Design Fair: LONDON DESIGN FESTIVAL 2024 News

Come September 2024, the Shoreditch Design Triangle returns for its 16th year with a programme of design-led happenings across the area in East London, UK.

Orgnisers call it a momentous year with a lineup that features a dynamic mix of leading furniture designers, top brands, and the most promising new talents in the industry. It's shaping up to be an exceptional year for Shoreditch Design Triangle, featuring launches and showroom exhibitions as well as one-off installations.

SDT first round of 38 confirmed participants includes leading furniture brands and designers, to inspirational new talent and student showcases. 

CONFIRMED PARTICIPANTS INCLUDE:

Bill Amberg Studio; Christopher Farr; Cozmo; Field Day Studio; FLOOR_STORY; Hart Shoreditch; HAY International UK Ltd.; Jasper Morrison Shop; KesselsKramer London x Bank of England; Kingston Product and Furniture Graduates 2024; Lee Broom; Lightmass; Minimalux; Mitre & Mondays; Mosaic Factory; Museum of the Home; PearsonLloyd; Pippa Small Jewellery; POINT TWO FIVE; Rachael Entwistle; Rapha; Ruup & Form; SCP; Solid Floor; Studio Tucktite; Surface Matter; Tala; Tamart; Task Systems; The Collective; The Wax Building; Town House Spitalfields; TOAST; tokyobike; Travel Things Museum; Under One Roof; Vitra; XAL Ltd.

The Shoreditch Design Triangle is a cultural event that celebrates the creative industry in east London. It was established in 2008 as a vehicle for the designers, companies and institutions situated in the area to collaborate on the promotion of their activities during the London Design Festival, and at other key periods in the year. After16 years of organic growth, the area is billed as one of the largest official London Design Festival districts, offering visitors a diverse street-level experience.

New Launch: Tom Dixon showased Hypermobile exhibition at Coal Office, promoting new Portable lights; Zara Hadid Designs and Porro were also on show

British iconic home and lifestyle product designer Tom Dixon delighted fans and interior design buffs with his exhibition: HYPERMOBILE during London Design Festival (LDF) this September.

Visitors were able to explore the brand's Shop and the Studio's Headquarters in King’s Cross, spanning 11 arches and spaces within The Coal Office, and immerse themselves "in the worlds of portability, miniaturisation and rechargeability", as the British designer celebrated the launch of PORTABLE lights in the Hypermarket.

The Portables come in various designs  such as a shape that take after its popular Melt ceiling pendant lamps, and a range of finishes, and provide up to 10 hours of battery life after fully-charged.  Another version is the Bell shape that also comes in various finishes: gold, silver, black and copper.

The Portables come in limited-edition screen-printed packaging designed by Regular Practice, created exclusively for LDF.  

Tom explained: 'The Portables were inspired by the changing demands of society. They symbolize the general shift towards flexibility and blurred boundaries between work and play, indoor and outdoor settings and increased flexibility in all our electrical devices, including personal transport, communication, entertainment, and more."

Other highlights of HYPERMOBILE exhibition included a Broadcast studio, a FAT Cinema, a Mobile Dinner, a Techno Lab and a HYPERMARKET with Melt PORTABLES available in limited-edition screen-printed packaging created especially for LDF.

Also on show at the Coal Office premises at Tom Dixon were tableware from Zaha Hadid Design, and furniture units from Porro of Italy.

Zaha Hadid Design

Zaha Hadid Design

Porro

Porro

All photos by Lucia Carpio.

Cultural Events: The New Craftsmens’ show will feature in Brompton Design District during London Design Festival 2023

“Join, Assemble, Hold”, The New Craftsmen’s show for London Design Festival 2023, as part of Brompton Design District, will take place at Gallery 5, Cromwell Place, London, from September 16 - 24 2023, presenting two adjoining crafted interiors, rich with beautiful and tactile works that invite the makers’ worlds and hands into our homes. 

Breck Light by Studio AMOS

In each room, a statement cabinet centrepiece provides a focal point, expressing both the physicality of the works around them and a feeling of connectivity evoked by the space. 

Work in progress on the Anticuus lighting collection by Ash & Plumb
in collaboration with Louise East

The exhibition will include work by Bibbings & Hensby, Matthew Raw, Ash & Plumb, Edmond Byrne, Jochen Holz, Lulu Harrison, Max Bainbridge, Darren Appiagyei, Takahashi McGil, Alex Walshaw, Studio AMOS, Clare Revera, Rachel Frost, Michelle Mateo, Jo Hammond, Hilary Burns, Nick McMillen, Joe Hogan, Lorna Singleton, and Tim Johnson.

Brompton, a district located in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea in London, is recognized for its upscale residential character, historic architecture, and its proximity to cultural institutions and attractions.   Notable sites and institutions in the district include Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A); the Natural History Museum; the Science Museum; Royal Albert Hall; and Imperial College London.

Images from Brompton Design District