100 Chairs in 100 Days, Martino Gamper
Brompton Design District, 2006 – ongoing
In 2006, South Kensington Estates commissioned us to collaborate on the development of the Brompton and South Kensington areas of London. The brief was to develop a strategy to nurture design retail in the area. We initiated a contemporary programme staged in empty shops and buildings in the area, showcasing experimental design during the London Design Festival. The project has helped to build a more dynamic design culture by linking Brompton to the V&A Museum and Royal College of Art, and helping to forge Brompton’s international reputation as a leading design destination.
In 2016, Brompton Design District celebrated a decade of pioneering contemporary design during the London Design Festival with exhibits on the theme of Transformation. Highlights included: The Brompton Cocktail, an installation and series of recipes inspired by the original Brompton cocktail, an elixir served at the Royal Brompton Hospital; Breathless, a collaboration between Dechem, Okolo and the Czech Centre exploring the essence of glassmaking from production to use; and Toilet Break, presented by The Shit Museum and Dirty Furniture, exploring the potential of shit and how we might evaluate our most primordial activity.
Photography courtesy of Brompton Design District
Installation, Michael Anastassiades
Supernatural, Faye Toogood
Blueware, Studio Glithero
Wonder Cabinets of Europe, Loris&Livia and Maria Jeglinska
Philippe Malouin, Wonder Cabinets of Europe
Oskar Zieta, Young Creative Poland
Fjura and Laetitia de Allegri
The Voice of Things, RCA Design Products Platform 18
Brendan McCormick and Adam Blencowe, The Voice of Things
Breathless, Czech Centre, Okolo and Dechem
Display of historic and current uses of glass
Toilet Break, The Shit Museum and Dirty Furniture
Museo della Merda products, The Shit Museum
On the Go, Dirty Furniture
Brompton Cocktail, Brompton Design District and Arabeschi di Latte
