CDH London Design Festival launch
(UK) - Cameron Design House and Geronimo stage immersive light installation as part of LDF 2018.
Revealed as part of Shoreditch Design Triangle, Cameron Design House’s 2018 launch at London Design Festival took centre stage with an immersive lighting installation created in collaboration with LA artist Geronimo.
A match made in design heaven, the installation revealed a series of Cameron Design House’s signature Helmi chandeliers, interspersed amongst a vast balloon sculpture from Geronimo that filled the exhibition space with hundreds of latex balloons.
Exploring the contrasting themes of temporary versus timeless and organic versus engineered, the multi-sensory collaboration created an engaging visual experience exploring the relationship between light, latex and luxury.
Transforming the Old Truman Brewery with a shared vision of vivid emerald green, the CDH x Geronimo installation combined the meticulous craftsmanship of Cameron Design House’s handblown glass Helmi chandelier with Geronimo’s innovative artistry to create a single explosion of colour and creativity, whilst an adjoining room decorated in vibrant pink showcased the elegant branching frame of the Haara pendant.
"London Design Festival 2018 has been an iconic moment for us," said Ian Cameron, Creative Director of Cameron Design House. "The CDH x Geronimo installation showcasing our Helmi chandeliers immersed around Geronimo's magical balloons created an enchanting green world for LDF! Thank you to everyone that came along and made it such a special moment for Cameron Design House."
Gant Lights - C1 Concrete
The Gant Lights C1 Concrete pendant light is cast from a light grey concrete and combines modern materials such as copper, brass, oakwood and nutwood or corten steel with rough concrete into a timeless and elegant designer lamp. The materials of the lampshades can be changed and new combinations created at any time.
Barovier&Toso expands into Dubai
(UAE) - Italian lighting brand joins fashion and furnishings brands in Dubai Design District.
Set to open on November 12, Barovier&Toso's first shop-in-shop - a display space located inside Archiade Atelier - presents a selection of iconic chandeliers, timeless bestsellers and new offerings, all crafted in fine Murano glass.
Chosen for its strategic role as a crossroads of various cultures and the main markets of the Middle East, Dubai has, for many years now, facilitated constructive interaction between European expertise and Arabian and Asian clients.
"We are very pleased to announce this new opening, an achievement that confirms Barovier&Toso's major commitment to a policy of internationalisation that views the UAE as an informed market with a taste for the fine detail and inimitable style of our chandeliers," says Stefano Pranovi, Sales & Marketing Director. "We have chosen the Design District of Dubai for its important role as a reference point for architects, designers and residential clients. This temple of luxury and interior design is the ideal location in which to present the best of production, made in Italy by Barovier&Toso."
Inside the atelier, every product has been carefully selected to create a refined, elegant atmosphere.
ALA to hold residential lighting course
(USA) - The American Lighting Association will host a four-day lighting training course from October 22-25 in The SMART Center at Dallas Market Center.
The members-only workshop, taught by Joe Rey-Barreau, AIA, is based on content from the ALA Residential Lighting Training Manual. Upon completion of the course and examination, attendees will earn an ALA Lighting Specialist designation.
Attendees will experience a dynamic course held inside The SMART Center, the new education and activity centre powered by American Lighting Association and Dallas Market Center. The course is the first event to take place in the centre since its opening at the June 2018 edition of Lightovation - Dallas International Lighting Show. Conceived as a business hub for the lighting industry, The SMART Center includes a seminar suite and lounge area and is located in the largest residential lighting marketplace in North America.
Instructor Joe Rey-Barreau, with an extensive history of educating the lighting industry, will lead attendees through an exploration of fundamental and advanced lighting principles, design techniques, and sales strategies. Rey-Barreau is an award-winning professor with tenure at the University of Kentucky’s School of Design.
The Lighting Training Course is the first of many planned uses for The SMART Center, reaffirming Dallas Market Center as the home of the residential lighting industry and a hub for product knowledge, the latest trends, commerce, and education.
Additional information about The SMART Center and Lightovation – Dallas International Lighting Show is available on the Lightovation page of the Dallas Market Center website.
Paul Bishop Interior Designer of the Year
(UAE) - Bishop Design founder awarded Commercial Interior Design Awards' Interior Designer of the Year.
On Wednesday 19 September, The Commercial Interior Design Awards returned for its twelfth year. Held at the Joharah Ballroom, Madinat Jumeirah, the awards featured eighteen categories, inclusive of restaurants and bars through to designers and stars behind the scenes.
As featured in darc magazine's annual design directory, Bishop Design's founder Paul Bishop walked away with the title of Interior Designer of the Year. The award is a true testament to his upmost passion and expertise after making the shortlist a number of times in previous years.
Read our interview with Paul Bishop
Yellow Goat Design - Lift Off
Each of these is a handcrafted glass bird, suspended in flight at the point of lift off. A perfect moment of flight captured in a single artistic burst. Captive to time and frozen in space, the multi-hued, cast glass flock levitates perfectly above a scene, illuminated by LED downlights.
Yellow Goat Design - Enmesh
The acrylic globes of Enmesh are almost an architectural statement - simple yet extraordinary. The illusion of its solid state is only seen when you read between the lines. Striking from any direction, the LED globes hang between the acrylic blades to define a transitional moment that will engross any viewer.
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Decorex changes venue for 2019
(UK) - Decorex International, will move to Olympia London for 2019, returning to its high-end roots at the heart of West Kensington.
Following a successful four-year run at Syon Park, the date of Decorex will also shift to the 6-9 October, coinciding with PAD and Frieze Art Fair to form a breadth of cultural experience, decoration and contemporary art and design.
Situated minutes from the new Design Museum and the V&A, the move enables Decorex to align itself with an affluent area that’s fast-becoming London’s go-to design and culture district.
Olympia London is currently undergoing the biggest regeneration in its 130-year history. Led by Thomas Heatherwick Studio in collaboration with SPPARC Architects, the £700m overhaul is set to transform the venue into a creative, cultural hub and London landmark. For Decorex, that means more space to develop exciting new features for 2019 and beyond that will ensure a richer, bolder show experience.
Sam Fisher, Decorex International brand manager, says: "Steeped in history and at the epicentre of Kensington’s prestigious art and design district, the move to Olympia will see us continue to define luxury interior design, presenting the most established brands and best up-and-coming names across the spectrum of design and making.
"For 2019 we are significantly investing in an enhanced curatorial programme and exhibition design, ensuring the experience of our newly located show continues to lead the charge. We will begin to announce more detail about our plans in the coming months."
Moritz Waldemeyer
Ahead of next week’s darc room event, which will see Moritz Waldemeyer present his ‘darc flames’ installation, we asked the acclaimed designer to take 10 minutes out of his day to take part in this week’s ‘Quick Fire’.
What did you want to be when you grew up?
An inventor!
What inspires you?
Life, the universe… everything.
If you didn’t work in design what would you do?
Racing car driver.
darc flames installation
What would your dream project be?
The perfect energy storage!
What’s your favourite Instagram account?
@philiptreacy
What was the last thing you Googled?
Battery suppliers in Berlin.
Which of your designs are you most proud of?
The Flying hat.
Who / what is the next big thing in lighting?
Animated light.
darc flames will be on show during darc room at the Nicholls & Clarke building in Shoreditch as part of London Design Festival and Shoreditch Design Triangle. The event is open from 12-10pm, September19-20. Pre-register to attend for free here: www.darcroom.com
Arrangements - 2018 Beazley Designs of the Year nominee
(UK) - Michael Anastassiades' Arrangements for Flos is announced as 2018 nominee for London Design Museum's annual celebration.
The Beazley Designs of the Year celebrates the most original and exciting products, concepts and designers in the world today. Now in its eleventh year, the international awards and exhibition showcase design projects from the past twelve months, across six categories: Architecture, Digital, Fashion, Product, Graphics, and Transport.
Design experts, practitioners and academics from across the world are asked by the Design Museum to suggest potential projects, from which the museum has selected 87 for nomination to display in the exhibition, opened from 12 September 2018 to 6 January 2019.
A specially selected jury will choose a winner for each category and an overall winner - to be announced in November 2018. Arrangements is displayed at the Design Museum in four indvidual configurations of one, two, three and four lighting modules, like jewellery chains, hinting at the endless possible creative combinations that this innovative, sophisticated and highly technological design project can offer.
The Department Store, UK
Squire and Partners, a 220 strong architectural design practice, had outgrown its base in Kings Cross and wanted to make a wholesale shift from the brightly lit workspace environment, to one that injected a different energy into the new HQ; a dilapidated Edwardian department store in Brixton. A delicate balance was sought between the needs of people, the ambiance and luxury craftsmanship.
Studio Fractal applied a multi-faceted philosophy to the lighting, fulfilling technical and sustainable needs, while utilising skilled craftsmanship and creating aesthetic appeal. The design team appreciated that Squire and Partners would detail their environment to perfection; it is what they do. So their role as lighting designer was to complement and enhance those intense levels of precision.
As you walk through the re-purposed building with its original parquet flooring, high ceilings and striking wall art left by recent inhabitants, you are gently guided by fluted glass pendants - selected for their period style. These bespoke globes (supplied by Original BTC) are used throughout the interiors in the form of pendant, wall and freestanding arrangements. Limited edition, handblown glass pendants from Czech glass studio Lasvit, hang above the bespoke ‘haberdashery’ style reception desk.
A pallet of brass and black materials extrapolated from the surrounding architectural materials, informed the aesthetics of the Flos pendant system developed with Atrium. Studio Fractal adapted this to provide ambient and accent lighting throughout workstations, meeting rooms, event spaces, the café and terrace bar – echoing the original department store lighting approach while providing unobtrusive enhancement of building, materials and task areas. A final layer of low profile LED modules integrated into suspended shelving, provide additional task lighting, which staff can adjust to suit their individual needs and preferences.
The Department Store, with its multifarious finishes, expertly curated bespoke furnishings and undulating levels of light, satisfy the human compulsion for unique, stimulating surroundings. It sets the standard for future office environments; luxurious and exquisitely crafted, with people and creativity at the heart.
Plumen 001 goes LED
(UK) - Plumen launches new 001 LED lamp, raising the bar in contemporary design.
The 001 LED gives an exceptional light quality, is even more efficient, yet retains the iconic 001 bulb shape, thanks to new technology devised by Plumen. The 001 LED unites form, function, and innovation; the perfect recipe for beautiful lighting.
The 001 LED has been engineered in the UK by Plumen to create a high-performance product in every regard. A new patented LED construction replaces the previous compact fluorescent technology, meaning greater control, performance and longevity. The double-looped form designed by Plumen and Samuel Wilkinson remains, making it instantly recognisable. The lamp is now completely dimmable and has a lifespan of over 20,000 hours, equating to almost 20 years of average use. It is also available in three colour temperatures; super-warm, warm and cool, offering further flexibility.
The new inner-workings of the Plumen 001 LED allow for a sleeker form factor, which in turn means the lamp sits elegantly in many more fittings and shades. Materially it is all change; the Plumen 001 has a ceramic housing, creating a more premium finish that is also more environmentally responsible, while the LED tubes have a matt, bone-like finish. Neither aluminium nor mercury are used, and the lamp can be fully dissembled, ensuring it is 100% recyclable.
Plumen pioneered the world’s first energy efficient designer lamp with the original 001. It quickly became an icon of forward-thinking and problem-solving design after its 2010 launch. The Design Museum (London), Cooper Hewitt and MoMA (New York) hold the original 001 in their permanent collections, a testament to its place in the contemporary design canon. Major international awards followed, and the Plumen name became synonymous with great design. The new 001 LED is a continuation of Plumen’s passion for pioneering sustainable design for everyday use.
Co-founder & Creative Director Nicolas Roope said: “Our goal is for sustainable design to be a natural choice and our light bulbs aim to inspire that change. We are proud of the huge effort that has gone into bringing the 001 LED to market. Our original 001 is a tough act to follow, but we believe this reincarnated 001 LED will become a new classic, and a sound choice for anyone who enjoys beautiful design that doesn’t cost the earth.”
The Plumen 001 LED is on sale today from major retailers at £49 RRP. Orders are being taken for UK and European shipping at plumen.com
