#designed in hackney

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Designed in Hackney: Costume designs for Carbon Life by Gareth Pugh | Dezeen

Designed in Hackney: we're stepping into the fashion world for Designed in Hackney this week, showcasing fashion designers who are based in the borough every day. We start with Gareth Pugh's sculptural designs for new ballet Carbon Life, which had its premier at the Royal Opera House last month. With choreography by Wayne McGregor and

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Dezeen podcasts: in this episode of our series of podcasts for the Design Museum in London, fashion designer Hussein Chalayan talks to Josephine Chanter at an exhibition of his work, on show at the museum. The exhibition is a comprehensive presentation of Chalayan's projects in the UK, spanning fifteen years. It continues until 17 May. More

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Tower Wharf Cafe by Tony Fretton Architects

This timber-clad cafe by architect Tony Fretton was designed as an upside-down interpretation of the neighbouring Tower of London (+ slideshow). (more…)

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Isle of Man House by Gort Scott

Hackney studio Gort Scott used locally quarried stone for the rugged grey walls of this house on the Isle of Man, UK (+ slideshow). (more…)

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“You don’t have to be an expert to do amazing things” – Sugru

In this movie we filmed at our Designed in Hackney Day, Sugru founder Jane ní Dhulchaointigh shares her journey through inventing and launching a “space-age rubber” that lets people customise their belongings and endorses the idea that “you don’t have to be an expert to do amazing things”. (more…)

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“Customers grow old with our shoes, not bored with them” – Tracey Neuls

Footwear designer Tracey Neuls explains why she shies away from “disposable fashion” and reveals that many customers consider her shoes “their best kept secret” in this movie Dezeen filmed at the Designed in Hackney Day PechaKucha, part of a series of talks and discussions we hosted in August. (more…)

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Architects should be wary of “thinking that they know how to do everything” – Studio Weave

In this movie we filmed at our Designed in Hackney Day of talks and discussions, architects Maria Smith and Je Ahn of Studio Weave talk to Dezeen editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs about the importance of “working with the makers” and how they believe “a trap that architects can fall into is thinking that they know how to do everything”. (more…)

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East London Furniture at DreamBags JaguarShoes

London Design Festival: designer-makers East London Furniture have temporarily fitted out the interior of London bar DreamBags-JaguarShoes using nothing but scrap materials found on the local streets. (more…)

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