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London Design Festival, Central Saint Martins College, Designjunction, Alex Asseily, Goodwin Hartshorn, DiscoDisco, Louise Tucker, Pren Handwoven Lighting, Stephen Johnson, Play seats, Decode, no-glue-no-screw, synthetic dough, Vezzini and Chen, hand blown glass, bone china, Shinya Kobayashi, C-syoku, japanese crafts, We Do Wood, FSC bamboom, Wrkbnch, BOX*C, Oak, Malafor, Places and Spaces, Droog, Eoq, zero-waste, Dub Pendant, Isokon Penguin Donkey, Shin Azumi, Donket 3, Jo Armitage, LED light, Knit by Curver, Franklin Till, Mema Design, Fan Lights

Pren Handwoven Lighting by Louise Tucker

British designer Louise Tucker showcased her new line of Pren Handwoven Lighting collection, which are made from woven sustainably sourced specialist wood. Inspired by traditional weaving techniques and organic forms, each lamp is unique and represents the time and care of the maker.

London Design Festival, Central Saint Martins College, Designjunction, Alex Asseily, Goodwin Hartshorn, DiscoDisco, Louise Tucker, Pren Handwoven Lighting, Stephen Johnson, Play seats, Decode, no-glue-no-screw, synthetic dough, Vezzini and Chen, hand blown glass, bone china, Shinya Kobayashi, C-syoku, japanese crafts, We Do Wood, FSC bamboom, Wrkbnch, BOX*C, Oak, Malafor, Places and Spaces, Droog, Eoq, zero-waste, Dub Pendant, Isokon Penguin Donkey, Shin Azumi, Donket 3, Jo Armitage, LED light, Knit by Curver, Franklin Till, Mema Design, Fan Lights

Play by Decode

London-based Stephen Johnson unveiled Play, colorful seats created from the fun and freedom we had as kids. Designed for furniture brand Decode, the no-glue-no-screw and no-joints seat was quickly crafted from three wooden legs and a mix of synthetic dough.

London Design Festival, Central Saint Martins College, Designjunction, Alex Asseily, Goodwin Hartshorn, DiscoDisco, Louise Tucker, Pren Handwoven Lighting, Stephen Johnson, Play seats, Decode, no-glue-no-screw, synthetic dough, Vezzini and Chen, hand blown glass, bone china, Shinya Kobayashi, C-syoku, japanese crafts, We Do Wood, FSC bamboom, Wrkbnch, BOX*C, Oak, Malafor, Places and Spaces, Droog, Eoq, zero-waste, Dub Pendant, Isokon Penguin Donkey, Shin Azumi, Donket 3, Jo Armitage, LED light, Knit by Curver, Franklin Till, Mema Design, Fan Lights

Geo Light by Vezzini and Chen

Vezzini and Chen’s striking Geo Light takes inspiration from forms and textures find in nature. While Cristina Vezzini individually hand carves the bone china core, Stan Chen hand blows the glass bubbly shell with stunning results.

London Design Festival, Central Saint Martins College, Designjunction, Alex Asseily, Goodwin Hartshorn, DiscoDisco, Louise Tucker, Pren Handwoven Lighting, Stephen Johnson, Play seats, Decode, no-glue-no-screw, synthetic dough, Vezzini and Chen, hand blown glass, bone china, Shinya Kobayashi, C-syoku, japanese crafts, We Do Wood, FSC bamboom, Wrkbnch, BOX*C, Oak, Malafor, Places and Spaces, Droog, Eoq, zero-waste, Dub Pendant, Isokon Penguin Donkey, Shin Azumi, Donket 3, Jo Armitage, LED light, Knit by Curver, Franklin Till, Mema Design, Fan Lights

Washi Paper Bowls by C-syoku

Japanese designer Shinya Kobayashi from C-syokucrafts beautiful home ware using local humble materials. We loved the delicate containers, which come in a diversity of patterns and are made from a bamboo structure with a washi paper and lacquer skin.

London Design Festival, Central Saint Martins College, Designjunction, Alex Asseily, Goodwin Hartshorn, DiscoDisco, Louise Tucker, Pren Handwoven Lighting, Stephen Johnson, Play seats, Decode, no-glue-no-screw, synthetic dough, Vezzini and Chen, hand blown glass, bone china, Shinya Kobayashi, C-syoku, japanese crafts, We Do Wood, FSC bamboom, Wrkbnch, BOX*C, Oak, Malafor, Places and Spaces, Droog, Eoq, zero-waste, Dub Pendant, Isokon Penguin Donkey, Shin Azumi, Donket 3, Jo Armitage, LED light, Knit by Curver, Franklin Till, Mema Design, Fan Lights

Octagon by We Do Wood

Danish brand We Do Wood where also on the show exhibiting a new range of stunning furniture pieces like their ‘Octagon’ table/seat. Made from FSC bamboo from China and manufactured in Denmark, the line uses no-glue-no-screw and it’s completely flat pack.

London Design Festival, Central Saint Martins College, Designjunction, Alex Asseily, Goodwin Hartshorn, DiscoDisco, Louise Tucker, Pren Handwoven Lighting, Stephen Johnson, Play seats, Decode, no-glue-no-screw, synthetic dough, Vezzini and Chen, hand blown glass, bone china, Shinya Kobayashi, C-syoku, japanese crafts, We Do Wood, FSC bamboom, Wrkbnch, BOX*C, Oak, Malafor, Places and Spaces, Droog, Eoq, zero-waste, Dub Pendant, Isokon Penguin Donkey, Shin Azumi, Donket 3, Jo Armitage, LED light, Knit by Curver, Franklin Till, Mema Design, Fan Lights

BOX*C by Wrkbnch

Wrkbnch had on display a line of cool urban furniture including BOX*C, a stylish cabinet office that takes little space in the home. Crafted from Oak and Plywood, the desk is full of wonderful details to be discovered, which makes the piece unique and very functional.

London Design Festival, Central Saint Martins College, Designjunction, Alex Asseily, Goodwin Hartshorn, DiscoDisco, Louise Tucker, Pren Handwoven Lighting, Stephen Johnson, Play seats, Decode, no-glue-no-screw, synthetic dough, Vezzini and Chen, hand blown glass, bone china, Shinya Kobayashi, C-syoku, japanese crafts, We Do Wood, FSC bamboom, Wrkbnch, BOX*C, Oak, Malafor, Places and Spaces, Droog, Eoq, zero-waste, Dub Pendant, Isokon Penguin Donkey, Shin Azumi, Donket 3, Jo Armitage, LED light, Knit by Curver, Franklin Till, Mema Design, Fan Lights

Natural Full Trunk by Malafor

Also on Wrkbnch’s space we spotted Polish studio Malafor’s cute half-burnt stool. Dubbed ‘Natural Full Trunk’ and made from solid Oak, the cylindrical piece brings a piece of forest to the home.

London Design Festival, Central Saint Martins College, Designjunction, Alex Asseily, Goodwin Hartshorn, DiscoDisco, Louise Tucker, Pren Handwoven Lighting, Stephen Johnson, Play seats, Decode, no-glue-no-screw, synthetic dough, Vezzini and Chen, hand blown glass, bone china, Shinya Kobayashi, C-syoku, japanese crafts, We Do Wood, FSC bamboom, Wrkbnch, BOX*C, Oak, Malafor, Places and Spaces, Droog, Eoq, zero-waste, Dub Pendant, Isokon Penguin Donkey, Shin Azumi, Donket 3, Jo Armitage, LED light, Knit by Curver, Franklin Till, Mema Design, Fan Lights

Slow Glow by Droog for Places and Spaces

London-based Places and Spaces is a shop, agent, design library and gallery all in one. Among established and new designer’s products they sell Droogs’ ‘Slow Glow’, a light filled with fat that gives off a subtle warm light as the substance gradually melts.

London Design Festival, Central Saint Martins College, Designjunction, Alex Asseily, Goodwin Hartshorn, DiscoDisco, Louise Tucker, Pren Handwoven Lighting, Stephen Johnson, Play seats, Decode, no-glue-no-screw, synthetic dough, Vezzini and Chen, hand blown glass, bone china, Shinya Kobayashi, C-syoku, japanese crafts, We Do Wood, FSC bamboom, Wrkbnch, BOX*C, Oak, Malafor, Places and Spaces, Droog, Eoq, zero-waste, Dub Pendant, Isokon Penguin Donkey, Shin Azumi, Donket 3, Jo Armitage, LED light, Knit by Curver, Franklin Till, Mema Design, Fan Lights

Dub Pendant by Eoq

Another luminaries that caught our eye are Eoq’s zero-waste ‘Dub Pendant’ lamp by Matt Pepper. Made from anodized aluminum and a hand-blown glass shade, any excess from the manufacturing process gets recycled.

London Design Festival, Central Saint Martins College, Designjunction, Alex Asseily, Goodwin Hartshorn, DiscoDisco, Louise Tucker, Pren Handwoven Lighting, Stephen Johnson, Play seats, Decode, no-glue-no-screw, synthetic dough, Vezzini and Chen, hand blown glass, bone china, Shinya Kobayashi, C-syoku, japanese crafts, We Do Wood, FSC bamboom, Wrkbnch, BOX*C, Oak, Malafor, Places and Spaces, Droog, Eoq, zero-waste, Dub Pendant, Isokon Penguin Donkey, Shin Azumi, Donket 3, Jo Armitage, LED light, Knit by Curver, Franklin Till, Mema Design, Fan Lights

Donket 3 by Azumi for Isokon

The original Isokon Penguin Donkey was designed in 1939 to accommodate Penguin paperback books among other small items. But recently, designer Azumi redesigned it using FSC birch and called it ‘Donket 3’.

London Design Festival, Central Saint Martins College, Designjunction, Alex Asseily, Goodwin Hartshorn, DiscoDisco, Louise Tucker, Pren Handwoven Lighting, Stephen Johnson, Play seats, Decode, no-glue-no-screw, synthetic dough, Vezzini and Chen, hand blown glass, bone china, Shinya Kobayashi, C-syoku, japanese crafts, We Do Wood, FSC bamboom, Wrkbnch, BOX*C, Oak, Malafor, Places and Spaces, Droog, Eoq, zero-waste, Dub Pendant, Isokon Penguin Donkey, Shin Azumi, Donket 3, Jo Armitage, LED light, Knit by Curver, Franklin Till, Mema Design, Fan Lights

FSC Oak Lamps by Jo Armitage

Architect Jo Armitage’s minimal hanging lamps are made from FSC Oak and a low-energy LED light bulb. For every 100 bulbs the lighting company sells, they plant 10 trees helping offsetting the carbon footprint.

London Design Festival, Central Saint Martins College, Designjunction, Alex Asseily, Goodwin Hartshorn, DiscoDisco, Louise Tucker, Pren Handwoven Lighting, Stephen Johnson, Play seats, Decode, no-glue-no-screw, synthetic dough, Vezzini and Chen, hand blown glass, bone china, Shinya Kobayashi, C-syoku, japanese crafts, We Do Wood, FSC bamboom, Wrkbnch, BOX*C, Oak, Malafor, Places and Spaces, Droog, Eoq, zero-waste, Dub Pendant, Isokon Penguin Donkey, Shin Azumi, Donket 3, Jo Armitage, LED light, Knit by Curver, Franklin Till, Mema Design, Fan Lights

Knit by Curver by Franklin Till

The Knit by Curver collection includes poufs, tables, baskets and planters made from an innovative deep texture injection from recyclable polypropylene. Made in collaboration with designer Franklin Till, the durable items offer a contemporary interpretation of knitting in a beautiful subtle palette.

London Design Festival, Central Saint Martins College, Designjunction, Alex Asseily, Goodwin Hartshorn, DiscoDisco, Louise Tucker, Pren Handwoven Lighting, Stephen Johnson, Play seats, Decode, no-glue-no-screw, synthetic dough, Vezzini and Chen, hand blown glass, bone china, Shinya Kobayashi, C-syoku, japanese crafts, We Do Wood, FSC bamboom, Wrkbnch, BOX*C, Oak, Malafor, Places and Spaces, Droog, Eoq, zero-waste, Dub Pendant, Isokon Penguin Donkey, Shin Azumi, Donket 3, Jo Armitage, LED light, Knit by Curver, Franklin Till, Mema Design, Fan Lights

Fan Lights by Mema Design

South African studio Mema Design exhibited their floating ‘Fan Lights’ made from lightweight anodized aluminum mesh. Their transparent quality allows the light to beautifully bounce creating a dreamy effect from standard material.

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