Today is the busiest day of the Festival, with the two biggest shows opening.
In the west, 100% Design London opens its doors at Earls Court, for the first time under the creative directorship of Tom Dixon. The up-dated show promises a cityscape of design including new products, cutting edge interior solutions and fresh talent. In the east, Tent London takes over the whole of the Old Truman Brewery site. With a range of exhibitions making up the whole, the much-anticipated show promises to be one of the most thrilling aspects of this year¹s Festival, showing art & architecture, vintage and contemporary design by established & emerging designers from around the world.
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Pentagram Exhibition
As part of the London Design Festival, Pentagram will be hosting a poster exhibition for one evening only on Thursday 20th September from 7-9pm. This is a unique opportunity to view designs which span the last 35 years, from founding to current partners. For further enquiries please contact Leah Speakman, speakman@pentagram.co.uk Pentagram Design, 11 Needham Road, London, W11 2RP
Tent London
Tent London an assortment of shows and installations covering all that's good in international design., and occupying the entire 11 acre site at the Truman Brewery on Brick Lane. Read More
100% Design London
100% Design is co-located with the UK's leading architecture and building show, 100% Detail, as well as lighting event 100% Light, and innovative materials exhibition 100% Materials. In 2007 these will be joined by 100% Futures, a showcase of new and up and coming design talent. Read More
New Designers Selection
New Designers Selection is an event that showcases an outstanding group of 50 young designers to have emerged from the New Designers event in July 2007 at the Business Design Centre in Islington.
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New Collections
B&B Italia is launching in the UK a striking collection of new furniture and accessories by Zaha Hadid, Patricia Urquiola, Antonio Citterio, Naoto Fukasawa and Studio Kairos at the London store from 20th to 23rd September. Read More
Chelsea Antiques Fair
Traditional, elegant but intimate antiques fair offering works of art from the past four centuries, all authenticated and stylishly displayed by respected British specialists. Including formal and country furniture, paintings, silver, jewellery, glass, porcelain and pottery, rugs and tapestries and metalware. Good design from across the centuries. Read More
Torino 2008 World Design Capital
The London launch, on Thursday September 20, introduces the concept and the fashioning of this unprecedented title, explains the theme of "flexibility" as the year's Leitmotiv, and unveils the highlights of the programme.
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'Grandmateria'
Gallery Libby Sellers presents Grandmateria, a group show of new commissions from a selection of the UK's most exciting emerging designers including Stuarrt Haygarth, Julia Lohman, Peter Marigold and Mortiz Waldemeyer. Read More
Trash Luxe Exhibition
This September London's leading emporium of style and design, Liberty, will host a ground-breaking exhibition as part of the LDF, celebrating the creativity of salvage. Read More
FreeHand @ Mint
Lina Kanafani presents an exciting exhibition of new designs from Established & Sons, Michele De Lucchi, Moroso & Pallucco Italia, mixed with more experimental works from Moorman, Meritalia & Urbanroom. Read More
De Face Value
Small international development charity, Children in Hunger, has formed a creative partnership with East London business Art Vinyl in a unique venture for the charity's 2007 urgent appeal for help to raise £50,000 for children living in poverty in northeast Brazil.
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Greenwich Village at Selfridges
Greenwich Village, the trend-setting design space on the 4th floor of Selfridges, will be looking at the luxurious side of life, and featuring work from the highest-profile designers and interiors brands on the design scene today. Read More
The new world
In collaboration with the Brompton Design Project, the British Council introduces six designers discovered by our design & architecture team through our international programme. Read More
Building Cultures: Can Artists Make Great Places?
Creativity, culture and change are the themes of a one-day conference on leading regeneration projects through art and creativity with a focus on the mega development at Kings Cross.
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Design Talks
The London Design Festival and Blueprint magazine are bringing together a host of leading designers, artists and commentators to discuss the how design relates to the cultural life of Britain. Taking place at the main hub of the Festival, the Royal Festival Hall, they culminate with a discussion between two of Britain’s leading female architects and furniture designers: Zaha Hadid and Amanda Levete. Read More
Opening Reception 2007
The London Design Festival officially launched its annual design extravaganza at a gala reception in the ballroom of the newly renovated Royal Festival Hall ballroom on 17 September.
Over 800 visitors witnessed the award of the Festival’s first Design Medal to the architect Zaha Hadid. Read More
Tips for The London Design Festival
We thought we'd provide some tips on how to make the most of London' annual design moment!
Some of the annual shows have been running longer than the Festival. In particular 100% Design London, Desingersblock, Decorex. They continue to innovate and evolve, and should not be missed! Newer shows are also starting to develop their own heritage within the Festival such as New Designers Selection, the Eureka Collection, Super Design Market and of course Deptford Design should also not be missed - they keep getting better & better! Read More
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Southbank
The Southbank Centre is the LDF 07 happenings headquarters.
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Win an Aeron chair
Win a Herman Miller Aeron chair by filling out a My Festival application before 5pm, Friday 28 September.
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Covent Garden
Covent Garden is an important and unique place to visit during the London Design Festival. Read more
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Size + Matter
This project is one of the vanguards of the 2007 Festival programme.
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Running commentary
On what happened, will happen or should happen from the LDF volunteer team.
Backstage Blog
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Press
Visit the Press Centre for the latest news on LDF 07 or to register for a press pass to attend events and functions.
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The Official Guide
The official guide to the London Design Festival 2007 is the essential tool for getting the most out of the Festival period and it's now available for download.
Designed by Pentagram and edited by architecture author & critic Lucy Bullivant, the guide its packed with information, including full listings for all Festival activity, maps, editorial comment from some of London leading design thinkers, and Festival recommendations from leading design figures. Available from over 250 venues in London the guide is free and will serve as a reference for years to come. Read More
Download the guide by section:
Eastern Hub | Western Hub | Southern Hub | Central Hub | Editorials | Sponsors | Multi-city Installations | City Maps | Talks & One day events
Writer's group 26 partnered JCDecaux to use their billboards to demonstrate the power of language in design. The 26 pairs have each responded to the challenge of writing stories of up to 6 words. Each of these stories will appear on the London Design Festival homepage throughout the festival period and the full collection will also be available on a special page. (Available from the start of the festival.)