London Design Festival 09

In this the final interview in our series of Molteni&C Sofa Chats conducted at 100% Design in London last month, British architect and designer Nigel Coates talks with Dezeen editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs about how design became an intrinsic part of Italian culture. More »

In this next interview in our series of Molteni&C Sofa Chats conducted at 100% Design in London last month, London-based designer Ilse Crawford discusses the unique skills of Italian manufacturers with Dezeen editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs. More »

In this second in our series of Molteni&C Sofa Chats conducted at 100% Design in London last month, British designer Matthew Hilton talks to Dezeen editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs about the re-emergence of national identity in design and the contrasting Italian and British design cultures. More »

In the first of our Molteni&C Sofa Chats conducted at 100% Design in London last month, Arik Levy talks to Dezeen editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs about the similarities and differences between the design cultures in Italy and Israel. More »

British designer Anthony Leyland launched a collection of tables made of folded steel at Designersblock in London last month. More »

Polish Design Season: here’s another Polish design classic. At Tent London last month designer Piotr Stolarski of Warsaw studio Gogo exhibited clock mechanisms embedded in a wooden plank so that consumers saw off however many they need. More »

Designers StokkeAustad presented a cantilevered bench with a concrete base at an exhibition called Norwegian Prototypes during the London Design Festival last month. More »

Polish Design Season: an exhibition showcasing Polish design took place in London last month as part of the London Design Festival. More »

London Design Festival 09: new British design and production company Very Good & Proper launched their first collection at The Dock in London last month. More »

London Design Festival 09: Heatherwick studio have released more images of their Extrusions exhibition, on display at Haunch of Venison gallery in London. More »

London Design Festival 09: London designer Nina Tolstrup of Studiomama presented a collection of furniture made from digitally-altered branches with TEN XYZ at 100% Design in London last month. More »

London Design Festival 09: at The Dock in London last month British designer Marina Ralph showed a cabinet that bulges according to the shape items placed inside. More »

London Design Festival 09: London designer Benjamin Hubert‘s collection of blown glass lamps for design brand Authentics won the Best New Product award at 100% Design last week. More »

London Design Festival 09: Henny van Nistelrooy and Oscar Diaz of Parallel Projects presented an exhibition in London last week examining how the media affects our perception of design. More »

London Design Festival 09: designer Philippe Malouin presented a collection of furniture inspired by architectural cross-braces at The Dock in London last week. More »