London Design Festival

Oh la la where to begin... 9 days of madness took over London last week! There were new exhibitions to see every day, from Tent London to the Tramshed, and endless parties to attend every night. Free champagne at ever turn (thanks to the handy sponsorship of Veuve Clicquot) and a few celeb sittings for design nerds such as myself. Here are some highlights!



This is Paul Cocksedge's 'Drop,' a magnetic coin-like sculpture that appears to have fallen from the sky onto the Southbank Centre. Everyone was invited to stick their coins to the piece, and many started to create fun designs and sayings.



Audi set up a mechanical octopus of sorts. The futuristic-looking robots could write out in the air messages that the public wrote in. Unfortunately the messages could only be viewed at night, but the robots themselves were a sight to behold.



The Photographer's Gallery set up a table with scraps of magazines and photographs and invited passersby to help create a large collage to be hung in the gallery after the Festival. As you can tell, I'm quite interested in public projects rather than private viewings..



So speaking of private viewings, The Tramshed hosted a press preview for the 'premier destination' of the festival and I somehow got in.. Featuring 25 design brands including Benchmark, Decode, and Autoban, the newly renovated, well, shed, in Hoxton was indeed a great exhibition despite the sense of exclusivity it exuded.



Tent London, set up in Brick Lane's Truman Brewery, was completely overwhelming. I could create a whole blog for it, but instead I would recommend you visit their website. The vuvuzela lamp pictured above is an example of the many witty design ideas I came across.

The LDF was a real treat to be a part of.. More specific posts will follow.