Clerkenwell Design Week preview

UK design festival Clerkenwell Design Week returns to London, from May 23-25, 2023, and will be its biggest event to date. Now in its 12th year, the festival will be ‘scaled up’, with the addition of Design London and will boast resident showroom participation, installations and a programme of topical talks.

The 2023 festival will offer more than 600 events, across 12 exhibition venues. These include Design Fields for international furniture and interiors brands, Contract, focusing on commercial interiors; Light, featuring international lighting brands; Project, spanning home to workplace furniture and solutions; Elements, boasting architectural hardware and finishes; British Collection, home of British interiors brands; Details, presenting luxury interiors, Platform highlighting emerging design talent; Old Sessions House introducing brand pop-ups, plus Ceramics of Italy starring Italian tile brands. And new for this year will be The Garden introducing home to outdoor furniture and Catapult containing contemporary design for office, hospitality and retail.

Together, Clerkenwell Design Week will present over 300 brands and emerging talent –covering furniture, kitchens and bathrooms, textiles, home interior accessories, lighting, materials and surfaces.

These will be alongside a network of over 130 showroom partners, holding a line-up of events, including Ideal Standard, Kohler, VitrA, Cosentino, Gessi, Formica and Multipanel.

In addition, returning to the event this year will be Conversations at Clerkenwell, a schedule of daily talks curated by brand consultant Katie Richardson and sponsored by RAK Ceramics. There will also be Bubble architecture installations from British artist Steve Messam and PLP Architecture will explore sustainability with Symbiocene Living: Mycelium Building Block.

Design division director of organiser Media10 Marlon Cera-Marle commented: “CDW is always known for being one of the key destinations for specification – as well as discovering new talent and ideas – for architects, interior designers and creative minds alike. From product showcases to one-off installations, headline talks to networking events, CDW 2023 will bring some of the most exciting and forward-thinking content to Clerkenwell – while celebrating the best of design and creativity from around the world.”

Register for the event at www.rdr.link/KAP007

Bagnodesign

Visitors to Clerkenwell Design Week will have a new location to add to their list of must-sees, with the Bagnodesign Architecture + Design Gallery, which has just opened at 119 Charterhouse Street. The twofloor building has been designed for customers to network, discuss ideas and plan for future projects. The Gallery also includes a dedicated meeting room and entertainment area, with a built-in bar. There will be new launches on display including mixer range Chiasso. It comes with customisable inserts and is available in Alpine finishes to match furniture of the same name. Visit www.rdr.link/KAP008

2. RAK CERAMICS

As one of the sponsors of Clerkenwell Design Week 2023, RAK Ceramics is celebrating the first anniversary of its Design Hub, at 100 St John Street, London. Boasting 7,276 sqft of space over two floors, on display will be RAK-Valet, a range of sanitaryware designed for RAK Ceramics by Patrick Norguet, plus the manufacturer’s brassware collection which encompasses over 30 tap ranges in five finishes, and its decorative porcelain slab Metamorfosi. Take a video tour of the showroom at www.rdr.link/KAP009

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4. TOTO

Fresh from its takeover of the Forum at international bathroom show ISH, TOTO will showcase its range of sanitaryware, including its latest washlet, taps and accessories. It will also tell its sustainability story having joined the RE100 initiative, TOTO Group will convert all its facilities to sustainable energy by 2040. The company also received certification from the Science Based Targets Initiative (SBT) to reduce greenhouse gases in line with the Paris Agreement, and further cut CO2 emissions on this basis. Find out more about the company at www.rdr.link/KAP011

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3. IDEAL STANDARD

Bathroom manufacturer Ideal Standard will reveal its Gusto tap collection, to build on the company’s kitchen offer. The new taps boast an Italian aesthetic – provided by design powerhouse Palomba Serafini Associates (PS+A) –and come in a choice of PVD finishes. Available in two styles, Gusto Round and Gusto Square, there is also Gusto iMX developed with a integrated washing-up liquid dispenser. Plus there are semi-professional and professional models with pull-down spray heads and integrated dualspray buttons. Read more details at www.rdr.link/KAP010

5. COSENTINO

Participating for the fifth year as a resident showroom, Cosentino will once again sponsor Clerkenwell Design Week. It will host a plethora of events and talks, including a preview of its new collection for Silestone, Le Chic. In addition, Cosentino will discuss its sustainability story with ESG global director Ramon Ruiz and circular economy manager Luis Henz Del Campo. Cosentino will also bring back its 12seater bar bike, in partnership with Pedibus, offering design professionals a fun way to explore Clerkenwell Design Week. Read an interview with showroom manager Sasha Joseph about the event at www.rdr.link/KAP012