Designjunction unveils destinations
Designjunction has announced details of its 2017 event, set to return to King’s Cross from 21-24 September as part of the annual London Design Festival.
Taking place across five destinations, including Cubitt House and Cubitt Park, The Canopy, Granary Square and The Crossing, a mix of global furniture, lighting, accessory, material and technology brands will exhibit alongside pop-up shops, installations and interactive features.
Following the success of the 2016 edition, which attracted 27,000 visitors over five days, Designjunction will expand across several new King’s Cross locations and welcome over 200 of the industry’s biggest design names.
The Granary Square site will feature headline projects including a new collaboration with Renault UK, in which the car manufacturer will showcase its design philosophy. Built around the mantra ‘Beautiful Life’, Renault will here debut its concept car TreZor.
Cubitt House and Cubitt Park will present a line-up of international brands including Lammhults, Design House Stockholm, Friends and Founders, Fredericia, Icons of Denmark and Channels, amongst others.
Elsewhere, Turkishceramics will create an installation in the central fountain space on Granary Square that celebrates the rich history of ceramics in Turkey, whilst Lightjunction – the show’s decorative lighting section – returns with a curated mix of leading global lighting firms. Further, The Material Collective, a collaboration with material experts the SCIN gallery, will form a new showcase exploring the materials of today and the future.
The Crossing is set to house installations from Corian, Kirkby Design, Blackbody and partnership projects, and this year Designjunction has teamed up with design-led watch brand Rado to launch the first-ever UK edition of the Rado Star Prize design competition.
Finally, The Canopy will act as a temporary pop-up venue for premium retail brands and emerging design labels, selling items from fashion accessories to technology, ceramics, glassware and stationery. The line-up here includes Areaware, Moxon, One We Made Earlier, Tom Pigeon, Sarah Straussberg, Oggetto and Dashel.
This year, Designjunction will also launch a brand new talks programme at The Office Group in King’s Cross. The space, designed by Wells Mackereth and Studio Downie Architects, will host presentations, discussions, and demonstrations across two days, set to challenge, provoke and engage with 21st century design. The line-up of speakers will be announced soon.
