The Conran Shop unveils RED exhibition to mark silver jubilee
The Conran Shop in London has unveiled RED, a special exhibition to mark its 25 years at the Michelin Building during the London Design Festival 2012.
The exhibition will include works by over 40 designers, including Jasper Morrison, Thomas Heatherwick, Nendo, John Pawson, Ingo Maurer, Marcel Wanders, Raw Edges and Alexander Taylor. Inspired by the iconic British Pillar Box, each piece has been specially commissioned for The Conran Shop or specially produced in a red colour-way. Pieces in the exhibition will be varied and include innovative lighting and hand crafted furniture to a collection of limited edition accessories.
London-based designers Raw Edges will present DeskBox for Arco at RED. The piece has been produced in a red stained wood exclusively for the exhibition. Deskbox is a small, collapsible desk created for a laptop, which offers a practical design solution for modern day living. The solution explores various scenarios in which a laptop is used in different areas of the home and not exclusively for work.
RED will also see British product designer Alexander Taylor, launch the new Grip LED torch manufactured by Praxis. Grip is inspired by the familiar form of the BMX bicycle grip. The red Grip torch has been specially commissioned for the exhibition and would be shown for the first time in the UK.
Emerging American designer, Jonah Takagi will also present a limited edition run of red Index tables produced by Council, exclusively for RED. Takagi has designed a whole family of occasional tables in stained ash that highlights the natural grain of the wood. Each Index table uses the same typology of structure, with the shape of the top and scale differentiating the three sizes.
Other designers and contributors include the Campana Brothers, Sebastian Bergne, Sebastian Conran, Nathalie Dewez, Vincent van Duysen, Diego Fortunato, Patrick Norguet, the Bouroullec Brothers, Studio Job, Paula Navone, Patrick Norguet, Petit Pan, Doshi Levien, Christophe Pillet and Inga Sempe.
RED will be the first exhibition on view in the Blue Room at The Conran Shop. London Design Festival is being held from 14-23 September.
