Clerkenwell Design Week: Discover All About The 2019 Edition ⇒ From May 21-23, the creative London scene opens its doors to yet another edition of the famous Clerkenwell Design Week, located in London’s leading design district. This year’s event is set across seven exhibition spaces and includes venues such as The House of Detention, St James Church and Spa Fields. From luxury interiors to innovative lighting, emerging talent and the best of British brands, Best Design Guides brings you what you can’t miss during this upcoming Clerkenwell Design Week.
British Collection
British Collection is located in the Crypt of St James’s Church and showcases designers from all over the UK. Here you can expect to see exquisite materials, design excellence and craft techniques being executed in real life.
This year’s lineup of brands includes – Ercol, an iconic British furniture brand, that will exhibit their VON collection; kitchen designers, Pluck, will launch ‘Spoke’, which is inspired by Victorian bamboo furniture and is available in eleven laminate colours including a new palette of fresh yellow laminate with intense fumed oak; Benchmark, will be presenting their ‘OVO collection’ designed by Fosters + Partners in an ebony finish; Hand & Eye Studio will present the ‘O – Beam’ a collection inspired by ceramics; also make sure not to miss West & Reid, Forest & Maker, and Nathan Furniture.
Venue address: Crypt on the Green, Clerkenwell Close, EC1R 0EA Opening hours: 10:00 – 19:00 daily and 10:00 – 21:00 on Wednesday
Design Fields
Design Fields is located at the northern end of Clerkenwell, and in partnership with Kitchen Architecture, this year will be showcasing leading furniture, lighting, and product design, from around the world.
Don’t miss KitchenArchitecture’s new outdoor kitchen range by Roshult’s which is a unique interpretation of cooking and socialising outdoors. Make sure to also check – Tacchini‘s PASTILLES in collaboration with Studiopepe; Bauhaus; Danish company True North Designs, La Cividina and Ondarreta from Spain, and SilentLab, all displaying innovation and clever use of technology in their designs.
Venue address: Spa Fields, Northampton Road, EC1R 0D. Opening hours: 10:00 – 19:00 daily and 10:00 – 21:00 on Wednesday
Light
‘Light’ is an exhibition dedicated to top international lighting brands within its cavernous brick vaults showcasing spectacular stand-alone installations.
Exhibitors include NOVE lighting who specialise in contemporary products using only natural, sustainable materials including cork from Portugal; the award-winning British brand Bert Frank; Swedish company ateljé Lyktan; Austrian based company XAL presenting their revolutionary Move It System; Graypants; John Hollington Design; Lomas Furniture; Syska; and ARKKI by Lovi.
Venue address: Fabric Nightclub, 77A Charterhouse Street, EC1M 6HJ Opening hours: 10:00 – 19:00 daily and 10:00 – 21:00 on Wednesday
Elements
‘Elements’ brings together a leading selection of ironmongery, hardware, switch plates and architectural accessories within a street-market style pavilion on St John’s Square.
This year’s list of brands showcasing includes – Australian brand TIRAR; Harbrine; Designer Doorware will present their multi-award-winning Monte Timber Collection; The Beardmore Collection; Aston Matthews; Dowsing & Reynolds; Hamilton Litestat; and Carrson International, and more.
Venue address: St John’s Square, EC1M 4DS. Opening hours: 10:00 – 19:00 daily and 10:00 – 21:00 on Wednesday
Detail
If you are looking for fine craftsmanship and high glamour during CDW, Detail, is the one place to look out for, as they will be showcasing some of the most prestigious names in luxury interiors.
On the list of exhibitors, there’s – Sinclair Till; Swedish company Kasthall; Muraspec; Arte; Anna Hayman Designs; Danish furniture brand Cane-Line; Samuel Heath; Artwood; and Altfield.
Venue address: The Order of St John, St John’s Square, EC1V 4JJ. Opening hours: 10:00 – 19:00 daily and 10:00 – 21:00 on Wednesday
Platform
‘Platform’ is located in the surroundings of The House of Detention – a former remand prison which opens for the public during CDW – where new design talent will be showcased.
If you there make sure to see – Junction Fifteen on their first appearance at CDW to showcase their new Morf Collection; Trouping Colour; Gwendoline Porte Design; INTARC Design; Takumi Woodwork who takes inspiration from Japan in order to create handcrafted wooden furniture; Monkey Puzzle Tree; Arte&Stili, Olenka Design, Pete Hill Designs, Decimal Design; and Glas Design.
Project
‘Project’ is set within the beautiful grounds of St James Church, and brings together a leading selection of contract furniture and surface brands from around the globe.
Don’t miss this year’s exhibitors – AllSfär; Sixteen3; the flooring company Modulyss; Hawk Furniture who will exhibit for the first time; Guialmi; Burgess Furniture; Aeris; Amtico; IVC; Panaz; The Meeting Pod co; and Rigg.
Venue address: Garden of St James, St James Walk, EC1R 0EA Opening hours: 10:00 – 19:00 daily and 10:00 – 21:00 on Wednesday
Make sure you don’t miss out on Clerkenwell Design Week 2019!
