What to See at the London Design Festival
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Photo: Courtesy of he Robin and Lucienne Day Foundation1/10Robin Day Works in Wood
For the centenary of the birth of the late Robin Day, the V&A is fêting the lauded maker with a new exhibition that examines his relationship to wood, a material he is not always closely associated with. Accompanying the exhibition is an installation by Turner Prize–winning architecture practice Assemble, which has created a forest of timber columns that nod to Day’s appreciation for natural materials and landscapes. Here, Day at work in 1953 on the Q-stak Chair.*
September 19 through October 4 at the V&A, Britain 1500–1900 Gallery landing;*londondesignfestival.com/events/robin-day
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Photo: Courtesy of Natalia Geci and 100% Design.2/10100% Design
Several design fairs and trade shows crop up this week, with 100% Design being the largest of the lot. From kitchen and bathroom brands to up-and-coming local furniture talents, 100% Design offers a comprehensive mix of inspiration for industry professionals. The fair also includes a talks program with the likes of Yves Béhar, Ilse Crawford, and Lyndon Neri. Here, a desk by Natalia Geci*.
September 23 through 26 at Olympia London, Hammersmith Road, Kensington;*100年percentdesign.co.uk
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Photo: Courtesy of Max Lamb and Gallery FUMI.3/10My Grandfather’s Tree by Max Lamb
In collaboration with Gallery Fumi, London-based designer and maker Max Lamb will present a project crafted entirely from an enormous ash tree felled on his grandfather’s farm in Yorkshire. Intent on giving the tree new life, Lamb set about using every section to construct over 100 loglike furnishings, including the piece shown here, that reveal the natural beauty of the wood, which has been minimally manipulated.*
September 21 through 27 at Somerset House, Embankment Galleries (Mezzanine & Studio), the Strand;londondesignfestival.com/events/max-lamb-my-grandfathers-tree
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Photo: Courtesy of Ty Best and Willer.4/10Caste by Ty Best
The Montana-based designer and artist Ty Best will present Caste—a new, 13-piece collection of furniture, lighting, and sculpture—at West London’s Willer gallery during LDF. Best's hand-drawn designs are at once refined and rustic in their appeal, combining soft, organic shapes with imposing materials—marble, bronze, leather, and wood—in this series that includes a daybed, consoles, and several iterations of lamps and tables (pictured).*
Opens September 17 at Willer,**12–14 Holland Street, Kensington;*willer.co.uk
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Photo: Satoshi Asakawa/Courtesy Kengo Kuma & Associates, Tokyo5/10Childhood ReCollections: Memory in Design
Roca London Gallery’s fall show looks at the childhood memories that have shaped the careers of design and architecture luminaries including Zaha Hadid, Kengo Kuma, Daniel Libeskind, Denise Scott Brown, Nieto Sobejano, and Philip Treacy. Set up as a modern-day cabinet of curiosities, the show considers the designers’ memories through photographs, text, objects, materials, scent, film, music, and sketches, which are showcased alongside each talent’s best-known designs. Here, Great (Bamboo) Wall House, 2002, Kengo Kuma.*
September 17 through January 23, 2016, at Roca London Gallery, Station Court, Townmead Road;*childhoodrecollections.roca-exhibitions.co.uk
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Photo: Courtesy of SCP.6/10Sofa in Sight at SCP
Iconic East London furniture retailer and manufacturer SCP is celebrating its 30th year in business, and to mark three decades of success, founder Sheridan Coakley rounded up six star designers—Michael Anastassiades, Faudet-Harrison, Konstantin Grcic, Matthew Hilton, Lucy Kurrein, and Terence Woodgate—to create upholstered sofas for the brand. The results will be on display at SCP’s Curtain Road mainstay throughout LDF. Here, Tepee Three-Seat Sofa by Lucy Kurrein.*
September 19 through 27 at SCP, 135–139 Curtain Road;scp.co.uk*
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Photo: Courtesy of Faye Toogood7/10The Drawing Room by Faye Toogood
Transforming a space within Somerset House into a refined, grayscale interpretation of an English drawing room, with the backdrop quite literally drawn in, in charcoal, the London-based designer Faye Toogood will reveal a striking interior vision that combines personal treasures and her own Roly-Poly collection of stout furnishings.*
September 21 through 27 at Somerset House, West Wing Galleries, the Strand;*londondesignfestival.com/events/drawing-room
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Photo: Luke Hayes8/10The Flower Shop by Lee Broom
A perennial favorite on the London design circuit, furniture and lighting designer Lee Broom will transform his Shoreditch store into the Flower Shop to celebrate the launch of Podium, his first collection of vases. The pop-up will comprise an immersive floral display and the Flower Shop Kitchen, with food writer Pip McCormac serving up floral-inspired edibles from his *Herb & Flower Cookbook.Podium Cylinder vase is pictured here.
September 22 through 27 at Lee Broom, 95 Rivington Street;*londondesignfestival.com/events/department-store
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Photo: Luke Hayes9/10The Flower Shop by Lee Broom
A perennial favorite on the London design circuit, furniture and lighting designer Lee Broom will transform his Shoreditch store into the Flower Shop to celebrate the launch of Podium, his first collection of vases. The pop-up will comprise an immersive floral display and the Flower Shop Kitchen, with food writer Pip McCormac serving up floral-inspired edibles from his *Herb & Flower Cookbook.Podium Cylinder vase is pictured here.
September 22 through 27 at Lee Broom, 95 Rivington Street;*londondesignfestival.com/events/department-store
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Photo: Global Design Forum10/10Global Design Forum Masterclasses
LDF’s annual talks program goes by the name Global Design Forum and brings some of the industry’s leading names to London for a series of compelling discussions about the future of the business. This year is no exception, with a lineup that includes Barber & Osgerby, Yves Béhar, Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec (pictured), and Tom Dixon.*
September 20 through 25***在维多利亚和阿尔伯特博物馆,莉迪亚和曼弗雷德·格瑞Th讲座eater, Level 4, Cromwell Road;http://www.globaldesignforum.com/2015-programme
