Last week, COVER spent a day at the London Design Festival and attended exciting exhibitions across London. The event, an inspiring experience for any design enthusiast, took place in various locations across London, including the Design Centre Chelsea Harbour, and private showrooms around Shoreditch.
COVER’s first stop was Floor Story’s 10 x 10 exhibition, which was a fantastic fusion of striking shapes and colours. The exhibition featured ten new editions of Floor Story’s best collaborations with the likes of Kangan Arora, Henry Holland and John Booth from the last ten years. The vibrant Chroma Green rug by Kitty Joseph was a real standout.
Nearby was also the Christopher Farr exhibition in collaboration with the Foundation Arp, which featured the work of Sophie Taeuber-Arp. The hand-knotted Etude Ligne 1941, and the hand-tufted Aubette Study are special as they are a reimagining of Sophie Taeuber-Arp’s original artworks, and not only capture her artistry but honour her work.
Moving on to the Design Centre Chelsea Harbour, Jaipur Rugs’ permanent installation transports guests through an orange-coloured tunnel, through to their impressive showroom with eye-catching pieces on display. Jennifer Manners launched the Heritage collection, which combines traditional rug motifs with a contemporary twist of a sheared pile and heavily faded colours. The Rug Company showed off the spectacular new collection with iconic glass artist Dale Chihuly.
A standout installation at the Design Centre was the spectacular Wendy Morrison showroom, which felt like its own little maximalist world. A combination of intricately detailed wallpapers, fabrics and rugs filled the room in a fantastic array of purple and pink shades. The brand’s new show collaboration with iconic brand Terry de Havilland was also part of the display.
Downstairs was a series of mini exhibitions from a variety of invited companies, which included Vandra, Turquoise Mountain and Safomasi (see image above). Monkey Puzzle Tree revealed their beautiful centre piece fabric Celestial Promenade, which was made specially for London Design Festival. It featured a vibrant and captivating purple Phulkaris embroidery, draped down from the ceiling.
