ARTS THREAD Guide to Design School Shows at London Design Festival 2018 from schools both in the UK and around the world, featuring students and recent graduates.
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UK SCHOOLS
London College of Communication
Everything happens so much - learn more
Dates: 15 & 17-22 September 2018
Address: London College of Communication
Elephant and Castle
Explore the College’s galleries and the spaces between. Immerse yourself in open processes, research and experiments that respond to the current condition of intense activity and accelerated change where ‘Everything Happens So Much’.
This year the Design School at London College of Communication, UAL activates a new manifesto, a call to action that is never closed and is always in flux. It will be uncovering new directions in service design and celebrating the launch of a new research platform called Supra Systems Studio, which interrogates the politics of networked technologies.
Central Saint Martins UAL
Creative Unions - learn more
Dates: 15-23 September 2018
Address: Lethaby Gallery, Central Saint Martins UAL, The Granary, 1 Granary Square, London N1C 4AA
Showcasing the work of this year’s graduating Central Saint Martins students, Creative Unions celebrates the power of design to further public debate.
All Specialisms - from product design and architecture to graphic design, jewellery, ceramics, fashion and textiles +++
Image credits; BA Product Design, Yaohan Gu, WHEELS4U
Royal College of Art
a thread is only a line, RCA Textiles MA Graduates - learn more
'a thread is only a line' exhibition trailer from Renfei Huang on Vimeo.
Dates: 20-23 September 2018
Address: New River Studios, 199 Eade Rd, Harringay Warehouse District, London
The exhibition ‘a thread is only a line’ is an exploration of contemporary textiles work by recent graduates of the Royal College of Art MA Textiles Design. The exhibition brings together 14 International artists who explore the limits of their chosen medium by going beyond the traditional application of textiles.
Innovations for working & learning spaces of the future - learn more
Dates: 17-21 September 2018
Address: New Fetter Place, 8-10 New Fetter Lane, London
How will the innovations of today shape the world of tomorrow? KI proudly showcases graduates of the RCA & Imperial College London’s Innovation Design Engineering and Design Products masters courses. Their ingenuity gives us a fascinating insight into the future of our working & learning spaces.
Image credits: Agamex, Beatriz Herrera
Falmouth University
UNKNOWN - learn more
Dates: 22 September 2018 10am—8pm
Address: 133-135 Bethnal Green Road, Shoreditch
UNKNOWN. In an industry collaboration with award-winning design agency, Campaign, students at Falmouth University have created UNKNOWN, where shoppers chip away at biodegradable foam walls to find boxes containing specially designed rings or pendants.
Particularly targeting millennials, who now make up one in every four adults and want experiences rather than things, UNKNOWN offers an immersive, real-world retail experience that’s readily Instagram-able.
There’s another unexpected element to the experience; as the structure is eroded, a bench is exposed, so encouraging human interaction and conversation.
not just a shop, University of the Arts London
Martina Paukova Installation and Designer-Maker Workshops - learn more
Dates: 15-23 September 2018
Address: 272 High Holborn, London
not just a shop is UAL's pioneering enterprise learning and retail space. Based in High Holborn, it sells design products and artwork created exclusively by those who studied at UAL's six colleges.
Join talented designer-makers Tatty Devine, The London Refinery and James Barker for a series of special workshops at not just a shop this LDF. Look out for a special LDF window installation by Martina Paukova, a UAL graduate (who studied at both London College of Communication and Camberwell College of Arts). A selection of limited-edition products inspired by the window will also be available in store.
Image credits: Martina Paukova
UCA Crafts and Design School
Continuum2 - learn more
Dates: 18-22 September 2018
Address: Menier Gallery, 51 Southwark Street, London
Showcasing new exciting work from Continuum, alumni MA and PhD artist-makers from the UCA Crafts and Design School. Whilst celebrating individual practice, the members continue to challenge the boundary between Crafts and Art.
Image credits: Hannah Gibson
The Cass, London Metropolitan University
Making Matters #3 - learn more
Dates: 15-23 September 2018
Address: The Loom, 14 Gower's Walk, London
Exhibition of work by students and alumni from The Cass, London Metropolitan University exploring the processes of designing and making. Disciplines represented include architecture, fine art, furniture and product design, jewellery and textiles. Expect bold innovation, careful craft and material.
Fibre-based art and hand crafting techniques are intrinsic tools of exploration in this series, highlighting both traditional and innovative modern techniques.
Image credits: Pebble Spoons, Ella Merriman
Istituto Marangoni London
Istituto Marangoni London hosts IM Design Alumni - learn more
Dates: 20 - 23 September 2018
Address: Istituto Marangoni London, 30 Fashion Street, London
Istituto Marangoni London will showcase the work of some of the most talented Milan Design Alumni: examples of excellence that leverage on the strong bond existing between London and Milan, the “Capitals of Creativity”.
Poliform UK - learn more
Dates: 15 - 22 September 2018
Address: 278 King's Road, London, SW3 5AW
To celebrate the launch of its new Interior, Product and Visual Design courses Istituto Marangoni London will collaborate with POLIFORM UK for a unique installation mixing Interiors and Fashion during London Design Festival. The collections of the School's Graduates and Alumni will be displayed in Poliform's iconic wardrobes, culminating in an event where the designs will come to life in POLIFORM UK's 11,000 sq ft showroom on the Kings Road.
Image credits: Viola Menchini, on show with Poliform UK
Ravensbourne University London
Critical Presence: Ravensbourne Postgraduate Degree Show - learn more
Dates: 19 - 21 September 2018
Address: 49 Tanner Street, London SE1 3PL
In a curated exhibition exploring the altering role of convergence between digital and physical and its impact on how we create artefacts and shape experiences, Ravensbourne showcases interdisciplinary design works, fashion and art installations from postgraduate students representing 18 nations.
Image credits: A New Masculine Parachute, David Caracuel, MA Fashion
British Academy of Jewellery
BAJ Showcase - learn more
Dates: 15-23 September 2018
Address: 26-30 Holborn Viaduct, London
Alongside the jewellery designs of this year's graduating students the exhibition will also showcase the results of the British Academy of Jewellery's international project entitled "Valuing Amber". Through academic and practical research questioning the idea of value, participants explored what value is, how it is created, and why it matters. This investigation culminated in an international exhibition in China and a bilingual catalogue, before being on display during the London Design Festival.
Image credits: photography David Parfitt
INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLS
Ahahuac University & CENTRO University
Mexico Design Time by Marion Friedmann Gallery - learn more
Dates: 15-23 September 2018
Address: 192 Piccadilly, St. James’s, London
A pioneering exhibition, showroom & platform delivering hand-picked, first-class Mexican Design Culture to London.
The exhibition will uncover the diverse talent in the creative design culture present in Mexico via the work of 20 designers and craftsmen and students and 200 recent book publications in architecture, art, design and craft.
OBSIDIAN - Anáhuac university
On show will be around 35 functional objects in Black Gold Sheen Obsidian. They were created in 2 workshops initiated by Ricardo Salas and Adrián Rosado, where students, graduates and designers from Anáhuac university (México City) collaborated with the skilled artisans from the state of Hidalgo that have been working with this material over generations.
SOCIAL & ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN PROJECTS - CENTRO University
The items presented in this section share a common area of Design related to Social Responsibility. Thought-provoking projects that expand our abilities, that embolden and build community, and others that make the most of our limited resources.
Image credits: Guma, Recycled Tyres, Centro University
UMPRUM Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague
Colours of Transparency - learn more
Dates: 20-23 September 2018
Address: London Design Fair, Old Truman Brewery, 26 Hanbury Street, Shoreditch
Pellucidity and hue in relation to glass is the central theme around the exhibition Colors of Transparency from the Studio of Glass at UMPRUM. We see the latest works of students, who work with paint, disrupt classic design concepts and are not afraid to experiment. The objects are timeless, they cross the boundaries of traditional glassmaking and meddle between the fields of design and fine art. At the same time, it honors a high level of quality craftsmanship that is made possible in such world-class Czech glass workshops such as Rückl, Moser, and Bomma.
Image credits: František Jungvirt, Birth of the Future behind Glass, 2018, photo Tomáš Slavík
ENSCI-Les Ateliers
Finer Detail Exhibition - ENSCI-Les Ateliers Design Competition by Milliken - learn more
Dates: 17-21 September 2018
Address: 5 Berry Street, Clerkenwell, London
To accompany the launch of Milliken's Fine Detail carpet tile collection, featuring gold, silver and copper metallic yarns, design competition winners from prestigious ENSCI-Les Ateliers École Nationale Supérieure de Création Industrielle will exhibit their work incorporating these metallic yarns. The student designers have complete scope to create an item or collection ranging from wall-hangings, soft furnishings and jewellery through to sculpture or fashion items.
Image credits: Floral Envelope, Sophie Depaul, Milliken