Shoreditch Design Triangle: Salvaged Furniture and East London Cool at the 2012 London Design Festival

The <a href="http://news.scp.co.uk/2012/08/shoreditch-design-triangle/">Shoreditch Design Triangle</a>, with its mix of galleries, boutiques, bars and all-around East London cool, is always a highlight of the <a href="http://inhabitat.com/london-design-week/">London Design Festival</a>. This year, <a href="http://inhabitat.com/recycled-materials/">salvaged materials</a> and local production were key themes from emerging brands like <a href="http://eastlondonfurniture.co.uk/">East London Furniture</a> to design stars like <a href="http://tordboontje.com/">Tord Boontje Studio</a>. Read on for some of our favorites!

<a href="http://eastlondonfurniture.co.uk/">East London Furniture</a> completely transformed bar and gallery space <a href="http://www.jaguarshoes.com/?p=13024" rel="nofollow">DreamBagsJaguarShoes</a>.

Fixtures, tables and seating were all made from salvaged materials - including British Gypsum pallets, wood from a construction site, and pine scraps from a lumber yard.

The bar was given a facelift with lumber yard scrap wood, screenprinted with illustrations from Alessandro Mistrulli.

<a href="http://leebroom.com/" rel="nofollow">Lee Broom</a>'s Crystal Bulb Shop incorporated reclaimed parts of an English pub. The Crystal Bulbs, made in Cumbria, were displayed with vintage and upcycled materials and objects.

The Old Shoreditch Station featured <a href="http://www.jaguarshoes.com/?p=13062">living chandeliers</a> with low-energy <a href="http://inhabitat.com/hulger-introduces-the-baby-plumen-a-tiny-cfl-bulb-thats-big-on-style/" title="Hulger Introduces the Baby Plumen, a Tiny CFL Bulb That’s Big on Style">Plumen</a> lighting from <a href="http://www.hulger.com/">Hulger</a> and Sky Planters from <a href="http://inhabitat.com/boskkes-recycled-sky-planters-create-a-fantastic-suspended-garden/" title="Boskke’s Recycled Sky Planters Create a Fantastic Suspended Garden">Boskke</a>.

At <a href="http://momosanshop.com">Momosan Shop</a>, shape-based products in the "Hexagon" show included plinths made from scrap plywood and reissued cardboard stools originally designed by Riki Watanabe in 1965.

New work from <a href="http://www.stylingandsalvage.com/">Rupert Blanchard</a> included cabinets and drawers using salvaged materials.

<a href="http://inhabitat.com/furniture-designer-rupert-blanchard-transforms-discarded-drawers-into-stunning-storage-units/" title="Furniture Designer Rupert Blanchard Transforms Discarded Drawers into Stunning Storage Units">Rupert Blanchard</a>'s new seating collection was made by local manufacturers with materials sourced from the area.

<a href="http://inhabitat.com/artist-duncan-macaskills-painterly-portraits-are-made-from-thumbtacks/" title="Artist Duncan MacAskill Creates Painterly Portraits From Thousands of Thumbtacks!">Duncan MacAskill</a>'s portraits and abstract artworks made with thumbtacks and push pins made a colorful display in Ally Cappellino's shop.

Tord Boontje Studio presented Cherry Pip Jewelry with Swarovski crystal (incorporating cherry pits brought back from Sweden.

Tord Boontje also launched this Lightweight set of Luminaires - a new lighting collection self-produced in <a href="http://tordboontje.com">Tord Boontje Studio</a> and sold exclusively in the East London shop.

Gallery Fumi’s latest exhibition Prostheses and Innesti is a collection of works initially created by construction workers and combined with materials like gold, marble and textiles.

The raw wooden pieces were taken directly from Brazilian architect Marcio Kogan’s building sites and given gentle interventions.