Kingston Market House
Today sees the launch of ‘Work Shop’ a retail project from Kingston University.
The launch takes place between 4.30 and 8 PM.
The Work Shop is part of the activity in around the town centre supported by Kingston First and Includes products from Nuu, All Lovely Stuff,, Rosemary Anrude, James Shaw, Kenyon Yeh, as well as products from alumni and staff of the university. Read More…
Quantam Parallelograph
We were delighted to award a New Designers associate prize to Patrick Stevenson-Keating from the Univerity of Dundee for his Quantum Parallelograph project. The device explores the possibility of alternate lives and encourages people of all ages to become involved in physics. Read More…
Stuart Melrose collaboration with Puff & Flock
Stuart Melrose – Surface
We were delighted to get out of London the other day and along to the Opening of Stuart Melrose: Surface at the the Willis Museum in Basignstoke.
Not only does the exhibition feature several example of Stuart’s very refined Corian Furniture but also collaborations with graphic artists Kev Munday, andDroog 79, as well as textile collective Puff & Flock.
We were particularly delighted to see the work with Puff & Flock as the collaboration came about as a result of the United presentation we put together for United Business Media as part of Interiors 2010 at the NEC in Birmingham back in January 2010.
The work looks stunning and deserves to be see as wide an audience as possible. The exhibition continues until July 23rd Read More…
Virgin Lounge Wallpaper
Virgin Holidays will open its second dedicated lounge for leisure passengers at the start of next month, a 400sqm facility at Manchester airport featuring a kid’s room, gaming zone, free wifi and hot and cold buffet.
The new lounge is located within Manchester’s Terminal 2, and joins the group’s existing facility at Gatwick airport.
The lounge was created by our graphic designer Paul Mcanelly and our friends Lazerian Read More…
Faircharm
Jailmake
The Deptford Archive
Committee
Hive
Union Cycle Works
Based Upon
Charming Baker
Hendzel & Hunt
Fay McCaul
Cai and Kyn
Melissa French of Puff and Flock
Sue Lawes Read More…
Connecting Creativity at the Transport Museum
Designersblock in collaboration with Kingston University present ‘Connecting Creativity and Business’ bringing together professional and academic speakers who are influential in their fields to share experiences and insights.
The first of these events takes place on May 26th from 14.00 to 19.00 at the London Transport museum
Cubic Theatre
London Transport Museum
Covent Garden Piazza
WC2E 7BB
Connecting Creativity and Business will appeal to practitioners and students from across the Creative Industries, and interested observers and researchers in this sector are also welcome. Read More…
New Designers
Since our launch in 1998 Designersblock has provided support, advice and showcasing opportunities for new businesses and graduating students starting out on their professional careers. This year we have teamed up with New Designers to offer one graduate a fantastic package of support that includes exhibition space, mentoring and desk space at our Shoreditch offices.
The prize will be awarded on the 7th July during week 2 of New Designers. Now in its 26th year, New Designers at the Business Design Centre in Islington is unrivalled in Europe in bringing together such a broad cross-section of fresh, new design talent under one roof. Every July, over 3,500 newly graduated designers, representing the top 200 UK design courses, come together at New Designers to meet industry employers, media, trend predictors and a design hungry public.
Designersblock 2000 - St Pancras Chambers
Designersblock are now accepting applications from exhibitors wishing to take part at our 14th annual London show. The event runs from the 22nd to 25th September 2011 and forms part of the London Design Festival. We shall be announcing our venue on the 1st June 2011. Read More…
Light Space Ventura Lambrate lights by Furniture Magpies
Designersblock Milano 2011 took place between April 12th and 17th in the Light Space a former warehouse in the Lambrate district in the north east of the city. We presented over 100 UK and international exhibitors kindly supported by UKTI in this wonderful former industrial space. Featuring exhibitors from UK, Poland, Italy, the Netherlands, Japan, Israel, Korea, Cyprus, Austria, Australia, Germany, Serbia, Montenegro, Croatia, Macedonia, Sweden, China, Finland and Portugal this was the 11th annual Designersblock show during the Milan furniture fair. Read More…
Bodging Milano at Clerkenwell design week
Clerkenwell Design Week takes place from the 24th until the 26th of May. We’ll be in the Farmiloe building on St John St where we will be showcasing the Bodging Milano project. Read More…
