What’s New at Design London 2022

Design London is excited to reveal new exhibitors and further details about what to expect from its international pavilions and special projects – including adidas: Chasing Circularity – at this year’s edition (21 – 24 September 2022).

Above (from left): Tizio by Artemide; Karaca x Hussein Chalayan; Cubes by Paul Kelley

Now in its second year, Design London will return to Magazine London in North Greenwich – as part of London Design Festival. It is set to be the festival’s largest contemporary design fair and headline as the main attraction in the newest design district, Greenwich Peninsula.

Doubling its size and spread across two exhibition areas including the main show space, Magazine London, and a new temporary pavilion, the Showground, the 2022 edition continues to showcase some of the best and most innovative ideas the design community has to offer. It brings together an international line-up of sought-after brands from across furniture, kitchens and bathrooms, lighting and architectural fittings. Some of the latest names confirmed for this month’s event include:

adidas: Chasing Circularity

adidas dives deep into its circularity journey with an exclusive preview of products from its Made To Be Remade collection, alongside a panel discussion that lifts the curtain on the unique process and challenges of designing within a circular system – supporting its mission to help end plastic waste.

Visitors can view the latest innovations through a one-off visual exhibition, with a select few hearing from the Innovation team who is driving the brand’s circular ambitions forward – only at this year’s Design London.

Furniture

Van Rossum has been designing and making solid and sustainable furniture by hand in its workshop for over 40 years. At Design London, the Dutch brand will display some of its newly launched pieces including the Barrel dining table by Thomas Haarmann, the Bracci armchair by Pieter Maes, and the Kitale Bibliotheque by Xavier Dohr – in a brand-new colourway that will be revealed at the show.

Contemporary Vanity chair by Six Dots Design

Established by architect and designer Katarzyna Kozłowska in 2019, Ilusi is a contemporary furniture manufacturer based in Poland. Visitors to Design London will experience one of Kozłowska’s hero ranges, Slim – a modular steel system available in different colour options. Established furniture maker Zeitraum will have its new designs including the Kuyu Dine dining table and Zenso High lounger – both by Formstelle – on display.

Also joining the show is Shelf Studio. Its co-founder, Sam Chasseur produces bright-coloured shelves by hand, using sustainably sourced birch plywood and building materials. The Bristol-based company, which started in 2020, will present its Wave Neon shelf – designed to house indoor plants while lighting up the interior.

Wave Neon shelf with light by Shelf Studio; Barrel dining table

Trained initially as a guitar maker, London-based Paul Kelley will bring his Memphis-inspired, handmade pieces to Design London, which have been reworked using Abet Laminati’s unique palette of surface colours and textures. These include Kelley’s magnetic cubes with exclusive new finishes by Milan-based fashion designer Arthur Arbesser, as well as a new range of storage.

Founded by artist and designer Joseph Ellwood in 2020, Six Dots Design will return with a new five-piece collection. Contemporary Vanity is laser cut using a digital fabrication service and made from raw finished aluminium that can be readily reused and recycled.

Participating for the first time, Ton will exhibit its design by Studio Claesson Koivisto Rune, which draws inspiration from Josef Hoffman’s A811 chair; while Dare Studio – which specialises in high-end furniture for residential and hospitality interiors – will also be present at the event.

Barrel dining table and Bracci chair by Van Rossum

Lighting

Global lighting manufacturer Artemide will bring its new as well as iconic collections to Design London. These include Funivia by its President and CEO, Carlotta de Bevilacqua; Stellar Nebula by BIG; and Tizio by Richard Sapper, which celebrates its 50th anniversary this year with a special edition in the late designer’s favourite colour, red.

Also from Italy, Auralis will come to the show with its three key brands – Penta, Castaldi and Arredoluce. They share the same goal: driving technological innovation and promoting lighting as a tool to improve the quality of daily life. Products on display range from Penta’s Hang Out to Castaldi’s Disc and Arredoluce’s Triennale.

A family-owned company with over 50 years of history, Hamilton Litestat specialises in premium decorative wiring accessories; from sockets to switches, toggles to dimmers. At Design London, the British manufacturer will launch new designs in different unique finishes.

Seoul-based Ago will exhibit its latest designs while installing a one-off feature in one of the show’s tunnels – inspired by its playful Cirkus chandelier. Its British counterpart, Haberdashery will display Flux, a custom centrepiece made of slender glass tubes and suspended from minimal ceiling plates.

Other lighting brands to look out for include architectural and decorative lighting specialist No Grey Area, British designer Jonathan Coles, and London-based Finials.

Hang Out by Penta, as part of Auralis

Disc by Castaldi, as part of Auralis

Split core pendants by Finials

Decorative Solutions

Kitchen, tableware and home textile company Karaca will bring its exclusive tableware collection by world-renowned fashion designer, Hussein Chalayan to Design London. Awarded the Best Tableware accolade at the Wallpaper* Design Awards 2022, the art-inspired range is crafted from ground pearl and comprises two six-piece sets – for dinner and breakfast – and a mug and cup combination.

Open Edition by L’Diff

L’Diff, an expert in art prints by Korean artists, will join Israel-based Motiva – which offers a new dimension to the world of visual art using light and colour.

L’envol by Malika Favre for Motiva

Oxfordshire-based Bright Green specialises in artificial, preserved and living plants. At the show, the company will display different bespoke solutions – from artificial trees to green walls and high-level artificial planting.

artificial green wall by Bright Green

Surfaces, Coverings and Windows

Laudescher designs and manufactures solid wood acoustic panels for suspended ceiling and wall cladding, using wood from responsibly managed forests. Founded in 1965, the French specialist will showcase two new designs including Linea 3D Jungle and Linea Touch.

Skyline windows by Carminati Serramenti;

Inventor of laminate, Formica Group will support the new collection from German metal surface specialist, Homapal – with two gold and copper wall installations at Design London.

Meanwhile, Carminati Serramenti – the 128-year-old Italian manufacturer of wooden and wooden aluminium-clad windows and doors – will show its latest collection, Skyline by Daniele Carminati.

wood acoustic panels by Laudescher in Køge Nord Station, Denmark

Sustainability

Newly launched in Germany by founder Emily Pecker, Coldharbour Tiles offers eco-tiles made from 100% recycled plastic waste. With no virgin plastic added, the tiles retain the same quality and safety standards as other traditional tiles. On display at Design London will be Net Positive, the company’s first certified wall tile range made from recycled plastic fishing nets in five ocean-inspired colours, using a zero-waste manufacturing process.

Also focusing on the environment is Riya Kuvavala, MA Material Futures graduate from Central Saint Martins, London. Kuvavala is a multidisciplinary designer who combines her design practice with science, craft and technology. Her Boat BioLogs are bioremediating floating gardens, incorporating hyperaccumulating UK-native plants that can be made and installed by canal boat residents. The aim is to use accessible and affordable materials and techniques to restore the canal water ecosystem.

Net Positive tile by Coldharbour Tiles

Moving from low to high-tech, Genesis – founded in 2015 – has established itself as a true alternative within the premium automotive sector. This year, the Korean car brand has started its electrification journey, introducing three electric vehicles (EV) with the aim of offering a fully electric line-up by 2025. As the automotive partner at Design London, Genesis will showcase its first fully EV, the GV60, as well as the Electrified G80 – with an electric powertrain that has a maximum range of 323 miles and 22-minute ultra-fast charging. Before entering Magazine London, visitors will be greeted by the Genesis outdoor space at the front entrance and offered the opportunity to test drive the brand’s vehicles on site*.

GV60 electric vehicle by Genesis

*Visitors will be required to present their driving licence on the day or complete a DVLA driving licence check prior to visiting.

International Pavilions

Alongside a multitude of product launches, visitors to Design London 2022 will have the opportunity to explore a curated selection of international pavilions; from the returning Danish Pavilion to newcomers including the Korean, Portuguese and Thai Pavilions.

Korea

With the support of the Ministry of SMEs and Startups and the Korea Federation of SMEs which celebrates its 60th anniversary this year, Korea Messe will present the Korean Pavilion at Design London for the first time. Its stand will be home to some of the country’s best small- to medium-sized design companies – with products on show ranging from ceramics and furniture to home accessories and kitchenware.

​Visitors will be required to present their driving licence on the day or complete a DVLA driving licence check prior to visiting.

iamHERE and Woorim Workshop – both as part of the Korean Pavilion

Participating brands include: Woorim Kang of Woorim Workshop, Hyung Jun Kim and Seok Man Seo (aka THR-Ceramic), Dae Hun Ahn and Min Ju Park, Ellie Jung of iamHERE, Young Jin Kim and Hye Sun Lee.

Portugal

Also new to the show is the Portuguese Association of Wood and Furniture Industries (AIMMP). Its core mission is to represent, promote and protect Portuguese companies from five divisions that make up the wood and furniture sector: wood cutting, felling, sawing and wood packing; wood derivatives and energy; carpentry and alike; furniture and alike; export, import and distribution of wood and derivatives.

Penat chair by Fenabel

At Design London, the Portuguese Pavilion will comprise 13 leading brands showcasing a range of products that are 100% designed and manufactured in Portugal.

Expect to see the Santiago Sevillano-designed Penat chair from Fenabel, as well as the limited-edition Contador sideboard from Wewood to mark the company’s 10th anniversary. Other brands include: A Freitas e Barbosa, Achilles Since 1905, Carpintaria Laureano, Gesprint, HATT, MainGuilty, Mamoa, MBN Group, Safina, SUSDesign and X8 Solutions Group.

Contador sideboard by Wewood

Thailand

12 sustainable and eco-conscious furniture and home decoration brands from Thailand have been selected to represent the Thai Pavilion – which is also new to Design London. In response to the urgent issue of global climate change, the Department of International Trade Promotion (DITP) of the Royal Thai Government has launched the “Thailand Be the ChanGe” initiative, highlighting some of the most forward-thinking Thai creative businesses working within the Government’s Bio-Circular-Green (BCG) model.

Sarn lamps by Thingg

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