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The London Design Festival 2022 is ready to adorn London with a vast set of immersive installations, exhibitions and product launches. Under the guidance of director Ben Evans CBE, the event will witness a significant mix of works by industrial designers, architects, brands and artists. This year also marks the 20th anniversary of the design festival as the staple in the UK’s cultural calendar and runs from September 17 till September 25, 2022. In addition to the festival hub, the event will take place across 12 design districts as well as several venues including the King's Cross Design District.
The King’s Cross is a unique setting which thrives on a rich historical background and is one of the largest regeneration projects in Europe. The district consists of a few different yet iconic arts universities, 26 acres of open space to host cultural events and a mix of beautifully restored buildings. This is the fourth year of King’s Cross as a design district and will open up to a wave of creators and design enthusiasts for LDF 2022. The Coal Drops Yard, London's newest shopping area situated in a pair of imaginatively restored industrial Victorian structures, lies at the district's centre. It was designed by Heatherwick Studio and is home to luxury brands, culinary hotspots and cultural hubs that will be hosting plenty of events for the duration of the festival.
As part of the design fair, Wolf & Badger, an avant-garde ethical fashion and homeware brand, will platform the latest from California -based design brands alongside design events with their British partners. Highlighting their display will be Alice Straker’s ‘The Odyssey of Deliciousness’, a concoction of the British artist’s fresh perspectives on all things sweet, including pavlova, cake, and trifle. The artist has always had a fondness for creating paint and print versions of the best from the culinary world, which are often the creative palettes for homewares and wall hangings.
Bringing gastronomy to the table is Straker’s vivid art pieces, Johanna Fleming and Rosanna Corfe will ornate Wolf & Badger’s ornamental event palette with live illustrations alongside Daughters of Gaea who will host a block printing workshop. The British brand has always worked towards attaining sustainability in their products and interior design accessories for which, they will also concession Edie Rose over a dried flowers’ workshop. Rose is a well-known botanical artist based in London.
Furthermore, the design district will also feature the latest works by Tom Dixon in a thoughtfully curated collection named ‘Twenty’. Comprising a group of unseen creations, Dixon will showcase his artistic design oeuvre through creation, reformation and even embryonic experimentation. Some highlights include: the MELT Dichroic chandelier, a BIRD chair created using eelgrass from Denmark, a giant mycelium sculpture and also a latex chair among other products.
King’s Cross, will stand out for its star-studded lineup of sustainable design, immersive installations, talks and creative workshops. It also offers the audience a chance to discover renewable energies of the future through the graduating works from across art, design and performances at Central Saint Martins. A talk from Robert Poynton, the author of Do Improvise and Do Pause, vibrant works of artist Elisabeth Adriel and a design-themed event ‘LomoWalk’ at the Standard will also upscale the design scene in the district.
Everything you need to know about London Design Festival 2022. Celebrating its 20th year, the festival takes over the city of London with installations, exhibitions, and talks from major design districts such as Brompton, Shoreditch Design Triangle, Greenwich Peninsula, Design London, Clerkenwell Design Trail, Park Royal, Mayfair, Bankside, King's Cross, William Morris Line, and Islington.
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