London Design Biennale 2016

7-27 September 2016.

The first London Design Biennale will open this September at Somerset House with over 30 countries and territories participating. Nations from six continents will present newly commissioned works that explore the theme Utopia by Design. London Design Biennale.

David Chipperfield Hoxton Press

Architecture

Two residential towers by David Chipperfield Architects form part of a master plan by Karakusevic Carson Architects. The apartments in the towers are for private sale in order to fund the redevelopment of the Coleville Estate in Hackney. The towers are faced in handmade bricks, blue/grey for the western tower and red for the eastern one. At entrance level the bricks from the vaulted sofits. David Chipperfield Architects

Castiglioni arco floor lamp

Design/ Interiors/ Objects

The Arco floor lamp was designed by Achille and Pier Gicomo Castiglioni in 1962. The lamp shines light at the centre of a table and comprises a steel angle and marble base and with a hole to make it easier to lift. Flos

Axel Verwoordt Former Gin Distillery at Kanaal

Architecture/ Design/ Interiors

Kanaal, a former distillery and malting complex, transformed by architects Coulee & Goris, is conceived as a city in the country. Incorporating the site’s heritage as a thriving hub of economic activity, the development is geared towards the inspired combination of living, working, culture and nature. Alongside the continued operations of the Axel Vervoordt Company, and accommodation for other offices, Kanaal will also be the home of the Axel & May Vervoordt Foundation’s collection. Axel Vervoordt

Frieze London 2018

Art/ Events/ Exhibition

5-7 October 2018 (Preview 3 & 4 October)

The 16th edition of Frieze London feature around 160 galleries with art from over 1000 of todays leading artists. Frieze London coincides with Frieze Sculpture and Frieze Masters at Regent’s Park. Frieze London 2018 .