Filmmaker Gary Hustwit’s Free Documentaries

22 March 2020

Filmaker Gary Hustwit is streaming his documentaries free for the world during the COVID-19 crisis. Documentaries include Rams, a portrait of one of the most influential designers Dieter Rams. The documentaries are streamed here.

Gianfranco Frattini Kyoto Table

Furniture

The Kyoto table is designed by Gianfranco Frattini, manufactured by Bottega Ghiandais and consists of beech wood slats joined at 45 degrees to form 1,705 joints and 1,600 holes. Gianfranco Frattini worked with his mentor Gio Ponti and subsequently started his own practice in Milan in 1954. Bottega Ghianda

VIPP 501 Electric Kettle

Design/ Electronics/ Homeware

Vipp founder Holger Nielsen designed the Vipp pedal bin in 1939 and the company is still run from Amsterdam by his daughter and grandchildren. Their newly designed VIPP 501 electric kettle features a solid powder coated and insulated surface with non slip rubber on the base and handle. VIPP

Caruso St John Brick House

Architecture/ Interiors

On a constricted site in West London stands a family house designed by Caruso St John. The unusual shape of the site has shaped the interior living spaces and is in contrast with the typologies of the London town house that surround Brick House. The interior spaces are broad, intimate and overlook small gardens. Caruso St John was formed in London, with a second office in Zurich, by Adam Caruso and Peter St John in 1990 with the aim of pursuing architecture that is rooted in place. The practice’s refined and considered approach has won them international competitions and prizes. Caruso St John

Clerkenwell Design Week 2018

Events/ Exhibition

22 May – 24 May 2018 Clerkenwell, London. The 9th Clerkenwell Design Week features 7 exhibitions, over 90 showrooms and various installations thoughout the Clerkenwell design district.Clerkenwell Design Week