The Lamps
Postler Ferguson
“Stadium Lights”
Postler Ferguson elected the auctioneer as the star and decided to make him shine like Maradona.
The Auction Room – Postler Ferguson at Designersblock 2011
Friday, September 16th, 2011
The Auction Room – Hugo Passos at Designersblock 2011
Friday, September 16th, 2011The Gavel
Hugo Passos
“whoosh”
Inspired by the object’s direct involvement in the final and decisive action of establishing the winning bid, Hugo Passos focused on movement to make the gavel for The Auction Room.
The Auction Room – Yehrin Tong at Designersblock 2011
Friday, September 16th, 2011The Tiles
Yehrin Tong/Graphic Relief
“Camouflage”
Yehrin Tong used her psychedelic jungle themed tiger pattern to represent the theme of “fake” on Graphic Relief’s tiles for The Auction Room.
The Auction Room – Alex Hellum at Designersblock 2011
Friday, September 16th, 2011The auctioneer table
Alex Hellum
‘ Red – blue desk’
For Alex Hellum, the ‘red- blue chair’ by Gerrit Rietveld is, more than a modern classic, a statement of early modern design with a move away from craft as means to an end.
The Auction Room trailer
Thursday, September 1st, 2011
The Auction Room Exhibition Trailer from Sparkle Animation on Vimeo.
The exhibition is the auction room. The auction room is the exhibition. All its elements, from the chairs to the hammer, made by exciting designers are up for auction. Come visit the exhibition and place a bid* on your favourite piece. On Sunday, the bartering will take place. Read More…
The Auction Room
Thursday, July 28th, 2011
The Auction Room
The exhibition is the auction room. The auction room is the exhibition. All its elements, from the chairs to the hammer, made by exciting designers are up for auction. Come visit the exhibition and place a bid* on your favourite piece. On Sunday, the bartering will take place.
The Auction Room is an exhibition curated by Mariana Pestana and Designersblock, for The London Design Festival.
The exhibition will display bespoke objects especially commissioned to reflect upon the theme of ‘fake’ and arranged as to form an immersive experience that evokes the scenario of an auction.
The exhibition encourages the viewer to ‘decode’ the display narrative: playing on reality and fiction, The Auction Room questions the format of exhibitions and the role that they play in the contemporary context of design.
It will culminate in an exciting night where the auction will happen and the audience will be able to take home amazing design pieces without spending a penny*.
Designers include
Alex Hellum
Monika Piatkowski
Hendzel and Hunt
Postler Ferguson
Studio 801
Graphic Relief
Paul Bishop
Hugo Passos
Yehrin Tong
Jorun Hognesen
Thomas Ives
Katrin Baumgarten
Rosemary Anrude
Max Cairn
Harry Trimble
Felix How
* offers might be a collection of vintage vinyl, design services, other design pieces, a weeks holiday in Greece…anything except money.
The Auction Room will take place at
Farmiloe Building
St John St
London
EC1M 4AY
The Exhibition opens on the 21st of September and continues until the 25th when the Auction will take place.
Logos
