First look at London Design Fair 2019
Much of the work at this year’s event is underpinned by sustainability, with designs from the likes of Mexico, the UAE and Scandinavia all being featured for their eco-friendly credentials.
Rejecting functionality can help designers tell better stories
Form and functionality have long been the focus of design, but a growing number of designers are shifting away from this, creating projects that prioritise history, culture and narrative in
Understanding Martino Gamper's “ironic” disco at Coal Drops Yard
His installation for London Design Festival draws on a number of inspirations, from clubbing in the 1990s to fake Crimean villages.
First look at the V&A’s London Design Festival installations
This year’s set pieces explore the future of sustainable materials, the possibilities of AI and how climate anxiety can be channelled into something more positive.
London Design Festival 2019 – talks guide
From designing Facebook Messenger to creating the fantasy world of Game of Thrones, these are the must-see talks at this year’s festival.
London Design Festival 2019 – installation guide
Void, Dan Tobin Smith + The Experience Machine, Collins Music Hall At Collins Music Hall in Islington, creative studio The Experience Machine has worked with installation photographer Dan Tobin Smith
London Design Festival 2019 – exhibition guide
Brands, retailers, designers and makers are thinking about sustainability more than ever at this year’s LDF exhibitions. Here are our picks of ones you don’t want to miss.
London Design Festival 2019 – trade show guide
What to expect from the main trade shows at LDF, which are underpinned by new themes, exhibitions and talks from the likes of designers Marcel Wanders and David Rockwell.
How biomimicry is driving innovation in design
Biomimicry — design inspired by nature — is well-established but a new set of projects demonstrates its evolution, as well as its limitations.
London Design Festival unveils “disco façade” installation for King’s Cross
The latest announcements also include a “multi-sensory” exhibition inspired by the sea at Oxo Tower Wharf.
London Design Festival announces new installations across its 11 “design districts”
Latest projects include a suspended installation focusing on the ocean plastic crisis and a recreation of an Underground carriage from the 1960s.
London Design Festival reveals its city-wide installations
This year’s projects include an immersive labyrinth and a doughnut-shaped bamboo structure at the heart of the Victoria and Albert museum.