Making Sense: Designing in London

Navigating the space between handmade and industrial production, while exploring the complexities and nuances of designing, making and running a design studio in London. Curated by Mentsen and twentytwentyone, the exhibition brings together for the first time the works of Elliott Denny, Jones Neville, Michael Marriott, Ian McIntyre, Mentsen and Eleanor Pritchard, offering a unique collective perspective. Spotlighting pieces that may first appear unassuming but are carefully designed through deep consideration and with more to appreciate the longer you look at them. Could this be the key to longevity of an object? The show takes its name from the idiom ‘makes sense’. The two words reflect how each designer rationalises their objects, considering culture, economy and environment, as well as sense through the making process, which provides an intuitive understanding of function, form and materiality. The installation is structured as a series of interconnected areas of living, working and learning in which to reflect. Making Sense encourages a cross-pollination of ideas and aesthetics, creating a dialogue between the works of the different studios. The exhibition is accompanied by a limited-edition publication including a round-table discussion between the contributors and a library selected by Jasper Morrison. Visitors will be welcome to pause, read and interact with the designs. Selected exhibits will be available to purchase in-store and online via twentytwentyone.com