Produced by SEFAR
This year designjunction EDIT have teamed up with exciting companies to produce collaborations in a multitude of areas be it beautifully designed transport with tokyobikes to furniture within a members club setting with Modus and Apartment58 see all the collaborations below.
Apartment 58 London
Modus Award-winning British furniture manufacturer Modus are collaborating with Apartment 58 to recreate a pop-up version of their global members club in Milan. The VIP lounge will be fully furnished by Modus and will be a place to socialise, relax or work within a comfortable home-from-home environment.
Sefar, the leading manufacturer of precision fabrics for the screen printing and filtration markets. SEFAR® Architecture VISION – an open-woven fabric made of black plastic fibres and coated with metal is the material chosen to use throughout the space. More than 150 vertical drops will be hung from a great height to create a dramatic and visually striking display. (See At top of post)
tokyobike is set to make tracks this April with a series of guided bike tours within the Brera Design District, starting and finishing at designjunction EDIT.
The tours will take riders on a 3 hour journey to mystery design destinations each day. The tours will run from Tuesday 9 April through to Saturday 13 April from 10am – 1pm. Further details will be announced shortly. Tokyobike is about simple models that are reasonably priced, easy to ride, light weight and pared back in their design. Each bike weighs between 9 and 11 kilos and comes in a wide range of colours, sizes, shades and styles
Material Lab designjunction EDIT collaborates with expert design resource studio Material Lab to create three bespoke counters for the outdoor café and VIP lounge at designjunction. Material Lab is a vibrant London based studio for the architectural and design community to explore hundreds of different materials. Material Lab is the place to discover the latest trends and innovations, while at the same time receiving expert advice on materials.
designjunction EDIT also plays host to designlink.pl, a celebration of the best in Polish design from the past year. Presenting products, places and people through a carefully curated exhibition and publication. This second edition of designlink.pl spans a wide spectrum of design, from extraordinary weaving structures, technology for the future, fiberglass organic forms that pioneered design innovation in the 60s, to revised ceramic traditions. Add to this a little taste of poetry and you have a heady mix of new ideas and narratives from a thriving Polish design scene. The exhibition is organised by the Creative Project Foundation in partnership with Adam Mickiewicz Institute, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Poland.
designjunction EDIT Milan 9th-14th April 2013 La Pelota Via Palermo 20121 Milan thedesignjunction.co.uk
About designjunction
designjunction has firmly established itself as the largest destination for contemporary interior design and culture, held annually during the London Design Festival and Salone del Mobile.
Known for its uncompromising selection of leading global brands, designjunction is at the forefront of delivering cutting-edge design, forward-thinking culture and technology all within a carefully curated space. In 2012, designjunction featured more than 100 world-class international brands set against the industrial backdrop of a 1960’s Sorting Office in the heart of central London.
The five day exhibition attracted more than 17,000 visitors and growing to six times the size of its original format in 2011
