Clerkenwell Design Week (CDW), in its 13th edition, is set to return to London from 21 to 23 May 2024. Nestled within the dynamic Clerkenwell neighbourhood, renowned for its high concentration of architects and designers, this year's festival promises its most extensive
line-up yet – with more venues, showrooms and installations than ever before. Expect a diverse array of over 600 curated events spanning across EC1, complemented by a network of over 160 local design showrooms and 300 exhibiting brands, spread across 12+ venues.
A series of site-specific installations, along with special projects and collaborations, will once again adorn the streets of Clerkenwell and various exhibition venues, offering festival-goers and the public a fully immersive experience.
These are some of the attractions available to guests to the event:
Stay Playful by 2LG Studio
To coincide with its 10th anniversary, Jordan Cluroe and Russell Whitehead of 2LG Studio (right) have breathed new life into a vintage helter-skelter.
Situated in Spa Fields, Stay Playful (When No One Feels Like Playing) draws inspiration from Cluroe's early days working at a fairground in the Black Country Living Museum and Whitehead's childhood fascination with kitsch ornaments from his grandmother's home.
Grid System by Ben Cullen Williams
In the atmospheric setting of House of Detention, London-based artist Ben Cullen Williams will captivate visitors with his audio-visual installation, delving into the impact of the simple grid on our physical spaces, lives and day-to-day existence. Grid System will immerse the viewer in an evolving light installation that continuously explores these ideas, mapping grids onto the viewer as they become part of the artwork itself.
Brick from a Stone by Albion Stone and Hutton Stone
British stone suppliers Albion Stone and Hutton Stone have commissioned London-based architecture practice Artefact to design an installation on Clerkenwell Green, showcasing stone bricks which both companies are launching this year. Bricks made from natural stone have about a quarter of the embodied carbon than traditional clay bricks.
Brick from a Stone will illustrate the relatively simple and low-energy process a stone brick goes through to be produced via a colonnade of six columns, reaching heights of 3m at its tallest, constructed from stone bricks in two rows with a roof to provide shelter.
Stone Tapestry: Beyond the Surface by Stone Federation
Also presented on Clerkenwell Green is Stone Tapestry: Beyond the Surface (right) by Stone Federation, which features materials not only from Albion Stone and Hutton Stone but also from Britannicus Stone, Dunhouse Quarry and Tradstocks. The federation has once again collaborated with architecture practice Squire and Partners to create an explorative exhibit designed to demonstrate the sustainability, versatility and beauty of natural stone.
Aldgate Gold by Benchmark and London Metropolitan University
At British Collection, Benchmark has joined forces with a group of B.A. Product and Furniture Design students from London Metropolitan University. Under the guidance of course leader Simon Hasan, Aldgate Gold champions a sustainable design ethos by challenging second and third-year students to reimagine discarded objects salvaged from the streets of London.
More information:
Clerkenwell Design Week
www.clerkenwelldesignweek.com