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There's an app for that - Whitegoods launch light meter app
February 29, 2012
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London lighting manufacturer, Whitegoods have used their own expertise to come up with portable version of an essential tool for professionals working on lighting schemes in residential, retail, office and gallery schemes.
You can now download your free Whitegoods Light Meter App by visiting the App Store and searching for Whitegoods.
March Madness
Jamie Hausman, idfx
For most of the world on Leap Year Day, it means extra time to meet February deadlines or celebrating an infrequently occurring birthday, but for idfx magazine, it means gearing up for the mania of March events. We've already curated the March Diary page, which you can read in the most recent issue (hint: page 10), but we couldn't resist helping you to ring in the spring season right. The design world is in full bloom this month--read on to find where you can soak it all up.
Hi-Tech Egg
February 28, 2012
Jamie Hausman, idfx
We are still cracking up about The Big Egg Hunt at idfx magazine, and we thought we'd share with you what we believe to be the most intricate egg, just in case you don't make it to every zone.
Paul Cocksedge joins best of British
February 27, 2012
Styrene by Paul Cocksedge. Photo © Richard Brine
Jenny Brewer idfx
Paul Cocksedge will join the likes of Lucienne Day, David Hockney and Kenneth Grange as one of the artists to have work included in the V&A's next major exhibition, British Design 1948-2012: Innovation in the Modern Age. To celebrate his first 10 years in design, Cocksedge will show his 2002 graduation piece, Styrene.
Spring Sale
February 24, 2012
Jamie Hausman, idfx
All of this beautiful weather has us at idfx magazine thinking of springtime in London, which is why we're keeping an eye on the new Dalani Home & Living online retailer. Recently launched by former Elle Decoration editor Delia Fischer, this exclusive time-limited sale site features leading international designer homeware brands at discount prices.
The collection of printed cushions by D. L. Rhein (pictured above) will be on sale from mid May at 40 percent off retail price, and is just one of many trendy, spring looks that the site will feature this season. Each sale is expertly curated by Dalani's in-house buying and styling teams. With brands from Jamie Oliver and Cuisinart to Trina Turk and Conran, updating your home for spring won't break the bank. Visit www.dalani.co.uk to sign up.
Concepta's La Nuit chair redesigned by artists
The Spanish furniture company Concepta had its La Nuit chair revamped by three artists as part of a live performance at The Brandery fashion show in Barcelona at the end of January.
Frieze to curate new public artworks for east London
February 23, 2012
Built from steamed wood, polished aluminum and cast resin, British artist Garry Webb's piece will combine a large scale public sculpture with elements of modular playground equipment.
The organisers of the Frieze Art Fair have announced a project that will see public artworks including inflatable sculptures appear across east London as part of the Cultural Olympiad.
London Calling for 1970s urban inspired wallpaper collection
February 22, 2012
Mini Moderns have launched the first wallpaper from their forthcoming 1970s inspired 2012 collection entitled the Buddha of Suburbia. The Camberwell Beauty Wallpaper is available in three colourways Midnight & Lido (pictured), Jet & Gold and Stone.
Goodwill Hunting
February 21, 2012
Photo Credit: Richard Isaac, www.richardisaac.co.uk
Jamie Hausman, idfx
For the next 40 days and 40 nights, 200 uniquely crafted eggs will grace corners and famous sites across central London in an effort to raise £1 million for the Elephant Family and Action for Children charities.
Furniture finished with fire
Jamie Hausman, idfx
There's something irresistibly enchanting about burning wood, and for those who have stared mesmerised into a flame a time or two can now decorate their home in the same, mystical style with new pieces by Moooi. Designer Maarten Baas has collaborated with textile designers Edelkoort & Rubelli to bring a 17th-century French feel to his popular collection.
Olympic Preview
February 20, 2012
Jenny Brewer idfx
As I sat in the rafters of the Olympic Velodrome yesterday, cheering Chris Hoy to victory in the Track Cycling World Cup sprint race (above), it was impossible not to get caught up in the electric atmosphere. And after months of anticipation seeing the venues in the Olympic Park in Stratford gradually develop, it was just as exciting to simply be inside the iconic building, experiencing first hand what it will be like in a few months time.
Future living: in an oil refinery
February 17, 2012
Could you imagine yourself living in an empty oil container? Because that is the vision for the future of housing by the Copenhagen-based architecture collective PinkCloud as it has come up with a design that reuses abandoned oil silos by transforming them into affordable housing.
Black Hole Light designed to mark Stephen Hawking's birthday
February 16, 2012
What do you give Stephen Hawking, arguably the world's greatest theoretical physicist and cosmologist, for his birthday? That was the challenge put to Mark Champkins, who is doing a spell as inventor in residence at the Science Museum in London. To celebrate the opening of an exhibition about Hawking's life and work and to mark the scientist's 70th birthday, Champkins designed the Black Hole Light, whose spiraling hand-blown fluorescent tubes represent the way light falls into a black hole (Hawking has been instrumental in furthering our understanding of black holes).
New Old Stock at Retrovius, London
February 15, 2012
Architectural salvage and design business Retrovius have some great new stock if you are working on residential or commercial projects for eclectic and vintage loving clients. The North West London based warehouse and its architect team reclaim 'pre-loved' pieces with a contemporary eye, such as these clear and opaque glass pendant lights (above).
A Place to call Home: where we live and why
The RIBA will host a new exhibition curated by television presenter and developer Sarah Beeny titled: A Place to call Home. The exhibition will be held at the RIBA headquarters in London from the 16 February to 28 April
Free Tent
February 14, 2012
Here's your chance to grab some free space at this year's Tent London exhibition over at the Truman Brewery during the London Design Festival in the autumn. The call has gone out to architects and designers to come up with features to go into four different spaces at the show. They're looking for interesting, exciting, quirky, challenging, hallucinatory, elucidatory... well actually anything but dull. Above is Mafoombey by Martti Kalliala and Esa Ruskeepää, which gives you an idea of the sort of thing they're after. The closing date is 16 March, For more details check out the organisers' website www.tentlondon.co.uk.
Luftwerk lights up Millenium Park
Jamie Hausman, idfx
Anish Kapoor's Cloud Gate sculpture, known to most as The Bean, will beam a brand new light in Chicago's Millennium Park from 10-20 February.
Prior to this installment, visitors to the site admired their own reflections in the mirror-like structure, laughing at their distorted images with each curve. For this short time, evening attendees to the area will have a different sort of playground. A combination of lights and music will stream from 10 projectors mounted on four towers above the plaza to cast light sequences onto a 24-by-9 metre rectangle of pavement.
Kvadrat Collaborates
February 13, 2012
Danish fabric brand Kvadrat is launching a number of high profile collaborative projects, including collections by Paul Smith and Tomoko Azumi. Textile design brand Maharam will release Point by Paul Smith (above), a new upholstery textile available in Europe through Kvadrat, which launches at Republic of Fritz Hansen during London Fashion Week this month. From 16 March - 3 April, furniture sourcing company Coexistence will host Input, an exhibition by British furniture brand MARK in collaboration with Kvadrat. Showing the working process behind the production of contract furniture, it will feature work by Sam Johnson, Gala Wright and a new design by Tomoko Azumi.
Film programme in Canary Wharf station
Canary Wharf Underground station will be home to a new Art on the Underground project - Canary Wharf Screen. From March onwards, both commuters and staff will be able to see a film programme screened daily on a 10.5m-wide screen being installed in the station's vast ticket hall. The programme will feature both new digital film commissions and rarely shown moving images from the past century.
Ai Weiwei and Herzog & de Meuron to design Serpentine pavilion
February 9, 2012
Ai Weiwei © Ai Weiwei
Just eight months after being released from house arrest in his native China, acclaimed artist Ai Weiwei is to work with Swiss architecture practice Herzog & de Meuron on the design of this year's summer pavilion at the Serpentine Gallery in London.
Show your love for Britain this Valentine's Day
February 8, 2012
Jamie Hausman, idfx
Forget candles and conversation hearts this Valentine's Day, give the gift of love in a patriotic way with the new collection of Union Flag accessories by LINLEY.
From humidors and bookends to photo frames and tea caddies, each piece of this collection is made by hand using marquetry, a technique whereby paper thin veneers are cut to a design and pieced together before being applied to a solid base. These items display the very top tier in British craftsmanship and locally sourced burr oak, burr walnut and ripple sycamore wood. Visit www.davidlinley.com to see the full collection.
Fabric Wonderland
Bennison Fabrics has launched new fabrics for Spring, many of which can be seen in their 2012 calendar alongside some classic pieces from the archive.
Designs of the Year
The Design museum in London has opened its annual exhibition that presents the nominees for the Design of the Year award. The exhibition occupies the entire second floor gallery of the museum and displays engaging designs across seven categories: Architecture, Digital, Fashion, Furniture, Graphics, Product and Transport.
Stockholm Design Week product launches
February 7, 2012
Jamie Hausman, idfx
Stockholm Design Week has officially kicked off to begin one of the most highly anticipated events in the design world. From 6-12 February, designers will gather from across the globe to release cutting edge products and learn about revolutionary materials. Not to mention, there's a swell of social events to liven up each evening after long afternoons of talking shop at the Stockholm Furniture Fair and Northern Light Fair, which run from 7-11 February. Read on to see which set-to-launch products we're most excited about.
Cathedral built with LED lights
February 3, 2012
A spectacular festival of lights took place in the Belgian city of Ghent last weekend. From 26 to 29 January, the second Light Festival Ghent brought the whole city centre alive with beautiful light shows and installations. Among these, a massive replica of a cathedral built from LED lights, especially for the occasion, was one of the highlights.
Design Council Road Show to help small businesses
February 2, 2012
Design associates from the Design Council advise clients on how they can use design to improve their business.
Times are tough for small and medium-sized businesses. But according to the Design Council there are many ways struggling manufacturers can use design to become more competitive. This week, the Design Council has launched a new road show that will travel the country offering advice on how small and medium-sized businesses can use design to boost sales, protect jobs and compete in the tough economic climate.
Mosaics: a centuries-old idea for a 21st century home
Mosaics have a timeless grace that transcends millennia - never mind centuries. The earliest examples of mosaics were discovered in what used to be ancient Mesopotamia, which have been dated back to the second half of the 3rd millennium BC. These used fragments of coloured stones, ivory and shells, and it was only in 1500 BC when glazed tiles - the most predominant modern material used in mosaics today - were introduced properly.
Kate Moss by Mario Testino
February 1, 2012
Wrapped in a translucent red bag, this oversized book is a love letter from Peruvian-born fashion photographer Mario Testino and publisher Taschen to arguably one of the most famous, and maybe notorious, faces in the contemporary fashion world. It is not the first time that Testino has created a public display of affection to his muse, having dedicated a whole room to images of Moss in his exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery in 2002.
Paul Cocksedge lights the way
Jamie Hausman, idfx
This young designer will join the ranks of more than 100 high profile creatives at the inaugural Munich Creative Business Week on 9 February. Cocksedge will speak alongside Adrian Van Hooydonk, Senior Vice President of BMW Group Design, in a session aptly called 'Light - Magic - Technology.'
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