SUPERIOR MAGAZINE October 2016

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October 2016

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Superior Magazine stands for high-quality content that is a source of new insights and inspiration. In the five sections Fashion & Style, Art & Design, Culture & Entertainment, Food & Travel and Business & Politics you find interviews with fascinating people, exclusive photos and videos, reports on high-class events, the hottest places in the city and a lot more.

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EDITORIAL

from the Superior team

CONTRIBUTORS WOOD TIME FASHION The Superior selection

YOUNG VIBE

Fashion editorial by Vanessa Zican Feng

ITAMAR INBAR

Creating a design that sticks out…

BERLIN FOOD WEEK

The good taste of Berlin

FOOD IN BERLIN

Celebrating the diversity

REV HOUSE

The spirit of independence and adventure

INSELBERG

Model-booking for the 21st century

I’M THE BOSS - WHY THE HELL NOT

Fashion editorial by Yannic Pöpperling

PARISA KIND

Being independent was always very important for me

FRANKFURT STYLE AWARD World of Contradictions

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Fashion editorial by Chen You

LONDON DESIGN FESTIVAL

British Land Celebration of Design

LONDON DESIGN FESTIVAL

Highlight installations and projects

RESTLESS

Fashion editorial by Christian Bacher

STURMFLUT

Fashion editorial by Medici Robles

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EDITORIAL

Dear Superior Magazine readers, This is our first issue after we celebrated our 5th anniversary. We got so many good wishes and it was a lot of fun talking with people from the past five years about “do-you-remember-stories”. But as we all know, after the game is before the game and we worked hard on the new issue.

A lot happened in our Superior Magazine App. After coming out for iPad and Android tablet the exclusive tablet magazine got a “small sister/brother” – the version for iPhone and Android phones. We call the Superior Magazine App for smartphones our “to go” magazine since the reading experience is customized for the use of smartphones. The articles are shorter and you will find a lot of selected recommendations for the hottest places in the city. The aim is not to provide a comprehensive city guide but a fine selection of places we would like to recommend.

To the Berlin issue of our Superior Magazine App we added two new articles. We present Itamar Inbar who is our new creative head behind the magazine and who is responsible with his team for the new layout of the monthly Superior Magazine and the Superior Magazine App. And, since in October Berlin invites all food-lovers to the Berlin Food Week we talked to co-founder Alexander van Hessen regarding Berlin as a culinary capital.

Additionally, we launched the second city in our Superior Magazine App – Frankfurt. In the first Frankfurt issue you find an interview with Hannemie Stitz-Krämer who achieved to establish

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FRANKfurtstyleaward, as an award for great fashion talents from all over the world with an international reputation. And we talked with the gallery owner Parisa Kind about her way to a successful gallery.

Nerys and Jana from our London team visited London Design Festival. They met great established designers and hot talents. Read their articles about the “British Land Celebration of Design” and some of the highlights they found.

Our Superior Magazine October 2016 cover comes from our fashion shooting we did on the fantastic Rev House boat and with the support of Inselberg model agency. In the digital magazine issue you find the fashion editorial “I’m the boss – Why the hell not” in the classic fashion editorial design and in the Superior Magazine App we have related interviews and a different design of the fashion editorial. So, if you have an iPad or Android tablet enjoy both ways.

Of course our Superior Magazine October 2016 issue shows much more fashion. The fashion editorials

by Chen You, Christian Bacher, Medici Robles and Vanessa Zican Feng are a bridge from hot summer to cosy autumn. For three of the photographers you also find some background in our new “Contributors” section.

Tom & Marc

Itamar

Yannic

Thain

Nerys

Jana

Milena

Arnaud

Harry

Enjoy our October issue …

Tom and the whole Superior Magazine team

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CONTRIBUTORS

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CHRISTIAN BACHER ORIGIN Germany, based in Düsseldorf PHOTOGRAPHIC APPROACH Rough and not necessarily perfect technical-wise.

A perfect picture does not have to be technically pure.

SOURCE OF INSPIRATION For Christian the daily life is inspirational. Music, movies, street life and his personal environment.

Traveling to different, unknown places is very important to him in particular, because other cultures often boost his creativity and give him new ideas.

ABOUT HIS FASHION EDITORIAL RESTLESS FOR SUPERIOR MAGAZINE

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The fashion film RESTLESS deals with the influence of fetish on fashion. Fashion-wise the topic is represented by two young fashion designers: Vivienne and Madeleine. Generally speaking, a fetish is something which origin exists and affects only in our minds.

The TV in the film resembles our minds. Due to the broken glass of the television, the fetish is no longer just existent in the mind, but can be shown openly to the outside world.

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HELENA ROBLES & TOMAS MEDICI ORIGIN Argentina, based in Hamburg, Germany PHOTOGRAPHIC APPROACH Their universe is about feelings, geometry and beauty, articulated into images. They understand themselves as idea-printers. In one way or another, their pictures are self-portraits.

SOURCE OF INSPIRATION Following Picasso’s spirit, who said: “Inspiration exists, but it has to find you working”, their inspiration comes from challenges, critique and work.

They never stop working because timing is the answer to success.

ABOUT THEIR FASHION EDITORIAL STURMFLUT FOR SUPERIOR MAGAZINE It is about the silent moment where everything seems to be floating.

The storm rotates around the eye of the hurricane silently and then the “Sturmflut” (engl. storm flood) takes over.

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VANESSA ZICAN FENG ORIGIN China, Xiamen PHOTOGRAPHIC APPROACH Vanessa describes her work as soft and feminine to express and enjoy the effortless side of this world and to discover the ignored beauty of each and every person.

SOURCE OF INSPIRATION The most inspiration Vanessa gets from movies and books and their colours, characters and the theme.

ABOUT HER FASHION EDITORIAL YOUNG VIBE FOR SUPERIOR MAGAZINE This editorial was inspired by a movie called Memories of Matsuko and portrays the model as a character of a movie. The editorial shows the oddity of the ideas inside a girl’s mind and the colour blocking and styling are emphasizing the weirdness in her mind.

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ITAMAR INBAR

Creating a design that sticks out, but not in an aggressive way

Text ■ Tom Felber, Nerys d’Esclercs, Milena Hoedt Photos ■ Katharina Tress

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Tel Aviv and Berlin have a lot in common.

Not only are both cities very free spirited and edgy, but their art scenes are observed by the whole world. From street art to studio works, they both have many artsy facets, and so does Itamar Inbar.

The new Superior Magazine art director started his career as a young street artist in Tel Aviv and slowly but surely developed his eye for aesthetics. His autodidactic Photoshop and graphic design skills got him a job at Israel’s biggest newspaper, before love was the reason he moved to Berlin. Being an artist and a graphic designer at the same time is a constant search for originality but also for a unique handwriting for both professions. Or as Itamar puts it: “As an artist, aesthetics and structure are very important to me. As a designer I always try to break rules and find solutions, that are not too obvious.” In the near future the challenge is to balance being Superior Magazine’s art director and working on a new video installation.

Read the interview with Itamar Inbar in the Autumn 2016 issues of the Superior Magazine App

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Dichotomy ■ Cut out of found doors

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BERLIN FOOD WEEK The good taste of Berlin Text ■ Tom Felber, Milena Hoedt Photos ■ BERLIN FOOD WEEK

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Berlin is a city for foodies. Not only can you find every single kitchen this world has to offer here, but you can also try Berlin’s very own specialties Currywurst or Döner Kebap. Berlin’s famous street food is accompanied by some of the world’s best Michelin restaurants.

The Berlin Food Week celebrates this special mixture of culinary cultures and excellent chefs from 1st to 8th of October again. Superior Magazine asked Alexander van Hessen, co-founder of Berlin Food Week, about the relationship of gastronomy and media, his insider tips and trend forecast.

Certainly food has become more than a simple meal.

First of all, eating is a form of socialising, as Alexander said, but also what you eat defines your way of life these days, thanks to Instagram, bloggers and co.

Trends, that first were created by innovative chefs gain a platform and can reach millions of people through just one uploaded photo.

And there is food, that is closely linked to a certain way of live. Eating the perfect pizza makes you enjoy food like a true Italian, while drinking a cold margarita on a sunny day instantly beams you onto a beach in Mexico - living la vida loca.

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During the Berlin Food Week you can do both: discover the new trends of the season and wallow in diverse cultures and their food. Especially while trying tacos, guacamole and co. since Mexico is this year’s partner country.

And let’s be honest – aren’t we all foodies in the bottom of our hearts?

Read the interview with Alexander van Hessen in the BERLIN Autumn 2016 issue of the Superior Magazine App

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FOOD IN BERLIN Celebrating the diversity Text â– Milena Hoedt

Inspired by the Berlin Food Week we are celebrating the diversity of food in Berlin throughout October.

There is so much good food to try and it’s impossible to resist - at least for the real foodies amongst us. But where to start?! We offer you some guidance and present some of our favourite restaurants to you. This week our journey goes from Japanese BBQ via Poland and Israel to finest vegan food.

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Thin, fresh slices of beef are sizzling on a grill integrated into your table top. Ushido is one of the best places in Berlin to satisfy your desire for mouth-watering BBQ from Japan.

Lucky Leek is vegan food for gourmets. You can choose between daily specials and a local menu.

This restaurant even cooked itself in the Guide Michelin with the help of head chef Josita Haranto.

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TAK TAK Polish plain fare

YAFO Humus with style

On the run or with a lot of time on hand – it is always a good idea to stop by at the Polish deli Tak Tak to enjoy traditional Polish dishes like pierogi dumplings and stews with a modern twist.

Since in May 2016 the Israeli restaurant Yafo opened Tel Aviv is in the heart of Berlin. Try their bestseller “YafoÜberAlles” or just dig into their heavenly hummus and have a swinging night afterwards.

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REV HOUSE

The spirit of independence and adventure Text ■ Tom Felber, Milena Hoedt Photos ■ Harry Bowley, Yannic Pöpperling, REV HOUSE

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The Superior Magazine team from Berlin and London walked on water and followed the invitation by Lars Voigt, co-founder of Rev House to his floating penthouse. The luxurious Rev House boats are anything but normal houseboats and were the perfect location for a fashion shooting. Read the report about a life on the water by Tom and Milena, see Harry’s impressions from the dockyard where Rev House builds its houseboats and view the fashion editorial by Yannic which we shot at the houseboat „I’m the boss - Why the hell not“ in the Superior Magazine App.

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INSELBERG Model-booking for the 21st century Interview ■ Tom Felber, Nerys d’Esclercs Photos ■ INSELBERG, Kendra Storm Rae

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In times when the Internet and digital space surround our daily lives, it’s hard to think of industries that were not digitized. One that seems to have been left out is that of modelling agencies.

Between phone calls and PDF files, model agencies are of course online, but lack in technical developments. The bright founders of Inselberg decided to revolutionize this and offer an innovative way of booking models. Falko Kremp, Matias Enghild and Niko Andréewitch took Tom and Nerys from Superior Magazine through their brand new platform, its concept, how it works and how models and creatives will benefit from it.

Their concept? One unique platform where photographers, casting directors and other creative professionals can find the model that would suit their concept best. Using tools such as facial recognition, one click could take their clients to the right model, and hence save some precious time. On the other hand, aimed at experienced models, this system gives the opportunity to models to become their own booker. “Young people are just hyper independent right now,” explained Matias. “They understand new media, they know how to become a brand.” Easy and efficient, INSELBERG benefits both models and clients and allows them to work with quality-controlled peers. The platform was officially launched in May 2016, and has thus already begun its revolution.

Read the interview with the Inselberg founders and view the fashion editorial we shot with Inselberg models in our Superior Magazine App.

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Frankfurt might not be the first city you think about, when it comes to great galleries. But you will miss out – for example on the Galerie Parisa Kind.

Growing up in an artsy household the gallery’s founder Parisa Kind has always been interested in art and decided to open her own gallery in 2003 after working in a museum and as a gallery assistant.

While focussing on paintings, work on paper, sculptures and video art her index of uprising and established artists has grown alongside her gallery. This September she moved into a bigger place again, giving the gallery and artists a new space to work with for a change of scenery. Located at the beginning of Kaiserstraße this new space is right at the upcoming creative heartbeat of the city.

But living the “hip” life of a gallery owner, meeting new artists and being a part of conventions and exhibitions is just one side of the medal. The hard work that comes with being independent and selfmade is the other part of Paris Kind’s daily life.

Especially in the artistic business the risk of failing is quite high and requires good bookkeeping skills.

Nevertheless, there is something magical about art and what it does to people.

So whether Parisa Kind is travelling the world, selling at art fairs or staying in her hometown Frankfurt working in her gallery – for her playing the odds has been the right decision. Her achievements are proof enough for this.

Read the interview with Parisa Kind in the FRANKFURT Autumn 2016 issue of the Superior Magazine App

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FRANKFURT STYLE AWARD World of Contradictions

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The FRANKfurtstyleaward celebrates its 10th anniversary next year and already is a fix-point and highlight in Frankfurt’s event calendar. For the third time the award is given to participants from fashion schools from all around the world. With China, this year’s FRANKfurtstyleaward again has an exciting partner-country, after France and Italy the years before.

Choosing a different country as a partner every year helps to give new impulses not only to the designers, but to the award and Frankfurt’s fashion scene as well.

Therefore, the award has come a long way since 2008.

What started with just 20 participants on a regional level nine years ago, grew into a national event and now is an international competition, that makes Frankfurt a global player when it comes to fashion business. The bundled strength of Frankfurt’s business expertise and its creative network helped this award to grow from scratch to this very successful and considerable fashion event.

This year the FRANKfurtstylaward is amplifying its network further again and is spreading its wings to China. Being in close relation the award might be established in China too, and an artistic interchange will take place through various applications of Chinese fashion design students and additional fashion shows. FRANKfurtstyleaward received numerous applications from students of 500 international design schools from 46 different countries this year.

60 talents made it into the finals by presenting their design skills to the 14 interdisciplinary jury members.

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The FRANKfurtstyleaward is focussing on the upbringing and supporting of these new talents, or as Hannemie Stitz-Krämer, president and founder of the award, sums it up: “Creativity is always a gift. Outstanding talent needs a stage and support on their path to success.” In the end, four designers will be given the trophy “FRANK”, that was especially designed by the artist Pascal Hess. Amongst them the “outstanding talent”, chosen by the jury, and the winner of the “Public Choice Award” in which everyone can participate and vote for their favourite drafts. Internships, scholarships and trips around the world are waiting for the winners and are meant to give them a look behind the scenes of different fashion metropolises.

These young talents will bring a fresh spirit into the world of fashion, representing Frankfurt as a city, that has to offer far more than just a financial district. Its creative scene has been growing over the last couple of years, catching up with the fashion cities Berlin, Munich and Düsseldorf - and so did its style award.

For the first time the FRANKfurtstyleaward is taking place in the Alte Oper Frankfurt this year, but what didn’t change is having a motto for the designs. This year’s motto is: “World of Contradictions” and three clashing categories frame the competition under this motto: „Kim K. vs. Frida K.”, „Bronx vs. Boulevard” and „Occident vs. Orient”. They show us, how far but yet so close contradictions can be – in fashion and in life.

Read the interview with Hannemie Stitz-Krämer in the FRANKFURT Autumn 2016 issue of the Superior Magazine App

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LONDON DESIGN FESTIVAL British Land Celebration of Design - Introducing this year’s winners Text ■ Nerys d’Esclercs Photos ■ LDF

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For 14 years now, the London Design Festival promotes great innovative design that shapes people’s lives. This festival originated from Sir John Sorrell CBE and Ben Evans, who saw in London and its people a creative energy that needed to be supported. Hence, once a year, the event takes over the English capital to present fairs such as 100 Percent Design, LuxuryMade, London Design Fair and, this year for the first time, London Design Biennale at Somerset House, as well as interesting projects, such as landmark projects “The Smile” and “MINI Living”.

In partnership with British Land, London Design Festival presents the “British Land Celebration of Design” where four designers are rewarded for their contribution to design and architecture in London. The four categories are “Lifetime Achievement”, “Design Innovation”, “Emerging Talent” and the overall “London Design Medal”, each respectively supported by Johnson Tiles, Airbnb, Swarovski and Panerai.

The original medal given by the London Design Festival is the overall “London Design Medal”, which has been rewarding leaders in their field for 10 years now. Past winners include Zaha Hadid, Marc Newson, Sir Paul Smith, Thomas Heatherwick, Ron Arad, El Ultimo Grito, Peter Saville, Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec. This year’s Panerai London Design Medal winner was Tanzania-born David Adjaye, who established his studio in 2014 after graduating from the Royal College of Art with a MA in Architecture. By thinking of architecture not only as spaces in cities but more as a way to address identity and sociological issues, David Adjaye demonstrated throughout his career how design can change people’s lives.

His latest project, the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, illustrates his philanthropic spirit – and justifies a well deserved medal.

The Johnson Tiles “Lifetime Achievement” medal was awarded to Sir Kenneth Grange whose

works such as the Chef for Kenwood or the first UK parking meter are now established all over the UK and abroad. “Every household in the UK must have a product designed by him,” said the judges.

The Airbnb “Design Innovation” medal was given to Daan Roosegaarde, whose amazing air purifier could answer some issue about carbon dioxide in busy cities and start establishing a better future.

Moreover, Daan Roosegaard found a way to turn smog into beautiful rings, and proof that hope does exist. Finally, the Swarovski “Emerging Talent” medal was awarded to Royal College of Art graduate Bethan Laura Wood for her study of everyday life objects and how to turn them into cultural symbol of our society.

In a discussion with Wallpaper editor-in-chief Tony Chambers, Daniel Adjaye, Daan Roosegaarde and Bethan Laura Wood discussed why London is so important as a hub for creativity. Bethan evoked its people and how “London is a great place where people come together.” David added, “London is where the passion for creativity sparks from. London is this place where any creative person can find inspiration in a real way - you can find different worlds, different classes of society, different groups, people from different parts of the world. Creative people need

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inspiration, and we need real experiences, and London has this unique ability to create that diversity that we all draw from.”

To conclude, Daan, coming from the Netherlands and living between Rotterdam and Shanghai, stated a few words on creative cities on a more general level as “a place where people don’t act as consumers but more as makers: they make decisions, they make inventions, they make new ideas.

People don’t just act as tax payers, but as citizens and they are engaged with the world around them, there are issues but they are able to live with it and make proposals. This creative mentality is something that computers and robots are really bad at.”

The London Design Festival has now become a go-to event where raw, innovative talent is showcased. The designers they find and present to us every year are a proof that some people are trying to make our lives easier – and our world a better place.

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Winners from left to right: David Adjaye - The London Design Medal, supported by Panerai; Sir Kenneth Grange - The Lifetime Achievement Medal, supported by Johnsons Tiles; Bethan Laura Wood - The Emerging Talent Medal, supported by Swarovski; Daan Roosegaarde - The Design Innovation Medal, supported by Airbnb

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LONDON DESIGN FESTIVAL Highlight installations and projects

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Each year, the London Design Festival hosts a number of fairs, events and projects spread around the capital to demonstrate the depth and diversity of design and architecture. During the festival, innovation, creativity and imagination were put on a pedestal and fully exploited to offer the best in the field.

Significant installations were this year’s LANDMARK PROJECTS, “The Smile” and “MINI Living”.

From 17th to 25th September 2016, the Chelsea College of Arts’ courtyard became ground to landmark project “The Smile”, designed by architect Alison Brooks. This smile-like 34-metrelong pavilion was entirely made out of tulipwood – the first hardwood “megatube” in the world. “The Smile” proves that concrete and steel can be replaced by a fairer and nicer material, equally as strong and warm, as well as being inexpensive.

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On the same dates, architect Asif Khan in partnership with MINI transformed the heart of Shoreditch to give way to his three “Forests” installations. The “MINI Living” program was initiated earlier this year at the Salone Del Mobile in Milan and seeks to improve life conditions in an urban setting. The “Forests” installations brought hanging plants, tropical indoor plants and outdoor plants in three different places, where Londoners could find peace in between meetings. Asif Khan described them as modern parks and places to reflect, isolated from the noise and the fuss of the city.

Along with the landmark projects, London Design Festival collaborated with the VICTORIA & ALBERT MUSEUM to host a number of works rich in ingenuity.

“The Green Room”, conceived by London design studio Glithero in partnership with watchmaker Panerai, constituted of an immense redesigned clock. Taking over a six storey-stairwell, this clock redefined people’s perception of time as they could literally be inside it.

“Foil” consisted of an immersive installation designed by agency Layer’s Benjamin Hubert in collaboration with German brand Braun. In the V&A tapestry room, a moving 20-metre by 1.2-metre ribbon covered with 50.000 mirror -finish stainless steel panels created a magnificent effect to elevate the metallic elements found in shavers.

“Beloved”, by Tabanlioglu Architects was an emotional, immersive installation as well, as it recreated novel “Madonna in a Fur Coat” scenes through a mystery box.

The 13-metre-long mirror box was breach horizontally and vertically to allow visitors to peek inside to

discover black and white images.

With music and atmospheric sounds, the viewers were allowed into this Turkish literature classic.

V&A engineer resident Julian Melchiorri unveiled his “Silk Leaf”, the first man-made biological leaf, developed from a protein extracted from silk fiber. By stimulating photosynthesis, the leaf could be applied on cities’ buildings and parks to allow carbon dioxide absorption.

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For the second year in a row, the ACE HOTEL took advantage of the London Design Festival to unveil a new set of furniture with their Ready Made Go event. This year, Jochen Holz specifically designed new “Amorph” glasses, design group Assemble created original “BBQ” Tiles, fashion label Toogood designed a “Doublet” quilt, Silo Studio thought of new “Beam” soap dishes for the rooms and Patternity invented a moving “Ascension” climbing wall for the hotel’s gym.

Also, SWAROVSKI took part in this London Design Festival to unveil their “Glaciarium Collections” in collaboration with Fredrikson Stallard. Inspired by Patrik Fredrikson’s and Ian Stallard’s experiences when watching crystal production techniques and behavior of the material in its raw state, the collection presented chandeliers as well as a series of vases, bowls and candle-holders designed for “Atelier Swarovski Home”. Fredrikson Stallard commented, “There’s always a balance in our work between the sense of something

that’s been made and something that’s been found and that is what we refer to as effortlessness. One thing about effortlessness, it is incredibly difficult to do, to create an object that you have very strictly controlled but has the sense that ‘of course that’s what it should be’. By combining the language of more natural surfaces with the precision cut facets in Glaciarium we’ve achieved that.”

Many more displays and installations took part in this London Design Festival 2016, extending the architecture and design field to an art form of its own. Each designer presented tried to bring something new, whether in the technique used, the concept, or the impact it would have on people’s lives.

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