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home: event [ Breathing Colour ]

home: event [ Breathing Colour ]

The Design Museum, London is a great place to be inspired and get the creative juices flowing, and this up coming exhibition is no exeption. Breathing Colour explores how we use colour and how it behaves through shapes, materials, shadows and reflections.

‘Drawing on years of research, designer Hella Jongerius presents Breathing Colour; an installation-based exhibition that takes a deeper look at the way colour behaves, exploring shapes, materials, shadows and reflections. Through a series of phenomenological studies and experiences, the exhibition will make us question one of thr most elemental aspects of design.’

28th June – 24th September 2017 

designmuseum.org


home: event [ inside an almshouse ] 

home: event [ inside an almshouse] 

Visit the Geoffrye Museum for their latest step back in time for interiors. There are various opening dates and times for this special exhibition, onwards from April 19th, with audio guides available. Visit their calendar of events for full listings. 

Geffrye’s restored 18th-century almshouse, which has been taken back to its original condition and offers a rare glimpse into the lives of London’s poor and elderly in the 1780s and 1880s.

‘An almshouse is charitable housing provided to enable people (typically elderly people who can no longer work to earn enough to pay rent) to live in a particular community.’ 


home: event [ The American Dream ]

home: event [ The American Dream ]

This new exhibition at the British Museum explores 1960’s art in America and the iconic pieces that look at society and divisions around at the time.

‘Starting with the ezplosion of pop arr in the 1960, the exhibition includes worka by the most celebrated American artists. From Andy Warhol, Jasper Johns and Robert Rauuschenberg to Ed Ruscha, Kara Walker and Julie Mehretu – all boldly experimented with printmaking. Experience this extraordinary history through their eyes’  

An insightful and inspiring exhibition well worth a visit. [ Tickets cost £16.50 ]

9th March – 18th June

Americandreamexhibition.org 

home: event [ exhibition ] 

home: event [ exhibition ] 

Head to The Geffrye Museum for this great insight to the room that is far from interior design and most likely very different to the rest if your designed and styled home, but quite possibly a design inspiration and full of powerful ideas and styling. 

Running til June at The Geffrye Museum the Teenage Bedroom exhibition is a fun, must-see. 

‘A rare glimpse into the often secret, out-of-bounds world of the teenage bedroom. Guest curator Carey Newson and photographer Kyna Gourley documented the bedrooms of 26 London teenagers revealing how identity, memory and friendship are expressed within these eclectic private spaces and highlighting the contradictions of a room that is both within the family home and a space apart.

Carey Newson is an ESRC-funded doctoral researcher from the Centre for Studies of Home – a partnership between the Geffrye and Queen Mary, University of London. The project is supported by the Centre for Public Engagement, Queen Mary, University of London.’

The Geffrye Museum, 136 Kingsland Road, Hoxton, London E2 8EA (between Pearson and Cremer Streets)

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: event [ designjunction ]

home: event [ designjunction ]

We are are coming up to a busy time of year as some of the major design exhibitions and shows launch. Alongside the exhibitions 100% Design and London Design Fair [ both part of the bigger London Design Festival ] is flagship show designjunction.

Now it’s new location in King’s Cross, London [ named the King’s Cross Creative Quarter ] it will be bigger and better than ever. Spread over four areas you can discover over 200 brands from interior, product design and architecture presenting their new collections.

‘ launching this September, the King’s Cross Creative Quarter #KXCQ is and exciting new initiative – bringing together temporary exhibitions, restaurants, architectural landmarks and renowned cultural institutions. ‘

Cubitt House 

Cubitt House will be home to more that 70 design brands each showing cutting – edge furniture, accessories and lighting.

‘ Cubitt House is located directly adjacent to UAL Central Saint Martins on Lewis Cubitt Square, named after the pioneering engineer who originally designed King’s Cross train station ‘

The Canopy 

The Canopy will be a temporary pop – up venue for 70 luxury retail brands. Shop from renowned design labels including fashion accessories, textiles, stationary, ceramics and technology.

‘ situated beneath the heritage – protected wrought iron structure, expect The Canopy to have designjunction’s signature industrial aesthetic. ‘

Granary Square 

The centrally located Granary Square will be transformed by 8 bespoke red houses, each filled with immersion design concepts. The houses will be home to installations, creative projects and live activity.

‘ on Wednesday 21st September the highly anticipated designjunction opening party will take over Granary Square to create a festival – like experience including pop – up bars, street food vendors and live DJ sets.’

The Crossing 

This space runs through Granary Building and the entrance to University of Arts London. The Crossing will house interactive installations, live demonstrations and visitor registration.

The stunning five storey space links Cubitt House and The Canopy allowing visitors to reach destinations with ease.

22nd – 25th Sept 2016

1 Granary Square

King’s Cross

LONDON

N1C 4AA

Get tickets in advance [ £12 ] by visiting designjunction.co.uk or buy tickets on the day for £15.

home: event [ poster exhibition ]

home: event [ poster exhibition ]

For its fourth year running Print Club London invites talented artists and illustrators to create alternative, screen-printed posters for the films shown at Film4 Summer Screen at Somerset House.
Each exhibiting artist is asked to reimagine a poster for one of the films, taking particular scenes, quotes, characters or other elements as inspiration.
Called Summer Screen Prints it runs from 28th July – 17th Aug 2016 and will be open every day and each evening. Summer Screen Prints will host a varied programme of events, demonstrations and workshops to accompany the exhibition in a new, larger space in the East Wing.

Open daily 10.00 – 18.00 and additionally from 18.30 – 21.00 for Film4 Summer Screen ticket holders
Addmision is free.

somersethouse.org.uk
printclublondon.com

home: event [the house fair ]

home: event  [ the house fair ] 

This is an event to have in the diary. Get your tickets now for this big home and interiors event running from 22 – 25 June at Olympia, London

Full of ideas, tips, insider advice, styling inspiration, product information,  interiors exhibitors, interiors to give you ideas for your own home, competitions and more. 

‘The DEFINITIVE EVENT to style your home

A showcase of style and inspiration, packed with products and decorating ideas for creating beautiful and interesting living spaces, which are unique to you and your design style.

Presenting the very best selection of products and service in the market, The HOUSE Fair is a celebration of great interior design, filled with curated rooms and displays, expert and practical advice from leading professionals and interior decorators, talks and demonstrations, as well as over 100 inspiring brands, all hand-picked by House & Garden.’

Tickets available HERE 

The House Fair / Spirit of Summer Fair 

Olympia Grand, Olympia London W14 8UX

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 ]