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PUBLISHED 11 Jan 2012 - 10:34am
AUTHOR: William Shaw
London, 11 January 2012: The Design Museum announces the longlist for the fifth annual Designs of the Year Awards. Showcasing a year in design, the 2012 longlist is a celebration of the best in global designs. Industry experts have nominated innovative and engaging designs across seven categories: Architecture, Digital, Fashion, Furniture, Graphics, Product and Transport.
They include Textile Field, by Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec with Kvadrat, a major Landmark Project for the 2011 London Design Festival, and Noma Bar's Cut It Out at Outline Editions, also from the London Design Festival... More
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PUBLISHED 3 Jan 2012 - 10:29am
AUTHOR: William Shaw
One of the things that John Pawson came across when he and Swarovswki were researching his 2011 London Design Festival installation Perspectives at St Paul's Cathedral was a sketch by Sir Christopher Wren of a giant hailstone. Following an extraordinary storm on March 16 1667, Wren clearly became fascinated by the regular shapes of the crystals and drew them in his sketchbook, later discussing the shapes at a meeting of the Royal Society.
To commemorate this remarkable natural event, and to celebrate the 300th anniversary of the completion of Wren's St Paul's Cathedral, Swarovski has... More
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PUBLISHED 19 Dec 2011 - 9:31am
AUTHOR: William Shaw
In the last decade, our every activity from finding a lover to reading a novel, has become mediated in some form by the digital world. How far does this change the way we see the world? At a closing keynote for Web Directions, James Bridle recently elaborated on what he has called The New Aesthetic with a great presentation called Waving At The Machines which is well worth a look.
Web Directions Sydney 2011 final from Hunting With Pixels on Vimeo.
James Bridle points out countless examples of how deeply the digital aesthetic has influenced our worldview, from the kind of pixel... More
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PUBLISHED 2 Dec 2011 - 3:06pm
AUTHOR: William Shaw
Thanks to Braun watches, we've been able to pass on our thanks to three of those who answered our questionnaire about the London Design Festival. We've passed these newly issued timepieces to three randomly selected people,
Though new, these watches are based on the classic design ideals of Dieter Rams who led Braun's design team led from the 50s onwards. Rams championed democratic simplicty and functionality in a way that has proved highly influential to a younger generation of designers like Jonathan Ive; as Sophie Lovell points out in her biography, Dieter Rams: As Little Design As... More
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PUBLISHED 22 Nov 2011 - 10:59am
AUTHOR: London Design Festival
Greeting visitors at the V&A's Grand Entrance is a giant gorilla - but not just any gorilla - one made of thousands of bent clothes hangers. Named King Silver and created by David Mach, this hand-twisted wire sculpture stands tall outside the Porter Gallery. Currently housing The Power of Making exhibition, the Gallery space contains over 100 handcrafted delights, curious objects that focus on the process of making.
Blonde Lips headpiece by Charlie Le Mindu, 2009, © Manu Valcarce
The show's curator, Daniel Charny, states: 'Making is the most powerful way that we solve problems,... More
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I love the textile field, especially after walking and standing 4 hours in the V&A. I'd love to see it stay, and possibly with a few more vibrant colours added to the palette. Mian
sam:
I went to John Pawson's exhibition at Design museum last year.
His sophisticated works were very impressive and inspiring.
I am looking forward to seeing this installation very much.
I like it very much!
It is much easier to find an exact place and information.
I will surely use this calendar for LDF this year!
It collaborated very well with installantion of Ron Arad called curtain call at Roundhouse.
Guest:
I love this calendar - it's really comprehensive and completely relevant. It's the first place I go when looking for something to do at the weekend. Thanks LDF!