Partners: THE WAPPING PROJECT

DESIGN
IS
SIMPLY
COMPLEX

Design is simply complex, so The Wapping Project opens up the process by bringing leading design studios into Wapping to work while you watch, buy and commission.
PRIVATE VIEW 03 September, 7pm - late, ALL WELCOME
04 September – 27 September, Mon--Sat, noon – 10.00pm, except Sun- 5.30PM

Ally Capellino
Lauded as one of the major designers of her generation (Capellino was among the first generation of British designers to achieve success in Japan where she opened several own-brand stores in the 90s) an Ally Capellino bag really is a bag for life.
“People should add something of themselves, so that the bags become theirs not mine,” comments Ally.
The design studio now concentrates on producing two seasonal bag collections for men and women as well as an ongoing Classics Collection. Prestigious collaborations with the art and design worlds are most notably the Tate Modern and Apple Inc. There is a strong intimation that for DESIGN IS SIMPLY COMPLEX, a bag bearing the mark of Wapping may be in evidence!

BLUEPRINT MAGAZINE
With a 25-year track record as the leading magazine for architecture and design, Blueprint is regarded by many around the world as the original design magazine.

Following the magazine’s re-launch in 2006 under the current editor, Vicky Richardson, Blueprint was described by The Observer newspaper as the ‘design bible’.

Blueprint’s award-winning design sets it apart from other magazines. Published monthly, it is lovingly produced in large format on the best quality of paper, with photography and illustration of the highest standard.

For DESIGN IS SIMPLY COMPLEX, Blueprint designs its November issue in public – chances to read archive copies, buy the magazine and peek at an advance issue.

TRACEY NEULS
Tracey Neuls is the London-based designer behind the women’s footwear brands TN_29 and the recently launched TRACEY NEULS signature collection. Her decision to place the wearer’s individuality and comfort at the forefront of her priorities has made Tracey the creative individual’s preferred footwear designer and set her above her peers.
Her shoes are not simply receptacles for your feet. They are vivacious expressions of individuality and attitude. The collections reflect the growing demand from consumers who are confident and design savvy.
For The Wapping Project Tracey has decided to do limited edition colourways of brogues. The exhibit is about process with the final product available to buy. Tracey has included some size 42's so boys can buy too!

VAN der MEERSCH & WESTON
To add spice to the working studios, The Wapping Project has invited Van der Meersch & Weston to set up in the Coal Store. Van der Meersch & Weston sell carefully selected, museum quality works by international architects and designers whose legacies are still very much alive in the design world – Charlotte Perriand, Pierre Paulin, Walter Gropius and Serge Mouille as well as rare seminal works by Dom Hans Van der Laan, Keith Murray and Friso Kramer. Their presence in DESIGN IS SIMPLY COMPLEX provides an historical perspective and the opportunity to sit with two wonderfully knowledgeable raconteurs who can take you on a tour of the worlds of each of the designers they present.

IN THE GREENHOUSE 21,22,23,24, September @ 7.30pm £5.
21 Vicky Richardson, Editor of Blueprint
22 Paul Priestman, Industrial Designer
23 Tracey Neuls
24 Ally Capellino
Bookings and information: Lydia.fulton@mac.com

Watch out for Darkly Designed Dinners during London Fashion Week.
THE WAPPING PROJECT
WAPPING HYDRAULIC POWER STATION
WAPPING WALL
LONDON E1W 3SG
020 76802080
SHADWELL DLR, Buses 100 or D3