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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>