furniture – The Cultural Exposé http://www.theculturalexpose.co.uk A blog from a lifestyle journo covering culture, food and style in London and beyond. Mon, 23 Jul 2018 21:50:47 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 http://www.theculturalexpose.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/cropped-logo_2017-32x32.jpg furniture – The Cultural Exposé http://www.theculturalexpose.co.uk 32 32 Five Dope Tracks is a curation of dope music, five tracks at a time. Check out the monthly playlist each month on Spotify. furniture – The Cultural Exposé clean episodic furniture – The Cultural Exposé megerecooper@gmail.com megerecooper@gmail.com (furniture – The Cultural Exposé) The Five Dope Tracks music podcast furniture – The Cultural Exposé http://www.theculturalexpose.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/powerpress/five_dope_tracks_podcast_cover.jpg http://www.theculturalexpose.co.uk Somewhere You Should Go… Design Junction http://www.theculturalexpose.co.uk/arts-culture/somewhere-you-should-go-design-junction/ http://www.theculturalexpose.co.uk/arts-culture/somewhere-you-should-go-design-junction/#comments Tue, 18 Sep 2012 10:00:46 +0000 http://www.theculturalexpose.co.uk/?p=5038 With some many events taking place at this year’s London Design Festival, where do you begin? Try the Design Junction – a hub of inspiration, new ideas and over 100 international design brands showcasing all that’s exciting and innovative in design and culture. Spread across three floors of a vast 1960s sorting office, you’ll find […]

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]]> With some many events taking place at this year’s London Design Festival, where do you begin? Try the Design Junction – a hub of inspiration, new ideas and over 100 international design brands showcasing all that’s exciting and innovative in design and culture.

Spread across three floors of a vast 1960s sorting office, you’ll find a wide variety of items from mid-century modern furniture to vintage design classics, fashion to fine jewellery, glassware to ceramics, books, lighting and more. Leading designers and critics will also be engaging in talks and debates covering a wide variety of topics including 21st Century design and its future giving you the chance to share your own opinions.

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Further installations in the impressive building include a series of interactive Flash Factories, where the processes of industrial production will be brought to life courtesy of some of the world’s leading design manufacturers including leading furniture designers Thonet. And Art and design collective The Decorators will be producing a hand-built cinema structure to host talks and film screenings entitled ‘Architecture to watch films by’ where the relationship between film and architecture can be examined.

There’s plenty of space to rest your feet, shop and eat with gelato from Gelupo, fresh seasonal British food from Canteen and the best quality coffee and snacks from Soho staple Fernandez & Wells. And in the evening, Design Junction will become the late night destination of choice with live DJs celebrating the best of design and culture, attributes at the heart of London life.  (Words: Lucy Palmer)

Open Thursday 20 September 10am-7pm, Friday 21 September & Saturday 22 September
10am-6pm, Sunday 23 September 10am-5pm. Visit www.thedesignjunction.co.uk for further info.

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]]> http://www.theculturalexpose.co.uk/arts-culture/somewhere-you-should-go-design-junction/feed/ 3 Something you should see… Terence Conran at the Design Museum http://www.theculturalexpose.co.uk/arts-culture/something-you-should-see-terence-conran-at-the-design-museum/ http://www.theculturalexpose.co.uk/arts-culture/something-you-should-see-terence-conran-at-the-design-museum/#comments Thu, 10 Nov 2011 10:00:02 +0000 http://www.theculturalexpose.co.uk/?p=2663 The veteran designer and trustee turns 80 this year and what better way to celebrate than an exhibition of his work and all that he’s inspired? It’s no mean feat considering Conran’s sphere of influence encompasses just about everything design since the 50’s. He’s most regarded for starting a design studio, an architectural practice that […]

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]]> The veteran designer and trustee turns 80 this year and what better way to celebrate than an exhibition of his work and all that he’s inspired? It’s no mean feat considering Conran’s sphere of influence encompasses just about everything design since the 50’s. He’s most regarded for starting a design studio, an architectural practice that worked across the globe and being the co-founder of the influential home store Habitat. But that’s only the tip of the iceberg, as the exhibition proves. Off the back of Habitat, Conran acquired an extensive range of high street stores such as Heal’s, BHS, Mothercare – and even had a hand in designing the Concord Room at JFK airport.  Add to that his work on the interior of Heathrow Terminal 1, revolutionising restaurant design and opening iconic restaurants across the globe from Paris, London to New York, and it’s obvious Conran’s quite The Man.

Pretty much everything you see is touched by the talent of this national treasure, both in house and out  – and for those who don’t know,  this exhibition should set them straight. It will also give an insight into the mind of a design genius with a re-creation of his home study and examples of his design legacy through the work of students who have won his prestigious Conran Foundation Royal College of Art Award. Co-curated by the Design Museum director Deyan Sudjic and author and former creative director at the Conran Group Stafford Cliff,  The Way We Live is definitely not to be missed. (Words: Laura Thornley) 

 

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