Clerkenwell Design Week
Its that time of year again when Clerkenwell comes alive, bustling with designers and spectators. We managed to find time to pop out of the office and have a look around. We were so lucky the sun came out too!
House of
Detention - the converted vaults
of a Victorian prison, is once again home to upcoming design talent from the UK
and around the world.
Our
favourites include the insect-shaped ceiling lights in porcelain and plastic that
respond to movement. Designed by Jolana Vodicka Sornerova as part of The Czech
Centre, showcasing a selection of upcoming talents from the republic. Her
‘Lightning Fireflies’ open up from a cocoon and stretch out their wings when
they detect movement. The colour of their light changes according to the height
of the person below. Also the ‘Greenhouse’
lamp for growing herbs by Kristyna Pojerova both of which one awards for
excellent Student design.
Outside we visited pop up theatre shows and street installations.
A surreal pink and red umbrella forest grew up from the gardens of Saint James Church and a solar panel tree in the square which "reinterpreted the morphology of the tree and introduced the sensuality of the natural world into the urban context".
The Farmiloe building once again housed an erray of furniture designers and their products, installations and shops. We also couldn't resist a gin and tonic at the end of the day in the pop up gin bar on the top floor. Yum!
