LDF 2011: Tent preview

Friday 8 July 2011

Glass Concrete Bench by Ivanka 

Held at the Old Truman Brewery in East London during the London Design Festival, Tent is a reliable place to find exciting design talent and innovative new ideas. This year's show will see more than 200 companies exhibiting their latest projects; here's a preview of what to look out for this September.
Black Cherries by Nika Zupanc


New to Tent this year will be Silent Revolutions, an exhibition which will showcase new products from exclusively Slovenian designers - including recent HBL interviewee Nika Zupanc.

Emma Elizabeth Designs


Kingston University will be displaying the MA graduation pieces from their art, design, photography and fashion courses; read our report on Kingston University's summer graduation show here.

Wrap Cabinet by Klimmek - Henderson


Also confirmed so far is a collective exhibition by Irish designers, and a show from paper artist Ian Wright called Colourful Life. Individual exhibitors will include Emma Elizabeth Designs, Klimmek-Henderson, Ivanka, Nobody & Co. and Made in DF.

Subscribers can read our report from Tent 2010 here, and our full round-up of LDF 2010 here. Tent 2011 will run 22-25 September 2011.