Modus

British furniture pioneer Modus announces two exciting projects for the London Design Festival this September.

Modus will present a unique installation at their showroom in Clerkenwell from 16 – 25 September entitled: Process - an exhibition of new chairs uncovering the materials and processes behind them.

The showroom will feature extensions to the highly acclaimed PLC collection by PearsonLloyd, with new finishes, a new stacking chair and bar stool. New additions to Multi by Michael Sodeau will also be shown, including a stacking version, with and without arms, plus Dune by Monica Förster revisited with cast aluminium and timber leg base. Visitors will also get a glimpse of a new prototype chair by Jonathan Prestwich due to launch in Milan 2012.

The showroom will play host to a striking exhibition of chairs showing step by step production methods from long established to modern techniques. The production methods range from traditional joinery to ply pressing, injection moulding, vacuum forming, CNC tube manipulation, gravity cast aluminium and injection moulded polyurethane foam. The methods and processes will be explained through sketches, drawings, images, and videos as well as showcasing various components, prototypes and models. Alongside the story of production will be the final products in various finishes, showcasing the different typologies of chairs for different functions.

Visit Modus at 28-29 Great Sutton Street, London, EC1V 0DS

In central London at designjunction, Modus will present work from their latest collection shown in Milan earlier this year alongside the launch of a new sofa by French designer Christophe Pillet.

Pieces from their cadre of renowned designers will include: Noughts & Crosses stools by British designer Michael Sodeau as well as Palais, a simple profiled sofa. The versatile Gecko table collection by Scandinavian design studio Claesson Koivisto Rune and Drew table range by young British designer Kirsty Whyte. UK design duo PearsonLloyd will extend their existing PLC collection with the launch of a new bar stool and sofa system Part.

Alongside the new collections there will also be an installation of Stickingsticks, a highly versatile, freestanding screening system, designed by Kawamura Ganjavian, in conjunction with Velcro.

Visit designjunction, Victoria House Basement, Southampton Row, London, WC1B 4DA, 22-25 September 2011