{"id":182643,"date":"2025-10-02T17:05:27","date_gmt":"2025-10-02T16:05:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/centmagazine.co.uk\/?p=182643"},"modified":"2025-10-07T16:43:53","modified_gmt":"2025-10-07T15:43:53","slug":"london-through-the-beautiful-lens-of-design-ldf25","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/?p=182643","title":{"rendered":"London Through The Beautiful Lens of Design LDF25"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-61974f6e18f4a4fa67654736513662e7 wp-block-paragraph\">London, a city of creation; a place where ideas, concepts and original ideas run wild. A location on many bucket lists, the galleries, the palaces, and the parks; world-famous destinations. As much as it is known for its history, its beauty, and its architecture, beneath the surface, its lively interior finds deep roots: a story told through design. London has always been known for its rich visual nature, but is it just a land of exteriors, or does its infrastructure say so much more? Whether it is the awe of the beauty of London Bridge, an ideal bucket list for tourists, its true sentiment was a means to facilitate troop movement and trade. Or whether it is a double-decker bus, an iconic British vehicle. London has so much more to give than what meets the eye. <a href=\"https:\/\/londondesignfestival.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The London Design Festival<\/a> lives to tell just that tale of how a city and design intertwine. Exploring even the cities we call our faves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-f83a7995106a42f354ff01717cc81c67 wp-block-paragraph\">World famous, this is a city of lesser-known tourist spots, but sometimes only for a small part of the year. During the <a href=\"https:\/\/londondesignfestival.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">London Design Festival<\/a>, parts of the city come alive with new design experiences for all to see something new, forward-thinking, and engaging<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-b2b05542922e3994c6172afb99ab555c wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Explore London Design Locations<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-def941adb49d1584c41a0850f165af48 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Shoreditch<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-d203a95735de896698018a4132d52b98 wp-block-paragraph\">When we think about Shoreditch, we think about the roaring nightlife, Brick Lane Curry festival, the markets or even the infamous Beigel shop. Visitors may well ponder its street art as a walk-through gallery to gaze upon, holding art from the likes of Banksy. But could there be some hidden treasures?&nbsp;Well, for a period of a week, it&#8217;s home to Shoreditch Design Triangle for the <a href=\"https:\/\/londondesignfestival.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">London Design Festival <\/a>2025. What was on show?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-17a93f0fa21686b9ab4e02368f5fcff4 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/bencullenwilliams.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ben Cullen Williams&#8217; AI-driven Self Portrait<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-7de9e9d6faa64a57b2df838eb1b56715 wp-block-paragraph\">Ben Cullen Williams&#8217; AI-driven Self Portrait in Shoreditch encapsulated modernity and our tech-driven new world.    In collaboration with Google DeepMind and Google Arts and Culture Lab, Ben showcased how combining art installations and AI to form an AI-generated self-portrait, all influenced by Williams&#8217; archive of personal photographs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-32a519485c9285ba79cd902a039f73c7 wp-block-paragraph\">It enabled viewers to see their past life, through flickering images that look just like them. However, not based on their actual physical appearance but in an emotional and environmental form evoked from the pictures. Williams&#8217; thought-provoking installation, allowing AI to create self-portraits, challenges the boundaries of self-perception,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/download-1-8.jpeg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"185\" data-id=\"183813\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/download-1-8.jpeg?resize=450%2C185&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"London Through The Beautiful Lens of Design LDF25, Ben Cullen Williams' AI- Driven Self Portrait\" class=\"wp-image-183813\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/download-1-8.jpeg?w=450&amp;ssl=1 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/download-1-8.jpeg?resize=300%2C123&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-4c0b99f4d3f695c3fe7a851155d09662 wp-block-paragraph\">London Through The Beautiful Lens of Design LDF25, Ben Cullen Williams&#8217; AI- Driven Self Portrait, 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-7ef4075d089d837e5014d9edc86db47f wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.2lgstudio.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">2LG Studio&#8217;s You Can Sit With Us by Jordan Cluroe and Russel Whitehead <\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-37bde6b2086dea09a1159ef20cfde5c9 wp-block-paragraph\">On the other side of Shoreditch, digging deeper into self, Shoreditch&#8217;s 2LG Studio&#8217;s You Can Sit With Us, curated by Jordan Cluroe and Russel Whitehead, was an installation, achieved in an underground salon setting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-e0c349c273b930e716d79ccdb0e3aaa5 wp-block-paragraph\">A celebration of self and finding an inner voice, with its title being a deliberate message of inclusion, standing to recognise not only queerness in design, but also recognising emerging artist despite their race, gender and nationality. Taking on the shape of a dining room with a long line table, Cluroes and Whitehead&#8217;s presentation had the addition of uniquely designed chairs, crafted by each designer. Some chairs were draped in strings, and some chairs were draped in colour. However, each chair told a story of experience and the struggle to break into the design scene.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-57246a7330853ecdfd1e9784fc70d8c3 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tamartdesign.com\/?srsltid=AfmBOorav8D3Qej0GelGH2Zy0A-QwaBjFKAQRjovVTS_owE1U5-1BvOp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Tamart<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-f904cf92d8d09481b14a0944d5eac6b5 wp-block-paragraph\">From the internal personal experience to the external projection of the personal lives of others, projected through design. Amos Goldreich is the child of two extraordinary creators whose legacy he has revisited and brought back to life long after their passing. A love story, if you like, of his family. The modernist architects and polymaths, Tamar de Shalit and Arthur Goldreich.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-216f8cdc0a8e463999a226671620c0b2 wp-block-paragraph\">Arther, South African, and Tamar Israeli, Born, both had incredible solo careers, but also met together as creators. Both powerful people, as well as innovators, Arthur was also a vocal anti-apartheid activist, and was later arrested in 1963 with Nelson Mandela, and he also knew amazing characters like Che Guevara. Tamar was no shy retiring flower, working at IPDO, she designed the interior architecture for the court of the high-profile trial of Adolf Eichmann in Jerusalem in 1961 and other ministerial and civic design projects. From interiors to jewellery, there was little she could not accomplish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1d81387006013c4b2ac7412f40a9778c wp-block-paragraph\">Amos Goldreich graduated from the Architectural Association in London in 1999 and subsequently worked for renowned practices. In 2010, he founded Amos Goldreich Architecture, which focused on residential, commercial, and social projects, including a purpose-built shelter for victims of domestic violence. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-22-at-12.57.49.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"545\" data-id=\"183204\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-22-at-12.57.49.jpg?resize=500%2C545&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-183204\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-22-at-12.57.49.jpg?w=500&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-22-at-12.57.49.jpg?resize=275%2C300&amp;ssl=1 275w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-22-at-12.57.14.png?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"552\" data-id=\"183201\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-22-at-12.57.14.png?resize=500%2C552&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-183201\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-22-at-12.57.14.png?w=500&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-22-at-12.57.14.png?resize=272%2C300&amp;ssl=1 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-22-at-12.58.01.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"462\" data-id=\"183203\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-22-at-12.58.01.jpg?resize=500%2C462&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-183203\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-22-at-12.58.01.jpg?w=500&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-22-at-12.58.01.jpg?resize=300%2C277&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-22-at-12.58.22.png?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"512\" data-id=\"183202\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-22-at-12.58.22.png?resize=500%2C512&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"London Through The Beautiful Lens of Design LDF25, Tamart furniture\" class=\"wp-image-183202\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-22-at-12.58.22.png?w=500&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-22-at-12.58.22.png?resize=293%2C300&amp;ssl=1 293w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-3d29188a7869850839814d90830f23c9 wp-block-paragraph\">London Through The Beautiful Lens of Design LDF25, Tamart furniture, 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-0da5f20bf37c2ea6f19a882d0d87a05e wp-block-paragraph\">In 2024, he launched Tamart, where, as Creative Director, he continues the legacy of his late parents, Arthur Goldreich and Tamar de Shalit. With a magnificent plethora of archived materials, Amos has revisited ten key pieces of mid-century wooden furniture, as well as adding the new Highgate Collection<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-9486033bbd7605491c36f8b8cd6fc8d6 wp-block-paragraph\">Starting with pieces that include the three-legged Central Stool, which was originally designed by de Shalit during the 1950s as a student at London\u2019s Central School of Arts and Crafts. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-ea2714c62144b8ebdd0ab3a974444d66 wp-block-paragraph\">The Red Rock Club Chair, Red Rock Club Stool and Red Rock Club Lounge Table originated from a series of custom designs created for the famous 1960s Red Rock Hotel and Club in Eilat during its jet-set heyday. The chair sits low to the ground, which establishes the feeling of being inside the action of the nightclub, not high up and removed, but as if the chair is part of a dancefloor, and the seated is included within the dance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-5a4805c0c6644d894adf047c219d503f wp-block-paragraph\">The Clore Lounge Chair, Clore Ottoman, Clore Coffee Tables and the new addition, Clore Floor Lamp, reference the private penthouse of the late philanthropist and arts patron Sir Charles Clore, whose home de Shalit designed during the 1960s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-de387ffaeeca26d8bfeaa97ea3b23022 wp-block-paragraph\">Interestingly, there is a soft curve that runs through the collection, not obviously, but it is as if the Bauhaus buildings of Tel Aviv are ingrained within the brand DNA. Interestingly, de Shalit did live in one of these growing up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1e6b6c49354db114a878829ae75321e8 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/news.scp.co.uk\/2025\/09\/scp-2025-collection\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Forty<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1356d071e97d920bd177f3a400e7d1b3 wp-block-paragraph\">Not far from Tamart, the exhibition, Forty,  focused on distinctive design, with collections from SCP&#8217;s 2025 Collection, The Imperfect Archive, Bocci, WoodMetalPlastic and How To Live.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-cff6d36973806bf69c634e357a166a82 wp-block-paragraph\">SCP&#8217;s multifaceted show celebrated its 40 years of commitment to quality, creativity, and sustainability. The collection spotlighted&nbsp;the Marcel armchair by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scp.co.uk\/collections\/lucy-kurrein-for-scp?srsltid=AfmBOorbBALSh1z-LEup0YVKmG5SvaAuRNs8Zdq2cc6ouStlvmkaNm3g\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Lucy Kurrein<\/a>, the Puffer bed by Philippe Malouin, and a new compact version of the Puffer sofa. Moreover, it featured handcrafted objects with poetic storylines, material-merging projects, and much more that unveil the possibilities of design.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-0083672006d29d83827154ba78d532a2 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Brompton<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-30ba9c00c6f5417b6f2e46bc1d3367ff wp-block-paragraph\">You may have jumped on the tube and headed down to Brompton to get your hands on its famous, quick and easy compact bicycle, a moment of high-octane glamour of Harrods or fancied an evening in its high-end interior. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-995931c35354f55e862f29af5cf912e9 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dolcegabbana.com\/en-us\/casa\/home-furnishing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Dolce and Gabbana Casa Flagship Shop<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-0323881fd0aec77aa15a8480b32f619e wp-block-paragraph\">Brompton, an area known for its high-end craftsmanship, hosted the Dolce and Gabbana Casa (home) flagship shop. Its pieces, inspired by Verde Maiolica patterns (tin-glazed pottery decorated in colours on a white background), its choice of emerald green and pure white are the perfect match to portray an elegant style with a unique Italian edge. Dolce and Gabbana adorned its pieces with this pattern on dining items and homeware.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/download-3.jpeg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"570\" data-id=\"183773\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/download-3.jpeg?resize=450%2C570&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-183773\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/download-3.jpeg?w=450&amp;ssl=1 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/download-3.jpeg?resize=237%2C300&amp;ssl=1 237w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/download-1.jpeg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"253\" data-id=\"183772\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/download-1.jpeg?resize=450%2C253&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-183772\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/download-1.jpeg?w=450&amp;ssl=1 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/download-1.jpeg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/download-2.jpeg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"253\" data-id=\"183770\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/download-2.jpeg?resize=450%2C253&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-183770\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/download-2.jpeg?w=450&amp;ssl=1 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/download-2.jpeg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/download-4.jpeg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"253\" data-id=\"183771\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/download-4.jpeg?resize=450%2C253&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"London Through The Beautiful Lens of Design LDF25, Dolce and Gabbana Casa flagship shop\" class=\"wp-image-183771\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/download-4.jpeg?w=450&amp;ssl=1 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/download-4.jpeg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-d66ae124164afa09b76ae5d1c1c6dde2 wp-block-paragraph\">London Through The Beautiful Lens of Design LDF25, Dolce and Gabbana Casa flagship shop, 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-bbfca860dc1943dd0b150b299540348e wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/studiotionetrice.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mirroring Dialogue<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-85dbd31d0e1cab1be8ceecb3483219de wp-block-paragraph\">Or you may have headed down to Mirroring Dialogue, an exhibition curated by Tione Trice and Ronan McKenzie. Similar to how multicultural London is, the show was a blend of artists working from diverse worlds. Showcased at 36 Thurloe Place, Trice collaborated with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ronanmckenzie.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ronan McKenzie<\/a>, fusing afrocentric art pieces by Myles Igwebuike and Darren Appiagyei. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-8ef1385a4a87789356ed625cf9cad1ad wp-block-paragraph\">This show unveiled the thoughts and feelings of creators that can only be explained from an artistic perspective. Mirroring Dialogue was welcomed as a safe space where artist voices could be heard. Mirroring Dialogue enticed its audience with its unique take on vases and pottery, each being carved with care, creating pieces that were authentic with a touch of Africa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-4 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/download-2-8.jpeg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"338\" data-id=\"183824\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/download-2-8.jpeg?resize=450%2C338&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"London Through The Beautiful Lens of Design LDF25, Mirroring Dialogue Exhibition \" class=\"wp-image-183824\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/download-2-8.jpeg?w=450&amp;ssl=1 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/download-2-8.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/download-1-11.jpeg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"338\" data-id=\"183825\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/download-1-11.jpeg?resize=450%2C338&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-183825\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/download-1-11.jpeg?w=450&amp;ssl=1 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/download-1-11.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/download-3-3.jpeg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"338\" data-id=\"183826\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/download-3-3.jpeg?resize=450%2C338&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-183826\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/download-3-3.jpeg?w=450&amp;ssl=1 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/download-3-3.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-c035b4465aedd7a03cb62bfbab0e3ee5 wp-block-paragraph\">London Through The Beautiful Lens of Design LDF25, Mirroring Dialogue Exhibition, 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-5af86593cb4c7ad3e8a2b91772957285 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.worldofinteriors.com\/story\/charlotte-taylor-london-home-and-space-talk-listening-bar\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Soft Worlds, Sharp Edges by Studio Charlotte Taylor <\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-6a56165f551331b96cb5ef99c83d3e1b wp-block-paragraph\">Soft Worlds, Sharp Edges by Studio Charlotte Taylor debuted her first Solo exhibition at Brompton Design District. Standing for all women, Taylor invited 30 female designers for an iconic display of stripped-down installations of a bedroom, tearing it of its flawless aesthetic, symbolising the harsh realities of female design and authorship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-42d2c76b1d6f683b657a08eaf84f4398 wp-block-paragraph\">The exhibition balanced soft, gentle elements like textiles, intimate spaces, vulnerability, with harder, sharper ones like steel furniture, strong geometric shapes, and contrasts. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-21c9fc6d09f3f31f5e46de1ef6dbe309 wp-block-paragraph\">The set-up of the interior was treated as a stage. It was not just a set-up; every position of each object was intentional, from the materials used down to the lighting. It was a ground that revealed something about identity and power. Taylor used the voices of these 30 women designers to fight against the stereotypes, creating delicate designs by displaying something sharper and politically focused.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-5 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/download-1-2.jpeg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"281\" data-id=\"183779\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/download-1-2.jpeg?resize=450%2C281&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"London Through The Beautiful Lens of Design LDF25,Soft Worlds, Sharp Edges by Studio Charlotte Taylor \" class=\"wp-image-183779\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/download-1-2.jpeg?w=450&amp;ssl=1 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/download-1-2.jpeg?resize=300%2C187&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-5107a3a3fefc5b493ed1d5504c6adab4 wp-block-paragraph\">London Through The Beautiful Lens of Design LDF25,Soft Worlds, Sharp Edges by Studio Charlotte Taylor, 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-845136b4fa9c7aaeb320dde974478c54 wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/rookaurdhissou.com\/\"><strong>Heal, Home, Hmmm by Roo Kaur Dhissou<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-9a521ee23197590a4a675f2005c724d5 wp-block-paragraph\">The deeper you could have gone into Brompton, you would have found Roo Kaur Dhissou&#8217;s Heal, Home, Hmmm event, where comfy clay furniture integrated with a sound system, built to soothe the soul, whilst absorbing the sound around it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-11fe21fddeaa198666445e13718bd5e8 wp-block-paragraph\">In collaboration with sound artist Oliver Romoff, they aimed to embrace Punjabi mud building techniques. The item&#8217;s core purpose was to explore how care and environmental assets matter in the structures we build physically and socially. The interior drew the audience in with its attention to detail, transforming such an ancient method into something beautiful and modern.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-6 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/download-1-1.png?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"447\" data-id=\"183806\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/download-1-1.png?resize=450%2C447&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"London Through The Beautiful Lens of Design LDF25, Heal, Home, Hmmm by Roo Dhissou\" class=\"wp-image-183806\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/download-1-1.png?w=450&amp;ssl=1 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/download-1-1.png?resize=300%2C298&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/download-1-1.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-7532695266cfca04d6ac8e0919835e49 wp-block-paragraph\">London Through The Beautiful Lens of Design LDF25, Heal, Home, Hmmm by Roo Dhissou, 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-29651d83b03a93b6470047ba788dee9e wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.emmalouisepayne.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>The Objects We Live By <\/strong> <strong>Emma Louise Payne<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-feceffb696afaadf6517bae1c532f6af wp-block-paragraph\">Tucked just moments from the edges of Hyde Park, designer Emma Louise Payne opened the doors of her London atelier last week to unveil The Objects We Live By, a close Knit exhibition that blurred the line between art gallery and domestic space. Rather than presenting design as something to admire from a distance, Payne invited visitors into a setting where objects were lived with, not simply looked at.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-41d53d5f78f97ae44e57f1442fc5d6b4 wp-block-paragraph\">Held in the lower ground floor of Seventy Six Payne\u2019s working showroom and creative base, the exhibition brought together a carefully curated lineup of artists and designers, including Atelier Thirty Four, B.C. Joshua, Brogan Cox x Nat Maks, Daniel Mullin, David Irwin, Gather Glass, and Granite &amp; Smoke. Each was given their own dedicated space within the venue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-6bc1490bb2da19fe91f20be915811cff wp-block-paragraph\">At its core, the Objects We Live By made a quiet but radical proposition: design doesn\u2019t have to demand attention to be transformative. Sometimes, its true power emerges not in grand gestures, but in how it coexists with us intimately and every day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-7 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/20250910_elp_096_low_res.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"338\" data-id=\"185005\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/20250910_elp_096_low_res.jpg?resize=450%2C338&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-185005\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/20250910_elp_096_low_res.jpg?w=450&amp;ssl=1 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/20250910_elp_096_low_res.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/20250910_elp_044_low_res.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" data-id=\"185006\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/20250910_elp_044_low_res.jpg?resize=450%2C600&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-185006\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/20250910_elp_044_low_res.jpg?w=450&amp;ssl=1 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/20250910_elp_044_low_res.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/20250910_elp_043_low_res.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" data-id=\"185004\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/20250910_elp_043_low_res.jpg?resize=450%2C600&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-185004\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/20250910_elp_043_low_res.jpg?w=450&amp;ssl=1 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/20250910_elp_043_low_res.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/20250910_elp_025_low_res.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"338\" data-id=\"185007\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/20250910_elp_025_low_res.jpg?resize=450%2C338&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-185007\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/20250910_elp_025_low_res.jpg?w=450&amp;ssl=1 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/20250910_elp_025_low_res.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/20250910_elp_009_low_res.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" data-id=\"185008\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/20250910_elp_009_low_res.jpg?resize=450%2C600&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-185008\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/20250910_elp_009_low_res.jpg?w=450&amp;ssl=1 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/20250910_elp_009_low_res.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/20250910_elp_005_low_res.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" data-id=\"185009\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/20250910_elp_005_low_res.jpg?resize=450%2C600&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-185009\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/20250910_elp_005_low_res.jpg?w=450&amp;ssl=1 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/20250910_elp_005_low_res.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-190e3e7bfa58511bc4b0cff5f41fc838 wp-block-paragraph\">London Through The Beautiful Lens of Design LDF25, The Objects We Live by Emma Louise Payne, 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-5f873d8953ab50faf298fcdcb8862174 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Bankside<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-aa0829e41fae11d3e74ba506b586ec67 wp-block-paragraph\">Spreading along the River Thames, Bankside is a London location to explore and adore. Refuge to known favourites, Shakespeare Globe and Borough Street market, alongside the world-famous Tate Modern Art Museum, give just a hint of the excitement on offer in this riverside destination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-683e591ed9dc833ccbf5e6d8230a8842 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/materialmatters.design\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Material Matters Fair<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-53abe5c6cbe8684e57faad02fe87f9f0 wp-block-paragraph\">Amongst its many treasures lay, for the London Design Festival, the Material Matters fair, which was heavily focused on talks about material innovation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-77697b74f834c2d4078c632c73ccd4c9 wp-block-paragraph\">In collaborations with The Furniture Practice, the fair offered a space for its guests to reevaluate the impacts of design and the part materials played in shaping the ecosystem. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-fc1a63f999b87156fdcf73e08830543c wp-block-paragraph\">Material Matters didn&#8217;t just focus on how perfect enough the product looked as a new addition to your home, but also on how it was made, what its background was, how it behaves after years of use and especially what its environmental attributes are. Whilst exploring the cost, for how it&#8217;s sourced, is it really worth our money? Material Matters explored sustainability on a whole new level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-8 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/download-1-7.jpeg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" data-id=\"183810\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/download-1-7.jpeg?resize=450%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"London Through The Beautiful Lens of Design LDF25, Material Matters Fair\" class=\"wp-image-183810\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/download-1-7.jpeg?w=450&amp;ssl=1 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/download-1-7.jpeg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/download-3-1.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"320\" data-id=\"183811\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/download-3-1.jpg?resize=450%2C320&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-183811\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/download-3-1.jpg?w=450&amp;ssl=1 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/download-3-1.jpg?resize=300%2C213&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/download-2-5.jpeg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"327\" data-id=\"183809\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/download-2-5.jpeg?resize=450%2C327&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-183809\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/download-2-5.jpeg?w=450&amp;ssl=1 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/download-2-5.jpeg?resize=300%2C218&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-0b04f1463686d402ff3dde2f9775b686 wp-block-paragraph\">London Through The Beautiful Lens of Design LDF25, Material Matters Fair, 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-11ec4b030f99ee51b076e9a288b8ec8d wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/londondesignfestival.com\/activities\/aluhmora-a-unique-immersive-experience-into-the-invisible-world-by-simone-camelo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Force of The invisible by Simone Camelo<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1905a25ae86fc89682121a430793f147 wp-block-paragraph\">If you were looking to be at one with nature, literally, The Force of the Invisible, by Simone Camelo, inspired by the silent power of nature, explored nature in a way unseen. Simone undertook an artistic and spiritual journey to muse on vibrancies which were only felt but never seen. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-35cc929e42f84bfb70186abca97a2b8b wp-block-paragraph\">With dresses made from recycled materials such as dried leaves and natural wastes (don&#8217;t worry, the good kind), the Brazilian artist used these goods as symbols for the elements of life: water, fire, air and earth. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-fd632da52a9ffbe5132fdc746a7546fc wp-block-paragraph\">Uniting nature, art and fashion. Garments weren&#8217;t just beautiful dresses, but a homage to the invisible forces unseen to man. Forces that keep us, with the rustling of the leaves and the shine from the waste materials. Camelo got us to see the beauty in what is deemed as rejected in society.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-59cdcc9610f4ea8535ee7af519d93364 wp-block-paragraph\">Inspired by the Delftware Kilns streaming alongside the Thames. The Family Friendly Paint your own replica Delftware tile in Bankside made people feel like a part of history. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-d7e84938b8f60a28f110a0a95513ef81 wp-block-paragraph\">The event recreated the popular Delftware designs on glazed tiles, each bringing its own personal twist. Leaving viewers with sentimental pieces made to dress homes. Those involved were immersed in history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-53dbb6e2f6971ed9e8aac501670403fb wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jessicaspowart.com\/lovealwayslondon\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Love Always London by Jessica Spowart <\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-09979873b23e6fbd18a3522b5f37665c wp-block-paragraph\">If you have ever wanted to leave your mark on London, whilst you were wondering about its landmarks, Love Always London by Jessica Spowart had you covered. A design project proposed to send love letters to London in hopes of someone receiving them on the other end. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-cabc3fd44d950f6517ae238ae056f5e7 wp-block-paragraph\">Love Always London was an ode to all the London lovers. The festival invited its attendees to write meaningful love letters expressing their love for London. Which would&#8217;ve then been sculptured and embedded in the city parks, open spaces and design districts, throughout the week&#8217;s duration of the festival. Displayed for all to see and spread the love. This was more than just a love letter, but a permanent memory box of the love for London.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-9 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/download-3.png?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"253\" data-id=\"183782\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/download-3.png?resize=450%2C253&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"London Through The Beautiful Lens of Design LDF25, Love Always London by Jessica Spowart\" class=\"wp-image-183782\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/download-3.png?w=450&amp;ssl=1 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/download-3.png?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-eed00f007c3a5dc949120700de689a2d wp-block-paragraph\">London Through The Beautiful Lens of Design LDF25, Love Always London by Jessica Spowart, 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-3099143ea5fe73fba6964fbc5de80e77 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>MayFair<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-44abbd1078b8774ddd88a8a9ba1c716b wp-block-paragraph\">Mayfair is known for its high-end hotels like the Ritz and unique boutiques found on Bond Street, known for its exclusive clubs and luxurious lifestyle. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-7bcc68ed70acaaf6d82bd61481d2ce21 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/sketch.london\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sketch and Art Design Exhibition<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-ea2b9629ef55372eae356e0cbadb5a59 wp-block-paragraph\">All were welcomed for a glance at the Sketch and Art Design in Mayfair. As a part of the Ago project, Sketch came alive with a burst of colour, usually not seen in London&#8217;s gloomy skies. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-8b077d0167aff85fdcce0beb962ac004 wp-block-paragraph\">Displaying various textures, playful scales and patterns that danced around the room, was created to emulate the scenery that surrounds designer Daniel Valero&#8217;s home in Mexico. .<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-10 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/download-1-4.jpeg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" data-id=\"183783\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/download-1-4.jpeg?resize=450%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"London Through The Beautiful Lens of Design LDF25, Sketch and Art Exhibition\" class=\"wp-image-183783\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/download-1-4.jpeg?w=450&amp;ssl=1 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/download-1-4.jpeg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-337ae72ee1161966b531264de87d4e6b wp-block-paragraph\">London Through The Beautiful Lens of Design LDF25, Sketch and Art Exhibition, 2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-6c4a5cffffe1a4d45de4876dd162a690 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/1882ltd.com\/designers\/max-lamb\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Crockery by Max Lamb + 1882 ltd<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-b5a876b46d164770c43a942731ea1681 wp-block-paragraph\">Mayfair was also home to the Crockery by Max Lamb + 1882 ltd. Opened in Gallery Fumi, The Crockery showed the raw crafts of their furniture, including every texture, form and edge. In a time where we are so used to seeing the generic designs in our living rooms, Lamb offered unique furniture designs made from just ceramic mouldings. Challenging the perception of ceramics and their fragility, transforming them into furniture for everyday use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-11 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/download-1-12.jpeg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"253\" data-id=\"183841\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/download-1-12.jpeg?resize=450%2C253&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"London Through The Beautiful Lens of Design LDF25, Crockery by Max Lamb\" class=\"wp-image-183841\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/download-1-12.jpeg?w=450&amp;ssl=1 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/staging.centmagazine.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/download-1-12.jpeg?resize=300%2C169&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-463b16789e7eed6b030b350f77240ecf wp-block-paragraph\">London Through The Beautiful Lens of Design LDF25, Crockery by Max Lamb,2025<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-9fe1091e93b9d31952ebe1e9a41b5526 wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/londondesignfestival.com\/activities\/creative-dialogue-beyond-architecture-impacts-of-today-s-architects\"><\/a><strong>Fleet Street<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-f74e4e3e30d3d67d58554d4ff18a6243 wp-block-paragraph\">Fleet Street, the home of the newspaper industry, where the &#8216;old rags&#8217; were first published, all the way to the home of the law, with its historic role as a centre for legal and judicial institutions, especially its proximity to the Royal Courts of Justice and Inns of Court. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-7102c770117112bec3eb88aab4e9a9bf wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cityoflondonguides.com\/find\/sarahwilliams-robbins\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mrs Londoner<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1bd70c4cea4e0315d55f761d9b738229 wp-block-paragraph\">Sara Williams- Robbins walking tour Mrs Londoner uncovered the mysteries of Fleet Street, including its secret alleys, hidden churches and public art. Robbins got people to stop and admire each detail and architecture of the different areas of Fleet Street, usually missed on daily commutes around London.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-a7362e56f78475475d492172f41cc511 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zieta.pl\/en\/special-projects\/57\/whispers?srsltid=AfmBOoqy-zHP4_FbZjtqq3kvO_ccVurOwUNUFyCg-NeBnuLQvVTsJStT\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Whispers by Oskar Zieta<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-52667d4ddf2b89a864d843acf88a2789 wp-block-paragraph\">Touring through backstreets associated with the history of figures like Dr Samuel Johnson, easily end up getting lost in the streets,  maybe even ending up at Sir Christopher Wren&#8217;s church, a man whose architecture inspired a whole local culture. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-2a8ee3fc37f4418c5e0b26ec6e0bb6c8 wp-block-paragraph\">Beyond the Tour on Ludgate Hill, Oskar Sieta used storytelling through print and craftsmanship to create Whispers. With a sculpture made to mirror its surroundings, it inflated and deformed in front of the public. Whispers, a fascinating experience, was purposely created to stop people in their tracks. Oskar&#8217;s intention was to help all stop and think in a city full of noise, to experience a calming silence or soft existence. It wasn&#8217;t just a sculpture but a sensory experiment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-9ab710cf8c468622e0769e4dc7d6d8ac wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-8dbceedceffabffd5d2ffde1e4cb27e0 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The Dalston to Stokey Design <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-fce2a548fa712421a602a1b5c6349508 wp-block-paragraph\">Dalston is the design centre for many of the London-based design companies that grew there, as the area became a hub for modern warehouse living in the 1990s. As central London rent prices began to rise, creatives found a base in old light industrial buildings, former factories, and old workshops. Now, that reality is hard to envision, as Dalston is one of the central hip areas of the city. It is no surprise that some of the most exciting events of London Design Week 2025 were taking place exactly there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-fa06fbc8625f76d49ba2100ef18d603f wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/londondesignfestival.com\/activities\/netil-open-studios\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Netil Open Studios<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-41cddb4b2b7187864f84810dce24b66b wp-block-paragraph\">One of such exhibits was the Netil Open Studios, part of&nbsp;the Dalston to Stokey Design District programme. Netil House, which is a Hackney-based creative studio space bringing creatives all across fashion, music and design, opened its doors to showcase five designers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-5d28a4feb015dd275a9eccf5153a696a wp-block-paragraph\">Jason Bruges Studio, XK Studio, Totzke, Hito Estudio and A Running Commentary. This featured inter-disciplinary work across design, spanning large-scale installation, hyper-real motion, textile innovation, sensory spatial design, and cinematic storytelling. Usually exclusively open to clients, it opened up to the public to experience the exciting process behind the work of those designers.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-bad1dd4d5ce89ab2d12664c4c8a7ad73 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lfmarkey.com\/?srsltid=AfmBOoo2X5s562xS54TsfS-VCkWe2Vg7akUmXzMMgn5wU8PaI-egiKpQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">L.F. Markey<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-ca54ff67dbf9d3064da82b986e846847 wp-block-paragraph\">This showcase was a brainchild of the collaboration between Barcelona-based artist Sabine Finkenauer and womenswear brand L.F. Markey, exploring geometric, contemplative work. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-0b4d07bdd9a66459547a597ba9d5d223 wp-block-paragraph\">Finkenauer\u2019s approach to abstraction is precise, using repetition and mirroring to create unique forms; rhythm, contrasted by subtle expression. They looked to everyday shapes, childhood memories and textiles for inspiration, creating something new with bold colours. The showcase took place in L.F. Markey\u2019s East London store, inviting viewers into a dialogue between fashion and fine art as a way of seeing the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-9ab710cf8c468622e0769e4dc7d6d8ac wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-9eab42c48d0644b7b339a5faf570001d wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>EC1<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-b8659050feae0b1f61483b05836b1bc5 wp-block-paragraph\">The EC1 district, largely centred around Clerkenwell, was once the ultimate hub for clock-making and watches. By the late 18th century, thousands of people in Clerkenwell worked in watch, clock, and jewellery trades, and the infrastructure that was developed during the Industrial Revolution made this all the more significant. From the 1980s, Clerkenwell gained a reputation for its high-class design and showrooms. Now, this trend has continued, as the district has several must-see events happening as part of London Design Week 2025.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-41125d11d324594bcfb98b94e6732658 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yumei-huang.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Lingerings by Yu Mei Huang<\/a><\/strong><br \/>Lingerings explored the beauty of the sensory landscape, considering how memory resonates through several practices engaging with various materials. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-595643a4372c5445aca1840251b83da8 wp-block-paragraph\">In this sense, the materials were not only a metaphor but a method to tap into the subconscious. Yu Mei Huang explored the psychoanalytic relationship between materials and the body. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-685b2df74e6fa0b51811685b8d27988e wp-block-paragraph\">Alexandra Yan Wong, formerly a linguist of German literature and philosophy, drew upon syntax to engage with stain, paper, textile, and wood; Tom Collison folded paper to frame space within each sheet; and Ayumi Kajiwara weaved discarded fragments into garments of collective memory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-4acb152aeb07bead1d234b0aefa89520 wp-block-paragraph\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"blob:https:\/\/outlook.live.com\/cac8a77e-796f-460d-b551-9ae55d6374ae\" alt=\"\"\/><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/londondesignfestival.com\/activities\/andreu-world-70-years-shaping-the-future\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Andreu World: 70 Years Shaping the Futur<\/a>e<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-fc32aae171c4a931e9fcf29d3bf48783 wp-block-paragraph\">Andreu World\u2019s showroom was a celebration of the company\u2019s 70th anniversary, looking back at years of design, sustainability and craftsmanship. Founded in 1955, the brand had collaborated with design world giants over the years: Patricia Urquiola and Benjamin Hubert were just a few examples. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-45117996cb03e2b645e30048d20ee577 wp-block-paragraph\">The showroom showcased Andreu World\u2019s new designs, as well as legacy-making pieces that signpost the brand\u2019s durability, elegance, and comfort.&nbsp;Visitors had the chance to watch closely at the company\u2019s pioneering use of circular materials, immersing fully in Andreu World\u2019s vision of a climate-conscious, yet aesthetic future.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-9ab710cf8c468622e0769e4dc7d6d8ac wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-3a98b4c663fc5960317ca9755e48590f wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Kings Cross<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-5bcde461019a242c2c06494a42192dcb wp-block-paragraph\">For many years, Kings Cross was a wasteland, but it was known for some for its rave years when empty warehouses became party venues. 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A monument is exactly what &#8216;What Nelson Sees&#8217; in Trafalgar Square is. Created by Paul Cocksedge and also a collaboration with Google Arts and Culture, What Nelson Sees takes us on a visual journey, a perspective of London never seen before. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-d49492159bde251a6fbd87abf9078d5e wp-block-paragraph\">Curated from just mere curiosity, Cocksedge journeyed to answer the questions pondered by a lot of Londoners. What exactly did Admiral Nelson see from where he was situated? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-secondary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-a8640bffffd42ad684f505c672d4a0e0 wp-block-paragraph\">Creating What Nelson Sees took us just on that trip to discover a viewpoint that only the eyes of Nelson have witnessed. 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