2014伦敦设计节
At its Brompton showroom, Cassina presented 'Charlotte Perriand: An Icon of Modernity'. Pieces include a special limited edition of the iconic 'LC4 CP' chaise longue designed by Le Corbusier, Pierre Jeanneret and Charlotte Perriand. Photography: Daniel Burman
Displayed within a neon Plexiglas structure illuminated from below by LED lights, this 'LC4 CP' tribute piece was inspired by a renowned photograph of Perriand relaxing on one of the first models of the chaise longue. The limited edition mattress is made from a natural cow hide leather with a contrasting dark brown saddle leather on the foot and headrest. Photography: Daniel Burman
Oak and walnut lamps by Samuel Chan, for Channels, at Designjunction
Swiss/Argentinian designer Alfredo Häberli is celebrating the launch of his new knitted textiles for Kvadrat with a show at the Danish brand’s London store. At the far end of the showroom spread across an entire wall, Häberli has created an oversized floor to ceiling moodboard that spans 3 floors and includes furniture as well as fabric samples
Called ‘DIS-PLAY’ the show brings together a series of moodboards collated by Häberli that capture his creative process. The launch is Häberli's third textile collection for Kvadrat and takes its design cues from details found in a floral Japanese picture and clusters of stars
Keays and Kempton have curated the spaces using some of the latest pieces in the collections, alongside some old classics. Photography: Aaron Tilley
The Aram Gallery’s show ‘Future Stars?’ showcases the work of seven emerging designers including RCA graduate James Shaw, who presented pieces from his latest project ‘Plastic Baroque’. Using a handheld tool for extruding recycled thermoplastics that he invented himself, Shaw was able to create hand-formed plastic furniture with unusual, soft-looking structures. Photography: Ali Morris
Also at ‘Future Stars?’, Kim Thome’s ‘Layer Screens’ are made by sandwiching diffusion lighting gels – typically used to filter artificial lighting - in between two panes of glass supported by a bespoke wooden frame. Cut into a squares and rectangles, Thome has cleverly arranged the gels into a multicoloured grid of varying hues, opacities and saturations that beautifully filter the daylight. Photography: Ali Morris
‘U Stool’ and shelving systems, by Hamajima Takuya at 19 Greek Street. Photography: Jamie McGregor Smith
Installation view at 100% Norway
A show called ‘Weathering’ by the Design and Crafts Council of Ireland presents the work of other 25 Irish designers and makers. Originating in Cork, south west France-based studio Nest Design created the marbled surface of ‘The Sirens’ chair (left) by dipping the maple frame in two or three colours of lacquer. The trio of brightly-coloured tables are by Dublin-based Woodenleg. Photography: Ali Morris
Installation view at ‘Pussy Cats’, by Studio Job at Carpenters Workshop Gallery. Cast in bronze, the limited edition sculptures double as lamps, with fierce, illuminated eyes. Courtesy of Carpenters Workshop Gallery
Product designer Felix de Pass, graphic designer Michael Montgomery and ceramicist Ian McIntyre joined forces to create Candela, a spinning disk that illuminates the dark Tapestry Gallery at the V&A. Commissioned by Officine Panerai, the disk’s surface is made from superluminova, the material used to illuminate watch faces. Over 700 LEDs make the superluminova glow in a variety of patterns as it rotates, casting a soft glow over the space. Photography: Ed Reeve
New pieces from Darkroom’s ‘Off The Grid’ collection of furniture and accessories inspired by radical architects Superstudio in the 1960s and 70s
New US firm AMMA Studio, launched a few months ago by Samuel Amoia and Fernando Mastrangelo, combine unusual materials like rock salt, sand, coffee, silica, and pink himalayan salt with traditional materials like cement and plaster to striking effect in these stools/tables, on show at Design Junction
Canadian lighting company Bocci has installed a wiry chandelier with glass orbs inside Mallett’s Ely House on Dover Street