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London Design Festival, London Design Festival (LDF)- 2015, Mark your diary!, product design, product/furniture design, product/furniture designers, Somerset House- London, Victoria and Albert Museum
Launched in 2003,
London Design Festival (LDF)
highlights outstanding works of product design
from the best of the British design community.
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Installations will be presented citywide from 19 – 27 September.
Many will be staged in studio at Somerset House, the Strand
and at the Victoria and Albert Museum, South Kensington.
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(image from londondesignfestival.com):
the “Zotem”
a linear piece in black with multi-coloured lights
by London-based Norwegian designer Kim Thomé –
welcomes visitors to the Victoria and Albert Museum, London
for LDF, 2015
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British and international designers
will showcase cutting-edge product design work for
practical and/or idealised intent.
Examine the creations of talented individuals/partners from
emerging student creatives to established designers.
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For 2015, LDF honours celebrated British furniture designer
Robin Day (1915 – 2010) –
in recognition of the centenary of his birth.
Mr. Day is famed for the creation of the
“Polyprop” (1963)-
a stackable chair made from
durable polypropylene (a type of resin).
The “Polyprop” is utilitarian, uncomplicated, versatile.
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(image from designguide.com):
the “Polyprop” chair by designer, Robin Day
to date over 14 million have been sold
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