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Luxury trash exhibit
Posted by LDF Administrator on 27.07.07

Liberty - London’s leading emporium of style and design - will host a groundbreaking exhibition as part of the London Design Festival, celebrating the creativity of salvage. Curated by Marcus Fairs, Trash Luxe brings together a collection of young and talented designers who specialise in finding beauty in humble materials or salvaging otherwise unwanted goods, which they use to create beautiful, luxurious pieces. Many young designers are exploring a “make-do and mend” approach, with the idea of appropriating existing objects and new materials and giving them new life emerging as a major design trend. Products are now behind designed out of ordinary, second-hand or unwanted materials and imaginatively used as the basis for furniture, lighting, tableware and other household items. This, in turn, causes us to re-evaluate what is precious to us, and re-think what we mean by the term “luxury”. ...

How does interactive media affect you?
Posted by LDF Administrator on 27.07.07

The team behind digital design showcase dynamo London www.dynamolondon.org is working alongside the London Design Festival to produce a unique one-day conference to examine the impact of digital interactive media on a host of design related industries.

Following the conference, The Y Design Awards will be run for the second time as part of the London Design Festival. Staged to celebrate ...

Recycled luxury
Posted by LDF Administrator on 27.07.07
Trash/Luxe at Liberty 20-30 September Liberty - London’s leading emporium of style and design - will host a groundbreaking exhibition as part of the London Design Festival, celebrating the creativity of salvage. Curated by Marcus Fairs, Trash Luxe brings together a collection of young and talented designers who specialise in finding beauty in humble materials or salvaging otherwise unwanted goods, which they use to create beautiful, luxurious pieces. ...
Sustainable glass blowing
Posted by LDF Administrator on 27.07.07
Liquid Projects by Designersblock 20-23 September For their 10th Anniversary, Designersblock has teamed up with Liquid Projects to explore the theme of creative solutions to their own environmental impact.. After a Designersblock event there are typically around 5,000 empty glass bottles to deal with. Designersblock wondered if there was a solution that went beyond the normal options. ...
Blurring the boundaries of design and architecture
Posted by LDF Administrator on 26.07.07

Materials Project (15-25 September)
The Materials Project matches leading architects and designers with public venues and materials manufacturers to create a series of epic installations, aiming to blur the boundaries between architecture, design, engineering, sculpture and fantasy.

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