FINALLY, DON’T MISS…
You’ll find something inspiring at every turn during the London Design Festival, but these are must-sees
DESIGN CIRCUS
( 23 AND 24 SEPTEMBER) The nomadic Crafty Fox Market lands in Brixton this LDF with Design Circus, its shopping extravaganza co-curated with local shop Brixi (right). It brings together a crop of craftspeople – expect ceramics and other homeware from Mister Berwyn, illustrations by Jacqueline Colley, and homewares from Beggars’ Velvet (248 Ferndale Road, SW9; craftyfoxmarket.co.uk).
FARROW & BALL TAXIS
( 16– 24 SEPTEMBER) Cancel the Uber! During LDF, you need to flag down one of the best turned-out taxis on the streets of London: a fleet of traditional black cabs covered from bonnet to boot in Farrow & Ball’s wallpaper prints (farrow-ball.com).
THE TRADE SHOW
( 16– 24 SEPTEMBER) A collaborative project spearheaded by designer Faye Toogood, The Trade Show gave 50 designers – from disciplines spanning furniture, painting and photography – one of Toogood’s ‘Spade’ chairs (right) and asked them to donate an equivalent piece of their own work. The objects given in return will make up an exhibition that will showcase British design talent at its most raw and unedited (The Garage, 71 Redchurch Street, SW3; fayetoogood.com).
VILLA WALALA
( 16– 24 SEPTEMBER) Exuberant designer Camille Walala is decorating Broadgate’s Exchange Square with her eye-popping geometric patterns and colours, creating a playful installation that will dominate your Instagram feed. Dubbed Villa Walala, the building block castle will be constructed from giant inflatable shapes and will be big enough to walk through, making for an energising stop on the design trail (Exchange Square, EC2; camillewalala.com).
LEE BROOM ‘ ON REFLECTION’
( 20– 24 SEPTEMBER) Always one to make a statement during LDF, British product designer Lee Broom is launching a capsule collection of his most iconic designs from the past decade, reinterpreted in black (‘Hanging Hoop’ chair, above). The entirety of his Shoreditch store will also be turning black for the ‘On Reflection’ exhibition ( leebroom.com).
DIETER RAMS AT VITSOE
( 15– 24 SEPTEMBER) An archive of pieces by Dieter Rams for German electrical company Braun is being showcased at Vitsoe’s Marylebone store. It will be displayed on Rams’ classic example of functional design: the ‘606 Universal Shelving System’ (vitsoe.com).
‘ CLIPTOMANIA’
( 16– 24 SEPTEMBER) Stationery brand Present & Correct has created ‘Cliptomania’ (right), a wall of 150 clips that’s ‘a gripping celebration of form and function’ (23 Arlington Way, EC1R; presentandcorrect.com).
FUTURE FACTORY
( 20 SEPTEMBER) Social enterprise Goldfinger Factory (located in the legendary Trellick Tower) will be debuting Future Factory – a new metalwork and digital fabrication workshop ( goldfingerfactory.com).
‘ THE HOUSE OF WALLPAPER’
( 18 SEPTEMBER– 4 OCTOBER) Classic English wallpaper brand Graham & Brown is relocating to Soho for ‘The House of Wallpaper’, an exhibition revealing the history of the brand along with its modern innovations. Don’t miss talks with Kelly Hoppen, 2 Lovely Gays and Barbara Hulanicki (19 Greek Street, W1D; grahamandbrown.com).