Boxpark, the world’s first pop-up mall has opened in London’s creative, hip Shoreditch district. The mall consists of 60 brand as well as independent shops and cafes inside retrofitted shipping containers that are subdivided into unique, low-cost retail spaces. Some of these stores include Nike, Puma, Oakley, David Mayer Naman, Marimekko, Cybercandy and Namo. The…
From now through 16 October, Dezeen opens “Dezeen Space” at 54 Rivington Street in London, in the heart of Shoreditch. This space serves as a pop-up store as well as a pop-up gallery – and the temporary offices for Dezeen during the London Design Festival, London Fashion Week and Frieze Art Fair. The pop-up gallery…
Claudio Larcher and Flavio Mazzone, both architects who founded Milan-based Modoloco Design co-wrote this Globetrotting Designers: Fairs and Exhibitions for Young Designers book as a guide to some of the important fairs and exhibitions around the world. It is also a book full of advice, answering two major questions: What can a young designer do…
The Design Museum in London will present an exhibition of designs by British product designer Kenneth Grange. He is known for the Kodak cameras, Kenwood food mixers and Parker pens – as well as the re-design of the London Taxi Cab. The exhibit will cover his career which spans over 50 years, including the following…