosting an exhibition, “The Sound of Design”, product launches and activities in their showroom during LDF.
See the launch of X - a lounge chair by Hvidt & Molgaard, a Copenhagen-based design and architecture studio.
Established & Sons
7 Clerkenwell Road, EC1M 5PA Bolon Join Bolon’s Head of Sustaianability and founder of Greenpeace Sweden, Håkan Nordin, at their showroom for breakfast and circular economy talk.
Fritz Hansen
19 Sept – 23 Sept, 10:00 - 18:00 78 Cowcross St, London EC1M 6EJ
Revealing their new multi-purpose home during LDF, FLOOR_STORY invite you to join them and celebrate a new collaboration with Kangan Arora.
OPEN SHOWROOMS
22 Sept – 23 Sept, 10:00 - 16:00
Flokk, 63 Central St, London EC1V 3AF
17 Sept – 23 Sept, 10:00 - 18:00 Cairo Studios, 4 Nile St, London N1 7RF Gemla During LDF, Swedish maker Gemla, will be showcasing the new GEMLA OPEN lounge chair, designed in collaboration with Samuel Wilkinson, among other new 17launches.Sept–25 Sept, 10:00 - 18:00 OneRoom Gallery, 9 French Place, London E16 JB
20 Sept – 21 Sept, 09:00 - 17:00 7 Back Hill, London EC1R 5EN Arper
19 Sept – 23 Sept, 09:30 - 18:00 Carl Hansen & Son, 16A Bowling Green Lane, EC1R 0BD Cassina Discover new collaborations and product launches with renowned designers and architects, as well as the debut of Cassina Details, a complete collection of accessories.
19 Sept – 24 Sept, 10:00 - 18:00 250 Brompton Rd, London SW3 2AS Boss Design Join Boss at their Showroom to view new collections, including Sia, their most sustainable task chair yet.
Visit the Arper showroom to experience The Project of Living installation and their latest collections.
17 Sept – 25 Sept, 10:00 - 17:00 238 - 242 Brompton Rd, London SW3 2BB
1 Dufferin St, London EC1Y 8NA Flokk Scandinavian design company, Offect, will be launching new collection by international designers hosted at parent company, Flokk’s Clerkenwell 19showroom.Sept–23 Sept, 09:00 - 17:30
17 – 25 September 2022 &Tradition
Senator Creating innovative furniture for workspaces, Senator are opening their doors during LDF for visitors to explore their wide range of options.
17 Sept – 25 Sept, times vary (see here)
Presenting the iconic True Evolution 2022 Collection that made a debut during Salone del Mobile, Poltrona Frau welcome you to their West London showroom.
17 Sept – 24 Sept, 11:00 - various (see here)
RSVP HERE Knoll Visit the Knoll showroom to explore new collections for 2022 launched at Salone del Mobile this year.
20 Sept – 21 Sept, 09:00 - 17:00 7 Back Hill, London EC1R 5EN Surface Matter Head to the revamped studio to explore Surface Matter’s material library and join events focused on social and environmental impact.
Tom Dixon
OPEN SHOWROOMS
HAY Celebrate 20 years of HAY during LDF, see the latest launches, and preview upcoming collections.
147 - 153 Fulham Rd, London SW3 6SN
The Coal Office, Bagley Walk, London N1C 4PQ Vitsoe To mark their 60-year anniversary at LDF this year, Vitsœ presents the story of the 620 Chair Programme through early photography and items from the Vitsœ archive, alongside the chair itself.
17 Sept – 25 Sept, 10:00 - 16:00 Underwood Works, 6-14 Underwood Street, London N1 JQ Isokon Opening their workshop in Walthamstow for one day only, Isokon invite you to experience the craftsman at work and see how their furniture is made.
20 Sept – 21 Sept, 10:00 - 18:00 6 Bakers Yard, London EC1R 3DD
19 Sept – 23 Sept, 10:00 - 17:30 29 Westgate St, London E8 3R
19 Sept – 23 Sept, 19:00 - 17:30 91 Goswell Rd, London EC1V 7EX
Lee Broom
Experience Lee Brooms etheral lighting collection launched during Salon del Mobile in Milan this year, Divine Inspiration, alongside existing designs.
Head to their showroom to view current collections where the team will be happy to advise on upcoming 19projects.Sept– 25 Sept, 09:00 - 17:30 13 Northburgh St, London EC1V 0JP
17 – 25 September 2022 Poltrona Frau
19 Sept – 25 Sept, 09:00 - 18:00 1 Darlington St, London EC1V OBH NaughtOne Pop in to the NaughtOne showroom to view current collections designed as a tool to bring people together.
Morgan Morgan are hosting a Celebration of Design during LDF, marking the 30th anniversary with the launch of a new collection by Tim Rundle. Happy hour drinks will be held on 21 Sept, join to celebrate.
17 Sept - 24 Sept, 10:00 – 18:00 Vitsoe, 21 Marylebone Lane, London W1U 2NG Workstories
14 Sept, 11:00 - 16:00 Isokon Plus, Unit 2B (rear), Uplands B Business Park, Blackhorse Lane, London E17 5QJ
Tom Dixon presents TWENTY, a thoughtfully curated collection of unseen works spanning 20 years of the British brand.
20 Sept – 25 Sept, times vary (see here) Lee Broom, 95 Rivington St, London EC2A 3AY
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