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Archinect's top picks for the London Design Festival Jessica Bonehill2016-09-10T01:07:00-04:00>2016-09-12T10:38:47-04:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/94/945y178p54cc2qsd.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>London Design Festival is always a highlight of the city's cultural landscape, and this year is no exception, with a number of new events added as well as many returning exhibitions.</p><p>Here are Archinect's top picks for <a href="http://www.londondesignbiennale.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">London Design Festival 2016</a>: </p><p><strong>London Design Biennale at Somerset House: </strong> </p><p>7-27 September. Open daily from 11AM. Somerset House, Strand, WC2R 1LA Tickets on sale via <a href="http://www.ticketmaster.co.uk/venue/254655." rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ticketmaster</a></p><p>The heavily anticipated London Design Biennale is launching this year for its inaugural exhibition. During its three-week takeover, the Biennale will showcase installations, artworks, prototypes, and designs from over 37 different countries and territories, all exploring the Biennale's 2016 theme: "Utopia by Design". </p><p>Highlights from the Biennale include:</p><p><img title="" alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/650x/94/945y178p54cc2qsd.jpg"></p><p>Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby's 14-metre, kinetic sculpture that highlights wind energy usage in the UK.</p><p><img title="" alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/650x/ru/rumn2rrmkm7upnp6.jpg"></p><p>Lebanon's Annabel Karim Kassar's Beirut street scene. The work explores social interactions and use of space, through a s...</p>
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Utopian dreams; London's first Design Biennale reveals its opening theme Ellen Hancock2016-03-25T13:11:00-04:00>2018-01-30T06:16:04-05:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/23/2361c19a5e7a62cdb72d55093a34c020?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>London’s inaugural Design Biennale is set to open at Somerset House this September, based around the idea of Utopia to coincide with the venue’s year-long events programme.
The biennale is headed up by London Design Festival director Ben Evans, biennale director Christopher Turner, former editor of Icon, and London Design Festival co-founder Sir John Sorrell. More than 30 countries are taking part in the event.</p></em><br /><br /><p>Representing the UK will be the design duo Edward Barber and Jay Osgerby best known for designing the London 2012 Olympic Games Torch and their work with <a href="http://archinect.com/firms/cover/41593210/vitra" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Vitra</a>. Their installation will be curated by London's Victoria and Albert Museum.</p>