The Art of Design Issue 32 2018 | Page 26

26 NEW PRODUCT LAUNCHES AND INSPIRING DESIGNS AT CLERKENWELL DESIGN WEEK There will be a strong offer of new products from leading UK and international brands launching during Clerkenwell Design Week (CDW) this year. Set across seven main exhibition spaces, venues include the House of Detention, Fabric, Spa Fields and St James Church. Each venue offers a distinct display, showing a breadth of creativity that makes CDW such an important part of the London design calendar. Running North to South, CDW2018 exhibitions are: Design Fields (international contemporary design), Platform (up-and-coming designers), Project (contract design), British Collection (UK designers), Elements (architectural accessories), Detail (luxury interiors) and Light (international lighting). Both Elements and Light are new exhibitions for 2018. Design Fields - Spa Fields A festival favourite and situated next to one of Clerkenwell’s gems, Exmouth Market, Design Fields will present leading furniture, lighting and product design from around the world as well as exciting home-grown designer-makers. Spanish family business Ondarreta will be displaying its new DRY modular shelving system, its double and triple tables along with the new SILU table. Loll Designs will be showcasing its most popular pieces – from the classic Adirondack lounge chairs to the new outdoor furniture Fresh Air collection. All of Loll’s products use 100% recycled and recyclable material – mostly from discarded plastic milk bottles. To date, Loll has helped upcycle over 70 million milk bottles. British craft furniture brand Another Country will be showcasing a new, round meeting desk, individual work desk and a bespoke walnut finish for a more luxurious work space environment. As a pioneer in the field of acoustics, Abstracta has embraced the growing interest in sound absorption, developing soundscape products. Other exhibiting companies include Edsbyn, from Sweden; Calligaris, from Italy and Gerberit from Switzerland, all displaying innovation and clever use of technology in their design