Virtual Design Destination
LONDON DESIGN FESTIVAL 12-20 SEPTEMBER 2020
What you are viewing is just a small part of the virtual environment created for the Swedish collection as part of the Virtual Design Destination for the London Design festival 2020. Visitors will be able to virtually navigate through these immersive environments and discover the pieces of the collections during the Festival. There will be 14 country collections in total including new works by more than 100 independent designers.
Collective Memory / Self-Expression
Curated by Ana Dominguez Siemens
SPAIN
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An Undertaken Eclecticism
Curated by Francois Leblanc Di Cicilia
FRANCE
WALDEN
Schloss Hollenegg for Design
Curated by Alice Stori Liechtenstein
AUSTRIA
Featured Designer Showrooms
Here & There
A Palestinian Collection
Curated by Dima Srouji
Adorno Editorial
“Collective Memory/Self-Expression”: A Spanish Collection by Ana Dominguez Siemens
“I have focused on the idea of designers who work on the collective memory of the country’s craftsmanship tradition through their interest in local crafts [as well as] other designers who explore their own creativity using new materials and experimenting with new concepts.” – Ana Dominguez Siemens, curator of “Collective Memory/Self-Expression” View the full collection,…
Bigtime Studio: Approaching Design through a Scenographic Lens
“Researching before thinking of the outcome and mastering the unexpected is how we enjoy creating new pieces. Creating and searching are two inextricably linked activities that we try to keep in a continuous movement, constantly going back-and-forth between research, concept, and production. We like to think of it as a circle, a circle of Creation.”…
“An Undertaken Eclecticism”: A French Collection by François Leblanc Di Cicilia
“I always consider an object as a key to diverse universes. From the dream world of the creator [and] through the experience of the producer, the object starts its own story when it finds its place in a house. This collection of objects is a collection of keys to multiple stories and experiences.” – François…
Best of DesignMarch 2020: Top 10 Collectible Pieces from Curators Hlín Helga Guðlaugsdóttir & María Kristín Jónsdótti
Despite this year’s uncertainty, the Reykjavík-based festival DesignMarch 2020 recently showcased the best of Iceland’s innovative and multifaceted design scene. The Festival, which is usually held in March, was postponed this year due to the global COVID-19 pandemic. Iceland, however, was successful in its response to the virus and was able to go forward with…
Klemens Schillinger: An Investigation of Self-Evident Design & Off-Grid Solutions
“As Henry David Thoreau chooses to live off the grid in the book Walden, for me it was interesting to create something that follows that spirit, but in a way [in which] it intersects with life in the castle.” – Klemens Schillinger View all of Klemens Schillinger’s work, including the “Off-Grid Lamp” from the WALDEN…
Re-Encountering Wilderness: Introducing WALDEN from Schloss Hollenegg for Design
“It is the time to bring nature back in our everyday life; not the romanticised, sanitised, domesticated version of it, but the gritty, wild stuff. We need to stop seeing nature as a garden landscape to tame or protect. We need to embrace the undomesticated, feral side of nature and allow pockets of wilderness to…
Faissal El-Malak: Intersections of Textile & Clay
“Conceptually, these pieces represent the notion of colourful, traditional craft acting as the very pillar that shapes the space and buttresses it to be a functional vessel. Together, these elements form a symbiotic balance between aesthetics and functionality.” – Faissal El-Malak View Faissal El-Malak’s works, including the “Spool“ Vase. The Palestinian design scene can be…
Here and There: A Palestinian Collection Introducing Palestinian Design on Adorno
“There is something about the work as a collection that I find really exciting. There is this invisible thread that connects the work together whether through similar influences, through the bold colors and sensual forms, or through a similar research-based methodology.” – Dima Srouji, founder of design project Hollow Forms and curator of “Here and…
Ragna Ragnarsdóttir: An Exploration of Material, Technique, & Tradition
“Through many errors, failures and a messy library of material testing, I sometimes find something new and exciting in-between my mess. I have to trust a lot in my embodied and subconscious knowledge and let activity and acquaintance drive me.” – Ragna Ragnarsdóttir View Ragna Ragnarsdóttir’s works, including “Coral Vase“. With connections to the country’s…
Veera Kulju: A Study of Craftsmanship & Human Curiosity
“Material is ancient as well as the techniques it requires. I’m ignorant or foolish enough to play with that serious, respectful history. I feel guilty about it sometimes, but I just can’t help it, I’m too curious.” – Veera Kulju View Veera Kulju’s work, including “‘Queen of the Dessert’ Sculpture“ “What happens when you use…
T SAKHI: Encouraging Human Interaction through Design
“Our role is to somehow create awareness of the importance of urban activities in our daily life and to offer solutions using architecture and design as mediums of expression.” – Tessa & Tara Sakhi of T SAKHI View all of T Sakhi’s work, including the new “Tasting Threads” collection The Lebanese design scene is characterised…
The Lél Collection: Cultural Preservation & Personal Healing through Craft
“[We] see our work both as an act of the preservation of an ancient cultural tradition as well as a healing mechanism, a way to sustain belief in that which is older than (and transcends) the devastation wreaked by the region’s sustained conflict, war, and migration.” – Meherunnisa Asad, Creative Director of Lél Collection View…
Crafts Dialogue
by Irthi Contemporary Crafts Council
Curated by Samer Yamani & Farah Nasri
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
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“The Online Design Gallery Redefining ‘Nordic'”
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