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home: event [ Beazley Designs of the Year ]

home: event. [ Beazley Designs of the Year ]

Now in its ninth year Beazley Designs of the Year exhibition and awards brings a cross-section of contemporary design from six categories: Architectire, Digital, Fashion, Graphics, Product and Transport. The 70 shortlisted nominees are exhibiting at The Design Museum for public viewing.

‘ Beazley Designs of the Year celebrates design that promotes or delivers change, enables access, extends design practice or captures the spirit of the year. Someday the other museums will be showing this stuff’

Design Museum 

24th November 2016 – 17th February 2017

Tickets cost £10, avaliable from designmuseum.org

home: featured [ A Room In My House ] 

home: featured [ A Room In My House ] 

This quirky store is full of in-house designed goods in their online store at http://www.aroominmyhouse.com but it’s their prints department that we are focusing on this week for great prints for your walls or to make lovely gifts! From architectural brutalist influenced photography to typography prints and alphabet designs, there’s a lovely range with prices from £8. 

Visit the main shop this Friday and get 25% off with code BLACK25 or next Monday with code CYBER25. 

Link through from there webshop, if vintage and handmade is your thing, straight through to their Etsy shop for retro homeware, gifts and more. 

Homeware is a great idea for Christmas gifts as usable present as well as getting something unique! 

home: event [ The Design Museum ]

home: event [ The Design Museum ]

It’s one of our favourite London museums and it’s now on the move to a new home. The Design Museum is moving from Shad Thames to a brand new development in a grade II listed building in Kensington. Opening on 24th November the new space will continue to showcase new talent, exhibitions and special events and of course a great shop [ make that 2 shops ].

‘The Design Museum Kensington will be the world’s leading museum of contemporary design and architecture, an international showcase for the many design skills at which Britain excels and a creative centre, promoting innovationand nurturing the next generation of design talent’

Head to the website to get the latest news and exhibition guide for Autumn, pre book tickets and get some dates in the diary.

The Design Museum

224-238 Kensington High Street

London

W8 6AG

Designmuseum.org

home: event [ pop brixton ]

home: event [ pop brixton ]

The London Design Festival is almost upon us [ 17th – 23Rd Sept ] and one of the must see places to visit this year is Pop Brixton and it’s DESIGN UNBOXED series of events. Bringing together design, fashion, food , music and more.

‘Designed and built by Carl Turner in 2015, Pop Brixton is.now home to a unique community of entrepreneurs, makers, designers, chefs and artists. This creative assortment of recycled shipping containers, timber structures and greenhouses is now home to 55 loral, independent businesses. Design Unboxed will.unpack the stories and passions within this community, exploring the many aspects of design that influence our members and the wider community in Brixton. From fashion and furniture to graphics and architectur, Pop Brixton’s week long series of events encourages the public to participate in workshops, discussions and performances touching on many fields of design. Learn craft and design skills with hands-on workshops, attend fashion shows, create your own artwork or debate design with expert panels.’

The London Design Festival 

Head to Popbrixton.org to see all the different events on offer.

home: event [ pop up shop ] 

home: event [ pop up shop ] 

We love the beautiful range of crafted products from Made by Mrs M with the illustrated fabrics, designed and used to create all the wonderful items, all inspired by architecture and London. 

In September, the brand will be popping up in London’s West Elm store for a two day pop up store where you can very our hands on the incredible range and see the new Autumn collection 

At : West Elm, 209 Tottenham Court Road W1T 7PN London, United Kingdom

10 + 11 Septrmber 2016 / 10-6pm 

”Based on the South London/Surrey border, Kate designs a range of patterns for fabric, which she also uses to illustrate a selection of complementary products. Kate has been striving for some time to ensure that all items are UK made, and all of her new products now achieve this aim. Fabrics and mugs are printed in the UK by small companies, while Kate makes all other products herself from her studio.

Whether you’re looking for unique, mid-century inspired fabrics for your next project; a limited edition product as a gift or to add a jolt of colour to your home; or even to commission a one off item; Kate can help and provides a fast, friendly service.”

home: event [ The BFG dream jars trail ] 

home: event [ The BFG Dream Jars Trail ] 

We don’t always stay inside appreciating great interiors. Sometimes we need an excuse to travel around and appreciate great buildings and architecture from the outside. 

The BFG Dream Jar Trail gives us the opportunity to do just that with this magical search in and out of many of the best buildings and areas of London. 

Did the BFG lose these jars on some night time expedition? Who knows , but this is a great chance to search and see our capital. 

Grab the map and get searching. Hiding places include Harrods (check out their interiors department!)and gorgeous Libertys (their staircase alone is a dream!), pass by Buckingham Palace and be in awe of the greatest house of them all, admire St Pauls cathedral for its historic architecture and appreciate the Barbican for its midcentury glory (with their glorious conservatory being a must-see). 
Trail running til the end of August 

home: event [ Open House London ] 

home: event [ Open House London ] 

For two days a year in September, London opens up some of it’s best architectural secrets in the annual Open House London. For over 25 years we have had the privilege and excitement to be able to look inside, learn and appreciate the inner workings and designs of many of London’s greatest buildings that for the rest of the time remain a secret and closed to the public. It’s a pleasure and an eye opener to see inside, be educated and get a look behind closed doors of anything from disused theatres to historic homes to business hubs. 

They say;

Open House was started in 1992 as a small, not-for-profit organisation to promote public awareness and appreciation of the capital’s building design and architecture. The intention was to open up London’s splendid buildings to the general public who don’t otherwise have access. We saw this as a way of helping the wider community to become more knowledgeable, engage in dialogue and make informed judgements on architecture.

Get a chance to see for yourself on September 17th & 18th 2016

From mid August the schedule will be available to view online of all open houses. A few locations are ballot ticketed and have  already been allocated but the majority are open – no tickets required! 

Previous year’s experiences include The Royal College of Physicians, Subterranean Light, the Fitzrovia Chapel and the Alexandra Palace abandoned theatre (now being brought back to life through grants) 

This successful event has now spread to over 30 cities across the world offering the same unique experiences with their great architecture and hidden buildings. 

home: found this [ books ]

home: found this [ books ]

We love a slow mooch around a museum shop, but usually only when we have been to a particular exhibition.
This shouldn’t be the case and we should treat them as actual shops, considering the majority of our museums and galleries are free. Also take advantage of the online museum shops, especially if your looking for books.
A good design book can not only give informative text and pictures, but they usually always look nice – something you want to have out on display.
We had a look at the Design Museum website and found a great selection of books for interiors lovers. Use the menu to navigate the particular topic like Product Design or Architecture and find some inspiring coffee table books to dip into at any time.
Another great museum shop for books is the Barbican with fascinating reads including titles exploring concrete architecture and suburbia life.

So next time you are looking for a gift or an inspiring read for yourself, head to a museum shop, you won’t be disappointed.

home: event [ Clerkenwell Design Week ]

home: event [ Clerkenwell Design Week ]

Back for it’s seventh year, Clerkenwell Design Week runs over three days and is full of exibitions, workshops and talks. See some of the best furniture, lighting and product design from the UK and globally.

‘Clerkenwell is home to more creative businesses and architects per square mile than anywhere else on the planet, making it truly one of the most important design hubs in the world. To celebrate this rich and diverse community, Clerkenwell Design Week has created a showcase of leading UK and international brands and companies presented in a series of showroom events,  exhibitions and special installations that take place across the area.’

Tickets are free – register online for access to all the events.

[ 24th – 26th May 2016 ]

www.clerkenwelldesignweek.com

home: event [ The Barbican ]

home: event [ The Barbican Exhibition ]

The Barbican in London is a fascinating and wonderful place to walk around on any day, but when they have a great exhibition it makes the trip all the more worth while.
The Barbican Exhibition: Designing for a Living City is a new exhibition tracing the controversial design of the 1970s residential development – explore the range of flat types and interiors which would accommodate some 6000 people within 35 acres. The display includes the original 1971 residential layout and landscape plan, as well as original fittings, archival illustrations, leaflets, brochures and films.
A must for any Barbican fan, and those interest in architecture and interior design of the past. Plus after, take some time to explore the building, visit the conservatory, take a tour or browse the shop.

[ 19th March – 16th October 2016 ]