Design London shines at the London Design Festival
Korean lighting company AGO’s lighting centrepiece.
Lighting from Italian company Artemide.
Ceramics at the Korean Pavilion.
British design classic, the Omkstak.
Eco-designer Jay Blades takes part in Discussions at Design London.
Spanish architect and industrial designer Patricia Urquiola speaks during Discussions at Design London.
Work from British lighting manufacturer Jonathan Coles.
Design London returned to Magazine London in North Greenwich for its second edition.
Adidas: Chasing Circularity at Design London 2022.
The HAY Palissade outdoor collection by Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec at Design London 2022.
The TON 822 chair, created in partnership with the Swedish studio Claesson Koivisto Rune.
Masaya stools.
The Montbel Tablet chair, made in Italy.
Houe’s Click rocking chair in the Danish Pavilion.
A Metis desk and Pala chair by Wewood in the Portuguese Pavilion.
HAY’s outdoor seating area and street food.
North London-based DJ and sneaker archivist Kish Kash.
Furniture from The House of Upcycling.
The Arredoluce Triennale floor lamp.
British product designer Lee Broom speaks with design journalist Becky Sunshine.
Versarien teamed up with British artist and designer Steuart Padwick to create Island Steps - a 3D printed installation using 100% cement-free mortar enhanced by Graphene.
The Urbantime Amalfi .015 chair.
The largest contemporary design fair of this year’s London Design Festival, Design London was held at Magazine London in North Greenwich within the city’s newest design district, Greenwich Peninsula.
Part of this year’s London Design Festival, the second edition of Design London (21–24 September) featured over 150 exhibitors from around the world, along with talks series Discussions at Design London, sponsored by Kohler and featuring some of the industry’s most recognised voices; including Lee Broom, Jay Blades MBE, Patricia Urquiola, Kish Kash and Marco Oggian, to name a few.
The show reported a total of 12,686 visitors — both from the UK and overseas — over the course of the four-day event.
The daily talks were hosted in a theatre designed by multidisciplinary British artist Lois O’Hara, who also created the art installation at Design London’s front entrance.
Director of Design at Media 10, Marlon Cera-Marle, said the event was an opportunity to celebrate the best creative talent London has to offer. “We continue to attract some of the best names, both from the UK and overseas, to be part of our show – which is all about championing design excellence, innovation and collaboration.”
The event is a key attraction for architects and interior designers looking to source the latest in furniture, bathrooms, lighting and architectural fittings all under one roof. Leading the way this year was Adidas: Chasing Circularity, which saw the brand dive deep into its circularity journey with an exclusive preview of products from its Made To Be Remade collection – alongside a panel discussion that lifted the curtain on the unique process and challenges of designing within a circular system, supporting its mission to help end plastic waste.
Also in the line-up of established and emerging design brands at Design London were global manufacturers HAY, Artemide, Fabbian, Van Rossum, Zeitraum, Ton and Karaca, alongside independent brands such as Christian Watson, Shelf Studio, Six Dots Design, Paul Kelley, Motiva, Ago and Jonathan Coles.
International pavilions at the show included the returning Danish Pavilion and newcomers in the Korean, Portuguese and Thai Pavilions.
Special creative projects continued to play a key part. There were lighting centrepieces by Ago and Haberdashery. Last but not least, the show saw materials specialist Versarien, partner with British artist and designer Steuart Padwick to create a “Playful oasis” named Island Steps.
Visit designlondon.co.uk for more highlights from this year’s show. Next year, the show will return from 20–23 September, with more details to be announced in due course.
