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| Tin Drum debuts a ground-breaking new installation, Medusa, in The Raphael Court at the Victoria & Albert Museum in London's Knighsbridge as one of the main features to celebrate London Design Festival. Produced in collaboration with acclaimed Japanese architect Sou Fujimoto, Medusa is an eminent visualisation of architecture in a Mixed Reality medium, examining the interrelation of nature and art. |
The 19th edition of London Design Festival takes place across the city from 18-26 September 2021.
Design Districts are a key component of the Festival makeup with each Design District constituting a cluster of events within a short walking distance of each other, enabling visitors to navigate over 200 events and geography of the city. More information on each Design District coming soon.
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| With The Unboxing Show at King's Cross Design District, artist Peter Marigold is bringing back the nostalgia of creating cardboard models and highlighting the potential of the material that is usually considered as consumer waste. He has invited a global cohort of creatives to design an object that can be made in cardboard. |
Concurrently London Fashion Week presented by Clearpay returns September 16-21 2021, joining in the celebration of the cultural reopening of London with an line-up of fashion and accessory designers. Throughout the event, all digital content is available on the platform online with no log-ins or passwords required.
Meanwhile Design London 22-25 September 2021 is making its debut during London Design Festival 2021 to showcase a curated selection of cutting-edge furniture, lighting and contract interiors brands as well as collaborations with renowned and emerging designers.
Situated in Magazine London alongside a dynamic new Design District on Greenwich Peninsula, the inaugural Design London will feature a multitude of international brands, including esteemed Italian brands Ethimo Design; Penta and Artemide, Danish brand Fritz Hansen, as well as bespoke sculptural lighting company Cameron Design House who will reveal new contemporary brand Empty State.
Defined by its modern architectural form, the venue provides a striking blank canvas for showcasing the very best in contemporary design, while functional and outdoor spaces provide a means for large-scale creative expression. Positioned on the banks of the River Thames, it offers uninterrupted views across Canary Wharf and is directly accessible by tube, road, river, air and cable car.
Highlights include “Discussions at Design London,” which will be opened by British-Nigerian artist Yinka Ilori. He will welcome guests through a kaleidoscopic tunnel of colour, inviting them to take a seat in his joyfully-designed auditorium, Transparency in shades of colour. The line-up of speakers includes Henry Holland, Eley Kishimoto, and Pearson Lloyd.
Returning this year is Planted (23 to 26 September 2021 at Coal Drops Yard, King’s Cross) as part of LDF which is based around the principles of biophilic design, bringing together a talks programme, various installations and plant-based products, with a focus on sustainable design brands who are dedicated to preserving nature.
Another notable London venue is the Victoria &Albert museum in Knightsbridge which during 18 to 26 September is hosting projects, installations and exhibitions by designers that look at design and its relation to climate change, showcasing projects that explore a low-carbon future, the circular economy and climate justice. Installations include a collaboration between mixed reality studio Tin Drum and Japanese architect Sou Fujimoto, who will premiere an installation called Medusa: Architecture + Reality.
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