All things design

One Day Designers Sale at Craft Central

Celebrate the last day of the festival with this one day opportunity to pick up distinctive pieces of contemporary craft for your home. Meeting the makers makes buying craft that much more special and with work on sale at a value un-matched in the shops this event is not to be missed. ready to buy, the work on sale is by 10 selected designers whose interior products will make your house the envy of the street. Continue

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Todays Events

Promemoria at Wisteria - Private View
18:00 - 21:00


Craft Central - One Day Designer Sale
12:00 - 19:00

Promemoria

Promemoria presents the bespoke 'Angelina' kitchen and unveils its collection of accessories, all designed by Romeo Sozzi. The London townhouse showroom on Pimlico Road has extended its opening hours and also presents new pieces from Promemoria's furniture and lighting collections. Continue

 

Opening Reception 2007

The London Design Festival officially launched its annual design extravaganza at a gala reception in the ballroom of the newly renovated Royal Festival Hall ballroom on 17 September.

Over 800 visitors witnessed the award of the Festival’s first Design Medal to the architect Zaha Hadid.   Read More

 


Tips for The London Design Festival

We thought we'd provide some tips on how to make the most of London' annual design moment!

Some of the annual shows have been running longer than the Festival. In particular 100% Design London, Desingersblock, Decorex. They continue to innovate and evolve, and should not be missed! Newer shows are also starting to develop their own heritage within the Festival such as New Designers Selection, the Eureka Collection, Super Design Market and of course Deptford Design should also not be missed - they keep getting better & better!  Read More

Southbank

The Southbank Centre is the LDF 07 happenings headquarters.
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Win an Aeron chair

Win a Herman Miller Aeron chair by filling out a My Festival application before 5pm, Friday 28 September.

Covent Garden

Covent Garden is an important and unique place to visit during the London Design Festival. Read more

Size + Matter

This project is one of the vanguards of the 2007 Festival programme.
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Running commentary

On what happened, will happen or should happen from the LDF  volunteer team.
Backstage Blog


Press

Visit the Press Centre for the latest news on LDF 07 or to register for a press pass to attend events and functions.




The Official Guide

The official guide to the London Design Festival 2007 is the essential tool for getting the most out of the Festival period and it's now available for download.

Designed by Pentagram and edited by architecture author & critic Lucy Bullivant, the guide its packed with information, including full listings for all Festival activity, maps, editorial comment from some of London leading design thinkers, and Festival recommendations from leading design figures. Available from over 250 venues in London the guide is free and will serve as a reference for years to come.  Read More

Download the guide by section:

Eastern Hub | Western Hub | Southern Hub | Central Hub | Editorials | Sponsors | Multi-city Installations  | City Maps | Talks & One day events

Writer's group 26 partnered JCDecaux to use their billboards to demonstrate the power of language in design. The 26 pairs have each responded to the challenge of writing stories of up to 6 words.  Each of these stories will appear on the London Design Festival homepage throughout the festival period and the full collection will also be available on a special page. (Available from the start of the festival.)