It’s Clerkenwell Design Week! Our top 4 highlights
Every year we attend Clerkenwell Design Week to learn about the latest furniture, products and materials available on the market. This research informs our interior architecture proposals, and ensures that our clients benefit from the very latest trends and innovations.
About Clerkenwell Design Week
This year, Clerkenwell Design Week took place between May 23rd and May 25th, and showcased thousands of innovative products for London’s leading design professionals. It presents a unique opportunity to explore the world’s leading design brands, undiscovered talent, and specially commissioned installations. Clerkenwell Design Week also features hundreds of design-led events, workshops, talks, parties, showroom presentations, and more.
Here are 4 S Architecture’s top 4 Highlights from Clerkenwell Design Week, carefully curated after our visit:
FIgure 1: OVO Sideboard by Benchmark Furniture. Source: Benchmark Furniture.
Figure 2: AYA Collection by Benchmark Furniture. Source: Benchmark Furniture.
1/ Benchmark Furniture
We loved meeting the team at Benchmark Furniture, and learning about their creative making process. Benchmark believe that the care and attention their craftsmen take with each piece of furniture brings an energy and integrity to the final piece that could never be replicated by mass manufacture.
We love their AYA collection, designed with Norman Foster. The table, with its integrated LED lighting strip, would look fantastic in any workspace; while their OVO sideboard would be at home in any living room or boardroom.
2/ Case furniture inside Amin Taha’s studio
Case furniture definitely secured the best location in Amin Taha’s architectural studio. Stepping inside the multi-level space and exploring the lush private garden was a fantastic experience and created a perfect setting for Case’s lighting and furniture. Here are our top picks from Case:
Figure 3: Case’s soft floor lamp in white. Source: Case.
Figure 6: Amin Taha’s 15 Clerkenwell Close, where Case was exhibited. Source: 4 S Architecture.
Figure 4: Case’s portable cordless Mouro light. Source: Case.
Figure 7: Case’s display in Amin Taha’s lush private garden. Source: 4 S Architecture.
Figure 5: Case’s Ella lounge chair, with an elegant green finish. Source: Case.
Figure 8: Case’s display inside Amin Taha’s studio. Source: 4 S Architecture.
3/ Recork’s Sustainable solid cork floor planks and rugs
UNA is an agglomerated cork plank by Recork which is made from the recycled cork waste from the bottle stopper industry.
SUGO uses traditional tapestry techniques to incorporate cork into durable, sustainable and beautiful rugs.
Figure 9: Recork’s display at Clerkenwell Design Week. Source: 4 S Architecture.
Figure 10: Recork’s SUGA cork rugs as seen at Clerkenwell Design Week. Source: 4 S Architecture.
4/ Charging socket system from Evoline
We loved this neat system by Evoline. We can really envision this being used in touchdown spaces such as office receptions, and it is perfect for workspace breakout areas and meeting rooms.
Figure 11: Evoline’s charging socket system. Source: 4 S Architecture.
All in all, we thoroughly enjoyed this year’s Clerkenwell Design Week. Our yearly visits to this event enable us to keep abreast of developments in the design world, and to discover talented makers and creators such as those we have selected for you here. If you would like to work with us, to specify some of these products for your home or commercial project, why not get in touch with us today?