Objects & Stories: Livia Lauber at Tenderbooks

For London Design Festival 2025, Tenderbooks invites designer Livia Lauber to present a new collection inspired by the book object. Livia Lauber designs products, furniture and spaces that craft familiar yet unconventional narratives. PAPER LIGHTS is a new collection from Lauber inspired by the world of reading. These newly created light works will be showcased as a special installation in the Tenderbooks window vitrine. Lauber’s PAPER LIGHTS reference familiar gestures and forms—such as carrying a newspaper under the arm or the shape and feel of a well-used book. With proportions, textures, and materials reminiscent of paper and cardboard, these lights explore both direct and indirect illumination.The lights can be placed on a bookshelf to create a warm, inviting atmosphere or used beside the bed for a reading light —functioning much like a book in both form and placement. During the London Design Festival visitors to Tenderbooks will be able to discover this new collection of light objects alongside Livia Lauber’s BOCKSHELF and a selection of her latest design pieces. BOCKSHELF is a compact custom bookshelf originally created by Lauber to store her favourite reference books. Equipped with castors the shelf can be easily movable around a studio space. At Tenderbooks the BOCKSHELF will be arranged with Lauber’s curated selection of design titles. Placement of SOLO stools will encourage visitors to browse the Tenderbooks titles with the opportunity to sit and read comfortably. The installation will be accompanied by an editorial project, created in collaboration with Studio Ardworks. The show is generously supported by Swiss Cultural Fund UK.