Day 2 - 100% Design

Day Two saw us at 100% Design which continues to be focused on smaller scale producers of wallpaper, lighting and textiles. This year there was a predominance of national stands with Norway, France, Austria, Portugal and Spain all presenting lots of different designers from their countries.

We particularly liked the Secto Design lights which are handmade in laminated birch slats by Finnish craftsmen. Available in black, white or natural birch and lots of different sizes, they were beautifully elegant and simple. Buzzispace had a stand showing off their new BuzziBooth designed for quiet individual working; acoustically excellent and an ideal place to use a mobile phone in a noisy exhibition hall! Also on display were the Buzzi L cubes available in flat felt or 3D felt which we loved and thought were very commercially priced.

Silent Gliss were the other main highlight of 100% Design really useful and showcasing their new curved panel system. Designed to create corners, gentle curves or complete circles there are lots of fabric options and many possible uses both domestically and commercially.

100% Design

Design Week in London gets bigger and busier every year.  This year Julian and Sarah visited for 2 days to try and see as much as possible.  We visited Tom Dixon at The Dock and were reminded how much we liked the Void Light.  We also saw some fantastic one off pieces by Piet Hein Eek which were made in lacquered scrap wood and absolutely stunning!  Moooi have recently moved into new premises in the Portobello Dock area, a big beautiful white space which shows the product range off brilliantly: Raimond lights, lots of upholstery pieces and the new Emperor lights.