London Design Festival 2024: fifteen must-visit exhibitions in town
London Design Festival 2024: unconventional spectacles, Barbie DreamHouses, a vibrant parade of flags at Battersea Powerstation, a celebration of biophilic design, and more…
Clerkenwell Design Week 2024: Ten Highlights at London’s buzziest design district
Clerkenwell Design Week 2024: a whimsical helter-skelter, quirky gatekeepers under a medieval gatehouse and an audiovisual installation in a former prison.
Twelve museums and cultural architecture projects openings of 2024
An art space carved in a grain silo in Norway, the new Nintendo Museum in Kyoto and the Shakespeare Museum in London feature in the 12 museums opening in 2024.
Eight London design stories, products and collections at LDF 2023
Chairs and textiles with an inclusive message, bacteria-made fashion bags, and a social-driven practice bringing people together. We have selected eight London design stories at LDF 2023.
Material Matters 2023: ten sustainable design projects, furniture and installations in London
The Material Matters 2023 fair in London celebrates sustainability through material innovation. From lighting designs made from upcycled eyeglasses lenses to peace-driven Russian furniture in recycled plastic and more.
London Design Festival 2023: twelve must-visit highlights
London Design Festival 2023: a sound-responsive blade of light in Saint Paul Cathedral, sustainable materials on the South Bank, a peaceful garden/playroom by Lego®, and more.
Mesmerising light installations celebrate Sir Christopher Wren’s legacy in London
A sound-responsive blade of light in Saint Paul Cathedral and a suspended glowing halo at St. Stephen Walbrook Church celebrate Sir Christopher Wren’s legacy on his 300th death anniversary at the London Design Festival 2023.
Lina Ghotmeh’s Serpentine Pavilion 2023 is informed by discussions around a table
The Serpentine Pavilion 2023 by French Lebanese architect Lina Ghotmeh in central London “is an encouragement to enter into a dialogue, to convene and to think about how we could reinstate and re-establish our relationship to nature and to the Earth.”
London Design Biennale 2023: Eight must-see exhibitions at Somerset House
An oversize architectural wind chime, a fabric village square, and Polish windows for Ukraine’s reconstructions. The best of the London Design Biennales is on Archipanic.
Collect international fair 2023 captures the craft & design market trends
Collect international fair shines a light on the post-pandemic state-of-the-art of the craft and design market – in the UK and abroad.
Collect 2023: highlights and contemporary craft & design trends
Textiles and ceramics, contemporary art jewelry, the African diaspora’s cross-cultural fertilisation, and K-Culture are among the key trends of Collect 2023.
HENGE: a contemporary urban circle made of Jurassic stone brings people together in London
Inspired by Neolithic stone circles, the HENGE installation and gathering space “creates a space separate from the outside world.”
‘R for Repair’ at the V&A in London explores the sentimental values of broken objects
The R for Repair exhibition shines a timely spotlight on consumerism by showing how cherished but broken objects can be given both new meaning and a fresh lease of life with a bit of ingenuity.
Gropius Chair Military Edition: Ukrainian design ’before’ and ‘after’ February 24
NOOM and volunteers weaving camouflage nets during the first months of the Russian invasion craft the Gropius Chair Military Edition.
Sabine Marcelis’ vibrant urban seats playfully swivel in London
Materiality, movement, gravity, and colour swivel at SolidNature and Sabine Marcelis’ interactive installation for London Design Festival.
London Design Festival 2022: 12 must-visit exhibitions and installations
Kaleidoscopic experiences, brutalist swiveling seats, urban stone circles and more… London Design Festival 2022 celebrates its 20th anniversary.
Proud Little Pyamid: Adam Nathaniel Furman ‘monumentalises joy’ in London
Adam Nathaniel Furman has created ‘Proud Little Pyamid,’ a giant psychedelic installation in the heart of Kings Cross.
London Design Biennale 2021 explores the role of design in tackling global issues
Curated by Es Devlin, London Design Biennale 2021 takes over Somerset House with 38 exhibitions from six continents and a ‘forest for change’ in the historic building’s courtyard.
THE NEW REALITY: ADORNO Gallery presents virtual design exhibitions from 14 European countries
Are you ready to explore a Finnish submarine environment of a Magritte-inspired setting over the clouds? VR experiences and interactive 3D Models of over 200 exclusive European collectibles are on show at THE NEW REALITY digital group exhibition by ADORNO gallery. We have selected 6 brilliant designs from our favourite country-specific showcases.
London Design Festival 2020: 5 COVID-19 related design exhibitions on show
Unfinished projects by students in lockdown and a collaborative exhibition highlighting the power of togetherness. We selected 5 COVID-19 related design exhibitions on show in London.
London Design Festival: the best of LDF2020 is on Pinterest
LDF2020: We have created a Pinterest gallery featuring some of the best design launches, exhibitions and installations on show in London.
Lee Broom’s MAESTRO collection captures the functional elegance of musical instruments
Lee Broom unveils his MAESTRO collection with a film and a classic concert, staged in a highly stylised set which recalls a Kubrick-like symphony hall.
The collaborative UNITY installation by Marlène Huissoud highlights the power to be united during trouble times
Visitors are invited to collaborate to breath life into the interactive UNITY installation by Marlene Huissoud at Coal Drops Yard in London.
THE HOTHOUSE: Studio Weave creates an edible tropical jungle with a sustainable message in London
By 2050 mangos and pineapples are likely to ripe in orchards across the UK, say scientists. THE HOTHOUSE conservatory by Studio Weave highlights the reality of Climate Change and rising temperature.
London Design Festival 2020: 7 phygital highlights on show
A Victorian greenhouse with a warning climate change message, dogs’ architecture, biophilic design and architectural soundscapes explorations. London Design Festival 2020 goes ‘phygital’, focusing on the city’s resilient imprint.
Invisible Cities: paper architectures by Camille Benoit and Mariana Gella
For the INVISIBLE CITIES lockdown project, Camille Benoit and Mariana Gella have created fictional paper architectures at home.
The ‘Scream The House Down’ project funnels lockdown frustration screams into an urban light installation
With social distancing still in place and tensions continuing to rise, London-based artist Marcus Lyall and not-for-profit arts organisation Illuminate Productions have transformed a soon-to-be-demolished office block in London Bridge into ‘Scream The House Down’, a light-responsive public artwork. “Please scream responsibly!”
Growing craft trends on show at COLLECT 2020
Material experimentation, glass, ceramic and four-handed creations are the growing craft trends of 2020, says to Archipanic COLLECT fair director Isobel Dennis.
Pinterest: the best of Collect2020 is on Archipanic
We have created a Pinterest gallery featuring some of the best objects on show at Collect2020, the only gallery-presented art fair dedicated to modern craft and design.
Collect 2020 celebrates craftsmanship at Somerset House
A three-dimensional ceramic carpet, lichen-glazed vessels with a sustainable message and vaporous memories caught in glass. 6 exquisite objects on show at Collect 2020.