tent london held at the truman brewery image © designboom

for the second year running tent london exhibited a mix of contemporary furniture, lighting, materials and products from emerging and established designers.

london design festival 08: furniture and lighting at tent london ‘modular bench’ by shizuka tatsuno image © designboom

london design festival 08: furniture and lighting at tent london ‘modular bench’ by shizuka tatsuno image © designboom

‘modular bench’ is designed by japanese designer shizuka tatsuno. the bench can be converted into an arm chair, couch and small table, by inserting the arms and back in different holes along the bench.

london design festival 08: furniture and lighting at tent london

‘paperchair’ by mario stadelmann
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london design festival 08: furniture and lighting at tent london
image © mario stadelmann
london design festival 08: furniture and lighting at tent london
image © mario stadelmann
‘paperchair’ is designed by swiss designer mario stadelmann. the chair’s seat is made from discarded newspapers. it can be custom to made in various colors.

london design festival 08: furniture and lighting at tent londonleft: ‘big bang’, right ‘space pendant by shane holland

london design festival 08: furniture and lighting at tent london shane holland stand image © designboomirish company shane holland design workshops displayed a range of new lights and furniture. they also collaborate with architects, designers and artists who are not part of the company.

london design festival 08: furniture and lighting at tent london‘rough diamond’ by lee broom image © designboom

london design festival 08: furniture and lighting at tent london ‘neo neon’ by lee broom image © designboom

UK designer lee broom created his new ‘rough diamond’ collection especially for the event. using neon lights he transformed vintage furniture into a piece of art. 6 pieces are included in the new collection.

london design festival 08: furniture and lighting at tent london ‘george’ console table by gareth neal

london design festival 08: furniture and lighting at tent london

‘george’, console table
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london design festival 08: furniture and lighting at tent london ‘george’, console table image © designboomgareth neal a designer from the UK creates furniture using a combination of traditional and modern techniques. for his ‘george’ console table he used cnc milling to create shapes on the surface.

london design festival 08: furniture and lighting at tent london ‘akhenaten’ light image © designboomwelsh design studio freshwest launched their new collection during the event. their ‘akhenaten’ light is part of the brave new world series made from oak, box wood and lead.

london design festival 08: furniture and lighting at tent london ‘akhenaten’ light

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more: http://www.tentlondon.co.uk